Hyperplasia
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Whereashypertrophystems from an increase incell size,hyperplasia results from an increase in cell number. | |
Specialty | Pathology |
Types | Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Hyperplasia of the breast(many more)[1][2] |
Diagnostic method | Biopsy[3] |
Treatment | Depends which type (see types) |
Hyperplasia(fromancient Greekὑπέρhuper'over' + πλάσιςplasis'formation'), orhypergenesis,is an enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the amount oforganic tissuethat results fromcell proliferation.[4]It may lead to thegross enlargementof an organ, and the term is sometimes confused with benignneoplasiaorbenign tumor.[5]
Hyperplasia is a common preneoplastic response to stimulus.[6]Microscopically, cells resemble normal cells but are increased in numbers. Sometimes cells may also be increased in size (hypertrophy).[7]Hyperplasia is different from hypertrophy in that theadaptive cell changein hypertrophy is an increase in thesizeof cells,whereas hyperplasia involves an increase in thenumberof cells.[8]
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Causes
[edit]Hyperplasia may be due to any number of causes, including proliferation of basal layer of epidermis to compensate skin loss,chronic inflammatory response,hormonal dysfunctions,orcompensationfordamageordiseaseelsewhere.[9]Hyperplasia may be harmless and occur on a particular tissue. An example of a normal hyperplastic response would be the growth and multiplication of milk-secretingglandularcells in thebreastas a response topregnancy,thus preparing for futurebreast feeding.[10]
Perhaps the most interesting and potent[editorializing]effectinsulin-like growth factor 1(IGF) has on the human body is its ability to cause hyperplasia, which is an actual splitting of cells.[11]By contrast,hypertrophyis what occurs, for example, to skeletal muscle cells duringweight trainingand is simply an increase in the size of the cells.[12]With IGF use, one is able to cause hyperplasia which actually increases the number of muscle cells present in the tissue.[13]Weight training enables these new cells to mature in size and strength. It is theorized that hyperplasia may also be induced through specific power output training for athletic performance, thus increasing the number of muscle fibers instead of increasing the size of a single fiber.[14]
Mechanism
[edit]Hyperplasia is considered to be aphysiological(normal) response to a specific stimulus, and the cells of a hyperplastic growth remain subject to normalregulatory controlmechanisms.[5]However, hyperplasia can also occur as apathologicalresponse, if an excess of hormone or growth factor is responsible for the stimuli. Similarly to physiological hyperplasia, cells that undergo pathologic hyperplasia are controlled bygrowth hormones,and cease to proliferate if such stimuli are removed.[15]This differs fromneoplasia(the process underlyingcancerand benign tumors), in whichgenetically abnormal cellsmanage toproliferatein a non-physiological manner which is unresponsive to normal stimuli.[16]That being said, the effects caused by pathologic hyperplasia can provide a suitable foundation from which neoplastic cells may develop.[15]
Role in disease
[edit]Hyperplasia of certain tissues may cause disease. Pathologic hyperplasia in these tissues may occur due to infection, physiological stress or trauma, or abnormal levels of particular hormones, such as estrogen, ACTH, or cortisol.[17]
Types
[edit]Some of the more commonly known clinical forms of hyperplasia, or conditions leading to hyperplasia, include:
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia,also known as prostate enlargement.[1]
- Cushing's disease– Physiopathology of hyperplasia of adrenal cortex due to increased circulating level of ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone).[18]
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia– Inherited disorder of gland (adrenal).[19]
- Endometrial hyperplasia– Hyperproliferation of the endometrium, usually in response to unopposedestrogenstimulation in the setting ofpolycystic ovary syndromeor exogenous administration of hormones. Atypical endometrial hyperplasia may represent an earlyneoplastic processwhich can lead toendometrial adenocarcinoma.[20]The development of endometrial adenocarcinoma from endometrial hyperplasia is a typical example of how the effects of pathologic hyperplasia can lead to neoplasia, and females who exhibit hyperplasia of the endometrium are indeed more likely to develop cancer of these cells.[15]
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- Hemihyperplasia– When only half (or one side) of the body is affected, sometimes generating limbs of different lengths.[21]
- Hyperplasia of the breast– "Hyperplastic" lesions of thebreastincludeusual ductal hyperplasia,a focal expansion of the number of cells in a terminal breast duct, andatypical ductal hyperplasia,in which a more abnormal pattern of growth is seen, and which is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer.[2]
- Intimal hyperplasia– The thickening of thetunica intimaof a blood vessel as a complication of a reconstruction procedure orendarterectomy.Intimal hyperplasia is the universal response of a vessel to injury and is an important reason of late bypass graft failure, particularly in vein and synthetic vascular grafts.[22]
- Focal epithelial hyperplasia(also known as Heck's disease) – This is a wart-like growth in the mucous tissues of the mouth or, rarely, throat that is caused by certain sub-types of thehuman papillomavirus(HPV). Heck's disease has not been known to cause cancer.[23]
- Myofibre hyperplasia (also known asdouble-muscling) – seen in cattle, genetic mutations cause large muscles due to increased proliferation of myofibres and decreased adipose tissue.[24]
- Sebaceous hyperplasia– In this condition, small yellowish growths develop on the skin, usually on the face. This condition is neither contagious nor dangerous.[25]
- Compensatoryliverhyperplasia– The liver undergoes cellular division after acute injury, resulting in new cells that restore liver function back to baseline. Approximately 75% of the liver can be acutely damaged or resected with seemingly full regeneration throughhepatocytedivision, i.e., hyperplasia. This is what makes living-donor liver transplants possible.[26]
- Epidermal hyperplasiaof the skin[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^abKoerner FC (2009).Diagnostic Problems in Breast Pathology.Elsevier Health Sciences.ISBN978-1-4160-2612-9.
- ^Dunphy LM, Winland-Brown JE (April 2011).Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing.F.A. Davis.ISBN978-0-8036-2647-8.
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- ^Zachary JF, McGavin MD (December 2013).Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease.Elsevier Health Sciences.ISBN978-0-323-29172-9.
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- ^Dirbas F, Scott-Conner C (January 2011).Breast Surgical Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management.Springer Science & Business Media.ISBN978-1-4419-6076-4.
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- ^"Endometrial Hyperplasia".American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).Retrieved2015-05-30.
- ^"Hemihyperplasia - Glossary Entry".Genetics Home Reference.National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Retrieved2015-05-30.
- ^Subbotin VM (October 2007)."Analysis of arterial intimal hyperplasia: review and hypothesis".Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling.4:41.doi:10.1186/1742-4682-4-41.PMC2169223.PMID17974015.
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- ^Swatland, Howard (January 1974)."Developmental disorders of skeletal muscle in cattle, pigs and sheep".The Veterinary Bulletin.44(4): 187–189 – via ResearchGate.
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- ^Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC (September 2014).Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease.Elsevier Health Sciences.ISBN978-0-323-29635-9.
Further reading
[edit]- Bachmann A, de la Rosette J (2011-11-24).Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men.OUP Oxford.ISBN978-0-19-957277-9.