Erythropoiesis Flashcards
Mature erythrocytes are _________,
__________ with a __________ that
occupies one-third of the cell.
nonnucleated; biconcave disc; central pallor
RBC Life Span
120 days = 4 months
Main function RBC
transports or carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues where oxygen is released
Secondary function RBC
: transports carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs + buffers the pH of the blood
Maturation Process of RBC
Pluripotent HSC → Common Myeloid Progenitor (CMP) → Burst-Forming Unit Erythroid (BFU-E) → + IL 3, GM-CSF, Kit Ligand → CFU-E + Erythropoietin → RBC Precursor cells → Mature RBC
➔ serves as the earliest erythroid progenitor cell
➔ It requires the following hematopoietic growth factors: IL 3, GM-CSF, Kit Ligand
BFU-E
BFU-E requires what growth factors:
IL-3, GM-CSF, Kit Ligand
➔ has fewer EPO receptors than CFU-E; hence, it does not have an absolute requirement for
EPO (kaya walang EPO sa hematopoietic growth factor ng BFU-E)
➔ can survive without EPO
BFU-E
➔ has more EPO receptors than BFU-E. This makes CFU-E a progenitor cell that has an
absolute requirement for EPO.
➔ cannot survive without EPO
CFU-E
➔ needed by CFU-E in order for it to differentiate into the earliest recognizable erythroid precursor cell (pronormoblast)
EPO
Erythroid Progenitors
BFU-E and CFU-E
earliest committed erythroid progenitor; cell gives rise to large colonies that burst
❖ Burst-Forming Unit-Erythroid
gives rise to smaller colonies
Colony-Forming Unit-Erythroid
It takes approximately _______ days for BFU-E → mature RBC
18-21
BFU-E → CFU-E Duration
1 week
❖CFU-E → pronormoblast
1 week
Pronormoblast → mature RBC
6-7 days
The cell will divide first (mitosis) and then it will be followed by the production of identical daughter cells that will undergo maturation and they will develop into the next stage.
Normoblastic Proliferation
Direct descendant of CFU-E
Pronormoblast
What happens in normoblastic proliferation:
Cell division → development of daughter cells to the next stage is only applicable from CFU-E to polychromatophilic normoblast.
Not capable of cell division, only maturation
Orthochromatophilic normoblast
mature RBCs
Erythrocytes
immature RBCs (erythroid precursor cells)
Erythroblasts/Normoblasts