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what is haemostasis and what is it for?

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β†’Protective process evolved in order to maintain a stable physiology
β†’curtail blood loss
β†’restore vascular integrity
β†’ultimately preserve life

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what does DIC stand for?

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β†’disseminated intravascular coagulation

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The Horseshoe Crab

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β†’Limulus Polyphemus

β†’ β€˜A primitive coagulation pathway can be initiated by endotoxin’

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what are the Four Key Components of haemostasis?

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β†’Endothelium
β†’Coagulation
β†’Platelets
β†’Fibrinolysis

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what does a blood clot consist of?

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β†’Fibrin mesh
β†’Platelets
β†’Red blood cells

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what are the simplified steps of haemostasis?

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β†’Tissue injury 
β†’Vasoconstriction 
β†’Platelet activation 
β†’Haemostatic plug 
β†’Coagulation 
β†’Stable clot formation 
β†’Clot dissolution
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Primary haemostasis:

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β†’Vasoconstriction (immediate)
β†’Platelet adhesion (within seconds)
β†’Platelet aggregation and contraction (within minutes)

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Secondary haemostasis:

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β†’Activation of coagulation factors (within seconds) β†’Formation of fibrin (within minutes)

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Fibrinolysis:

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β†’Activation of fibrinolysis (within minutes)

β†’Lysis of the plug (within hours)

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what is the purpose of the vessel wall?

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β†’Normal Endothelium:
β†’ inhibits coagulation
β†’ prevents platelet aggregation

Provides a barrier to reactive elements in the subendothelium
β†’collagen fibronectin
β†’ tissue factor

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Haemostasis at rest

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triggers and cofactors separated

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what are the functions of Von Willebrand Factors?

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β†’Forms a bridge between damaged vessel wall (collagen) and platelets (primary haemostasis)
β†’Stabilises and protects Factor VIII from rapid clearance

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Loss of VWF function

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β†’results in a bleeding disorder

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VWF synthesis and storage

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Synthesis
β†’Endothelial cells contain Weibel Palade bodies

β†’Megakaryocytes
β†’Platelet a granules

β†’Plasma VWF entirely derived from endothelial cells

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Distribution of VWF

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β†’Constitutive path (95%)
β†’Regulated path (5%)
β†’Weibel-Palade bodies (storage granules of endothelial cells)

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Platelet activation

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β†’Resting
β†’Platelet Activation
β†’Adhesion + spreading (increase SA)

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what happens when a vessel wall is damaged?

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β†’various signalling molecules are expressed / exposed, β†’including tissue factor and collagen

18
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describe Initiation of coagulation

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β†’The TF leads to the production of a small local amount of thrombin, which is the initiation step of the coagulation process

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describe adhesion

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The exposed signalling molecules attract circulating platelets, which attach themselves to the exposed sub-endothelial tissue

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describe secretion

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These platelets become activated
β†’ principally through the presence of the thrombin
β†’ release further attractant chemicals
β†’which attract more platelets

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describe aggregation

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β†’These new platelets bind to the adhered platelets and themselves become activated

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describe contraction

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β†’Through the conformational changes inherent in activation

β†’the loose platelet plug contracts to form a dense, adherent plug

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what do activated platelets present?

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β†’negatively-charged phospholipid membrane at the site of the injury
β†’on which the process of coagulation (secondary haemostasis) can occur, if needed

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what does the fibrin mesh do?

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β†’Fibrin mesh binds and stabilises platelet plug and other cells

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what does Fibrinogen (I) do?
Forms clot (fibrin)
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FVII deficiency
FVII deficiency causes bleeding
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how does a tissue factor drive coagulation?
β†’TF is outside the lumen β†’Formation of TF-FVIIa complex β†’ Recruitment of FX and formation of thrombin
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Initiation of coagulation occurs when
β†’sub-endothelial tissue is exposed to the circulation at a site of injury. β†’These tissues express tissue factor at their surface, which binds to endogenous activated FVII
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what happens after FVII is activated?
β†’the complex binds small amounts of FX and FV to the exposed endothelial surface, β†’ produce small quantities of thrombin
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The thrombin activates
β†’platelets that are attracted to the site by the process, as well as other plasma-borne clotting factors
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what do the activated factors (among them FVIII and FIX) enable the binding of ?
β†’enable the binding of activated FX and FV to the surface of platelets whose activation has produce conformational changes in their surface membranes to expose the β€˜reaction sites’ necessary for continuation of the process
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the β€˜thrombin burst’
β†’This leads to the β€˜thrombin burst’ that is necessary for the large-scale production of fibrin and so the development of an effective clot
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coagulation phases
β†’ initiation β†’amplification β†’ propagation
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Fibrinolysis
β†’Main function clot limiting mechanism repair and healing mechanism β†’Series of tightly regulated enzymatic steps β†’Feedback potentiation & inhibition
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what are the key players in fibrinolysis?
β†’Plasminogen β†’ Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) & urokinase (u-PA) β†’Plasminogen activator inhibitor -1 and -2 Ξ±2-plasmin inhibitor