Amyloidosis Pathogenesis | Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment | Pathology V-Learning

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▬ 📌 Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis can be referred to as a disease characterized by tissue damage due to extracellular protein deposits or amyloids that interfere with normal functioning.

👉 Morphology of Amyloidosis
Protein deposits or amyloids can have two stable shapes:
🟡 Native form
🟡 Beta sheets (which then clump together to form amyloid fibrils).

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▬ 📌 Pathogenesis of Amyloidosis
If we talk about Amyloidosis pathophysiology, Misfolded proteins are cleaved by proteases which sometimes cannot handle the protein burden and misfolded proteins pile up or in some cases, proteins opt such a morphology that is resistant to breakage.

▬ 📌 Types of Amyloidosis
Let’s hover over the types and their mechanisms. Types include:
🔵 AL or primary amyloidosis
🔵 AA or secondary amyloidosis
🔵 Systemic amyloidosis
🔵 Localized amyloidosis

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▬ 📌 Signs and Symptoms of Amyloidosis
Let’s explore about the signs and symptoms which encompass:
⚫️ Kidney (Swelling in face, ankle, and legs)
⚫️ Intestine (Malabsorption and weight loss)
⚫️ Heart (Palpitations)
⚫️ Brain (Memory loss)

▬ 📌 Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Let us have a glance over the diagnosis of Amyloidosis. Diagnostic tools are:
🟢 Congo Red Stain
🟢 Polarized Light
🟢 Biopsy

▬ 📌 Treatment of Amyloidosis
Treatment of Amyloidosis involves,
🔴 Chemotherapy
🔴 Cardiac Care
🔴 Organ Transplantation

So that was all about an overview of our video on Amyloidosis pathogenesis!

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