11/4 Flashcards
Drugs used in coagulation disorders
antiplatelets, anticoagulants, thrombolytics, coagulants
hemostasis
arrest of bleeding from a damaged blood vessel
coagulation
multi-step process to “plug” the leaking vessel
phases of hemostasis
- injury to blood vessel, bleeding occurs
1) vasospasm (constricts BV and flow)
2) platelet plug formation (platelet adherence and aggregation)
3) fibrin clot formation
4) fibrinolysis
fibrin clot formation
prothrombin -> thrombin
thrombin turns fibrinogen into fibrin
fibrinolysis
plasminogen -> plasmin
plasmin facilitates fibrin break down to split products
precursor to platelets
megakaryocytes
formation of platelets
megakaryocyte -> endomytosis (large and lots of nuclei) -> breakdown of megakayocyte
platelets have organelles and granules but no nucleus
platelets don’t have a ___
nucleus - can’t make new enzyme or replicate
contact with ECM initiates platelet reactions:
- adhesion and shape change
- secretion reaction
- aggregation
when inserting a catheter into the leg, ___
use antiplatelet drugs. The catheter will likely scrape along the endothelium, damage it, expose the ECM and cause clot formation
platelet adhesion to ECM mediated by:
- GP 1a binding to collagen
- GP 1b binding to von Willebrand Factor bridged to collagen
- shape change facilitates receptor binding
intact endothelial cells secrete ___ to inhibit ___
PGI2 (prostacyclin) to inhibit thrombogenesis (platelet aggregation)
1st step of platelet activation
platelet adhesion and shape change
second step of platelet activation
platelet secretion
platelet secretion
(release reaction)
- degranulation
- platelet granules release: ADP, Thromboxane A2 (TXA2), Serotonin (5-HT)
ADP, 5-HT and TXA2
released from platelets to activate and secrete other platelets
___ and ___ are potent vasoconstrictors
TXA2 and 5-HT
third step of platelet activation
aggregation
platelet aggregation
- ADP, 5-HT and TXA2 activation induces conformation of GPIIb/III1 receptors to bind fibrinogen
- platelets are cross-linked by fibrinogen
- forms temporary hemostatic plug
- platelets contract to form irreversibly fused mass
- fibrin stablilzes and anchors aggregated platelets
- forms surface for clot formation
antiplatelet drugs
- COX-1 inhibitors
- ADP receptor inhibitors
- blockers of GPIIb/IIIa receptors
- PDE3 inhibitors
- protease-activated receptor inhibitors
COX-1 inhibitor
aspirin
- inhibits platelet COX-1 by acetylation
- interferes with platelet aggregation
- prolongs bleeding time
- prevents arterial thrombi formation
- inhibition of TXA2 synthesis in platelets is the key to anti-platelet activity of ASA
aspirin antiplatelet action
- irreversible inhibition by acetylation of COX-1
- permanent loss of platelet COX-1 activity - decreased TXA2
- maximally effective at dose of 50-320 mg/day
- prostacyclin production tissue inhibited by higher doses
aspirin indications
“prophylaxis and treatment of arterial thromboembolic disorders”
- prevent coronary thrombosis in unstable angina
- adjunct to thrombolytic therapy
- reducing recurrence of thrombotic stroke