Hongjia
10/26/2012
Hongjia
10/26/2012
Cell Lab Assignment Part 2
Cell Lab Assignment Part 2
Healthy and Diseased Livers the liver cells on the left are from a healthy liver, while the cells on the right came from the liver of a person with cirrhosis of the liver.
Healthy and Diseased Livers the liver cells on the left are from a healthy liver, while the cells on the right came from the liver of a person with cirrhosis of the liver.
The cell that I am studying is Hepatocyte. Hepatocyte produces Protein, enzymes and makes carbohydrates while stores it. The cell can classify cholesterol, bile salts and clean phospholipids. Hepatocyte can modify, and excrete exogenous substances like drugs and endogenous substances like steroids. The size of the cell is about15μm.
Causes of the disease
Cirrhosis is the end result of chronic liver damage caused by chronic liver diseases. Common causes of chronic liver disease include: Hepatitis B or C infection, and long-term alcohol abuse. Other causes of Cirrhosis include: autoimmune inflammation of the liver, disorders of the drainage system of the liver, medications, metabolic disorders of iron and copper, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis .
Symptoms
Especially in its early stages, cirrhosis is often symptomless. Some patients suffer from fatigue, particularly when they exercise. Some experience itching due to a buildup of bile. Later in the disease, the yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes characteristic of jaundice can be caused. Cirrhosis will lead to retention of fluid in the abdomen, bruising and bleeding easily. Cirrhosis can also cause neurological symptoms, including confusion, sleeplessness, and even coma.
Life expectancy living
Life expectancy in people with cirrhosis of the liver is about ten years.
Treatment
Stop drinking alcohol completely. Begin following a low-sodium diet if fluid retention is occurring. Get immunized against hepatitis A and...