1: Hemostasis And Coagulation Flashcards
Key cellular components of hemostasis
- Cells of the vascular intimate
- Extravascular tissue factor (TF-bearing cells)
- Platelets
Refers to the role of blood vessels and platelets in the initial response to a vascular injury or to the commonplace desquamation of dying or damaged endothelia’s cells
Primary hemostasis
Key players of primary hemostasis
Platelet and blood vessel
End product of primary hemostasis
Platelet plug
Describes the activation of a series of coagulation proteins in the plasma, mostly serine proteases, to form a fibrin clot
Secondary hemostasis
Key players of secondary hemostasis
- Coagulation system
- Enzymes and cofactors
- Platelets
End product of secondary hemostasis
Stabilized fibrin clot
The final events of homeostasis
Fibrinolysis
The gradual digestion and removal of fibrin clot as healing occurs
Fibrinolysis
Key players of fibrinolysis
Fibrinolytic system
End product of fibrinolysis
Dissolution of fibrin clot
Timing of hemostasis
Primary
- vasoconstriction
- platelet adhesion
- platelet aggregation
Secondary
- activation of clotting factors
- fibrin formation
Fibrinolysis
- activation of fibrinolytic factors
- clot lysis
Occupy the connective tissue layer and produces collagen
Fibroblasts
Tunica adventitia is composed of
Connective tissue cell-support
Thickest coat of blood vessel
Tunica media
Tunica media is consists of
Elastic tissue and smooth muscles
Allows the blood vessel to contract and regulate blood flow
Tunica media
Tunica intima is for
Vasoconstriction and vasodilation
Tunica intima contains
Endothelial cells
Hemostatic components of a vascular system
- Extravascular tissue
- Subendothelial tissue
- Endothelial cell (ULWF)
Vascular intima of the blood vessel:
Innermost vascular lining
Endothelial cells
Vascular intima of the blood vessel:
Supporting the endothelial cells
Internal elastic lamina composed of elastin and collagen
Vascular intima of the blood vessel:
Subendothelial connective tissue
Collagen and fibroblasts in veins
Collagen, fibroblasts, and smooth muscle cells in arteries
Separating procoagulant proteins and platelets in blood from collagen and tissue factor in fibroblast and smooth muscle cells
ECs us a physical barrier
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
- Nitric oxide
- Prostacyclin
- Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
- Thrombomodulin
- Endothelial protein C receptor
- Glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate
- Tissue plasminogen activator
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
“Relaxing factor”
Nitric oxide
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Induces smooth muscle relaxation and subsequent vasodilation
Nitric oxide
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Promotes angiogenesis and healthy arterioles
Nitric oxide
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Eicosanoid platelet inhibitor
Prostacyclin
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Vasodilator
Prostacyclin
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Synthesized through the eicosanoid pathway
Prostacyclin
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Controls the activation of the tissue factor pathway also called the Extrinsic Coagulation Pathway
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Limits the activation of the TF:VIIa:Xa (Extrinsic complex)
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Facilitated by the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR)
Thrombomodulin
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Catalyzes the activation of the protein pathway -> Protein C coagulation system activator
Thrombomodulin
Downregulates coagulation by digesting activated factor C and VIII, inhibiting thrombin formation
Protein C pathway
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Integral component of the protein C control system
Endothelial Protein C receptor (EPCR)
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Regulates thrombin generation
Glycosaminoglycan Heparan Sulfate
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Enhances the activity of antithrombin, a blood plasma serine protease inhibitor
Glycosaminoglycan Heparan Sulfate
Anticoagulant properties of vascular intima
Activates fibrinolysis
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
- Vasoconstriction
- Collagen
- VWF
- ADAMTS-13
- P-selectin
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (ICAMs)
- Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (PECAMs)
- Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts
- Tissue Factor
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Is the contraction of blood vessels
Vasoconstriction
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Binds VWF; binds and activates platelets
Collagen
VWF is from storage site called
Weibel-parade bodies
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Binds platelets to exposed subendothelial collagen -> necessary for platelet adhesion to collagen at the site of the injury
VWF
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Described as a “carpet”
VWF
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Carrier to factor VIII, primarily binds to platelet membrane receptor GPIb to promote adhesion
VWF
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Cleves large vWF multimers into shorter chains that support normal platelet adhesion
ADAMTS-13
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
VWF regulator
ADAMTS-13
ADAMTS-13
A disintegrin-like metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif type 1 member 13
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Adhesion molecule that promotes platelet and leukocyte binding
P-selectin
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecules and further promote platelet and leukocyte binding
ICAMs and PECAMs
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Support the constitutive membrane protein tissue factor
Smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts
Procoagulant Properties of Vascular Initima
Tissue factor
FVII and TFPI
White clot
Platelets and vWF
Arteries and arterioles
Red Clot
Platelet, vWF, Fibrin, RBCs
In veins
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
- Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
- Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI)
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
For removal of fibrin to restore vessel patency
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
During thrombus formation, ____ and ____ bind to polymerized fibrin
Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Plasminogen
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
Activates fibrinolysis by converting plasminogen to plasmin
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
TPA control protein that inhibits plasmin generation and fibrinolysis
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
Thrombin-thrombomodulin complex
Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI)
Fibrinolytic Properties of Vascular Intima
Activated by thrombin bound to EX membrane thrombomodulin
Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI)
Activators of Fibrinolysis
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
Control of Fibrinolysis
- Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
- A2- antiplasmin
- Thrombin-Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI)