WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF UNREPAIRED CELL DAMAGE ON VARIOUS TISSUE TYPES?

The chart below shows the effects of unrepaired cell damage on different tissue types:

📊 Chart: Tissue Damage When Cells Are Not Repaired

Tissue Type	What Happens When Damaged Cells Are Not Repaired	Examples of Conditions
🧠 Nervous Tissue	Nerve degeneration, loss of function, poor signaling	Stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s
❤️ Heart Tissue	Scar formation, reduced pumping, risk of heart failure	Heart attack, congestive heart failure
🧍‍♂️ Muscle Tissue	Muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue	Sarcopenia, muscular dystrophy
🧱 Connective Tissue	Joint instability, chronic inflammation, limited repair	Osteoarthritis, ligament tears
🫁 Epithelial Tissue	Impaired healing, inflammation, barrier dysfunction	Bed sores, IBS, COPD
🧬 Liver Tissue	Toxin buildup, impaired regeneration, liver cell death	Fatty liver, cirrhosis
🧼 Immune Tissue	Reduced immune defense, abnormal immune reactions or cancer risk	Frequent infections, lymphoma

 

✅ Interpretation:

• If cells fail to repair or regenerate, tissue structure and function gradually decline.
• Over time, the body may replace dead cells with scar tissue, which lacks the original tissue’s function (especially in heart and liver).
• Chronic tissue damage can lead to organ dysfunction, disease, or even failure.