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General Pathology. Basic Principles of Cellular and Organ Pathology Autogenous Pigments. Jaroslava Dušková Inst. Pathol. ,1st Med. Faculty, Charles Univ. Prague. Pigments. Definition: colored substances in the organism or environment. Pigments. Classification: endogenous
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General Pathology Basic Principles of Cellular and Organ Pathology Autogenous Pigments Jaroslava Dušková Inst. Pathol. ,1st Med. Faculty, Charles Univ. Prague
Pigments Definition: colored substances in the organism or environment
Pigments Classification: • endogenous • autogenous • hemoproteins derived • exogenous
Autogenous Pigments -color substances formed in the organism as metabolism products • melanin • ceroid • lipofuscin
Melanin • oculocutaneous (origin from tyrosine in melanocytes) • neuromelanin - subst. nigra (origin from dopamin)
Melanin - types • eumelanin – insoluble , brown-black • phaeomelanin – soluble, yellow-red (high sulphur content)
Melanin - production Melanocytes • derived from the neural crest • present in the basal layer of epidermis, dermis, hair folicles, mucose membranes, uveal tract of the eye, meninges, inner ear • secretory in the contact with the epithelial cells - cytocrinia
Melanin Functions – 1. • cytoprotective • light absorption & conversion of the photon energy into heat • uvea – absorption of the light retina protection of light overexposure • retina - visual acuity preventing light reflexion from the fundus
Melanin Functions -2. • Ion exchanging capacity Melanosomes can also act as detoxyfiing and excretory components accumulating great number of drugs and toxic component e.g. heavy metals. Scavengers of the free radicals. Rarely cytotoxic – photosensibilisation
Melanin - Features • brown • destained with H2O2 • reducing AgNO3
Lack generalized total albinism parcial albinism local vitiligo leucoderma Disorders of Melanin Pigmentation
Albinism • autosomal recessive heredity • tyrosinase deficiency • tyrosinase positive – melanosomes defect • oculo-cutaneous albinoidism – dominant inheritance
Lack generalized total albinism parcial albinism local vitiligo leucoderma Disorders of Melanin Pigmentation
Vitiligo • familial aggregation • polygenic nature • association with other autoimmune diseases (DM, thyroiditis, gastritis) • ab against tyrosinase in the serum • autoreact . T- cellular cytotoxicity
Lack generalized total albinism parcial albinism local vitiligo leucoderma Disorders of Melanin Pigmentation
Leucoderma • postinflammatory circumscribed depigmentation e.g. • leucoderma syphyliticum • leucoderma psoriaticum
Increase generalized Adison disease local freckles, nevi chloasma /melasma melanodermia melanoma Disorders of Melanin Pigmentation
Increase generalized Adison disease local freckles, nevi chloasma melanodermia melanoma Disorders of Melanin Pigmentation
Disorders of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Metabolism 1. Phenylalanine hydroxylase PHENYLKETONURIA 2. Homogentisic acid oxydase ALKAPTONURIA 3. Tyrosinase ALBINISM
Disorders of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Metabolism Phenylalanine Tyrosine 1 3 Homogentisic acid DOPA 2 cc methyl– acetoacetic acid Norepinephrine Epinephrine MELANIN
Ceroid • features • light brown • PAS + • acidoresistent • Sudan +- • origin • fagocytosis od lipid substances by macrophages • oxidation of non–saturated lipid acids
Ceroid • localisation • places of erythrocytes destruction • necroses of adipous tissue • avitamonosis E • melanosis coli • Dubin - Johnson syndrome
Lipochrom • ubiquitous pigment • exogenous origin • lipid solvent • histologically unprovable
Lipofuscin • features • dark brown • Sudan +- • autofluorescence
Lipofuscin • origin • autophagocytosis "wear and tear" pigment from the accumulation of autophagolysosomes over time.
Lipofuscin • localisation • CNS, epithels, muscles, liver ATROPHIA FUSCA