HEMA 2 - PLATELETS (charac) Flashcards
stem cell & developmental pathway
hemocytoblast - megakaryoblast - promegakaryocyte - megakaryocyte - platelets
platelet development process
stem cell → multipotent progenitor cell → committed megakaryocyte-progenitor cell → immature megakaryocyte → mature magakaryocyte → platelets
stem cell includes
Steel Factor
Thrombopoietin
multipotent progenitor cell includes
Steel Factor
IL-3
IL-6
IL-11
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
G-CSF
Thrombopoietin
committed megakaryocyte-progenitor cell includes
Steel Factor
IL-3
IL-6
IL-11
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
Erythropoietin
Thrombopoietin
Immature megakaryocyte includes
IL-6
IL-11
Thrombopoietin
mature megakaryocyte includes
Thrombopoietin
Metabolically active cell fragments
Mature Platelet/Thrombocyte
Anuclear Cells
Mature Platelet/Thrombocyte
Platelet Ultrastructure
Pheripheral Zone
Structural Zone
Membrane Systems
Organelle Zone
Platelet Ultrastructure: Pheriperal Zone includes
Glycocalyx
Membrane
Platelet Ultrastructure: Structural Zone includes
Microtubules
Submembranous cytoskeleton
Actin (G and F forms)
Myosin
Platelet Ultrastructure: Membrane Systems includes
Open Canalicular System
Dense Tubular System
Platelet Ultrastructure: Organelle Zone includes
Mitochondrion
Glycogen
Dense Body
Lysosome
Alpha Granules
Ultrastructure of Platelet
- Peripheral Zone
- Sol-Gel Zone
- Organelle Zone
- Membranous System
Peripheral Zone includes
Glycocalyx
Plasma Membrane
outer surface of peripheral zone
Glycocalyx
Consists 30 or more glycoproteins, phospholipids & platelet VIII:vWF
Plasma Membrane
Plasma Membrane includes
Glycoprotein Ib
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
Glycoprotein Va
Submembranous Area
receptor for von Willebrand’s factor (vWF)
Glycoprotein Ib
receptor for fibrinogen
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
receptor for thrombin
Glycoprotein Va
sol-gel zone includes
Microfilaments
Microtubules
responsible for clot retraction
Actin and Myosin
Actin and Myosin is also known as ______ or ______
Actomyosin or Thrombosthenin
comprises 15% of all CHONS (protein) in the platelets
Actin and Myosin
responsible for maintaining the shape
microtubules
organelle zone consists of
Alpha granules
Dense granules
Mitochondria
_______ includes platelet factor, platelet-derived GF, platelet fibrinogen, Factor V, vWF, B-thromboglobulin, thrombospondin, fibronectin, & platelet albumin
Alpha Granules
______ includes Ca, ADP, Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
Dense Granules
for energy production
Mitochondria
membranous system includes
Dense Tubular System
Open Canalicular System
serves as the site of Arachidonic acid metabolism
Dense Tubular System
Also functions as a Calcium-sequestering pump that maintains platelet cytoplasmic Ca levels
Dense Tubular System
release of granules
Open Canalicular System
Provides direct communication between intracellular and extracellular compartments
Open Canalicular System
stages of platelet maturation
Stage I - megakaryoblast
Stage II - promegakaryocyte
Stage III - granular megakaryocyte
Stage IV - mature megakaryocyte
Size: 20-50 um, earliest recognizable
Megakaryoblast (Stage I)
Size: 20-60 um
Promegakaryocyte
Size: 30-90 um
Granular Megakaryocyte
Size: 40-120 um, largest cell in the bone marrow
Mature Megakaryocyte
NUCLEUS
morphology: round oval, or may be kidney shaped
chromatin: fine
nucleoli: multiple nucleoli
nuclei: —-
Megakaryoblast (Stage I)
NUCLEUS
morphology: Irregular in shape, maybe horseshoe shpaed
chromatin: coarse
nucleoli: multiple nucleoli
nuclei: —
Promegakaryocyte (Stage II)
NUCLEUS
morphology: smaller size
chromatin: coarser than stage II
nucleoli: no nucleoli visible
nuclei: multiple nuclei visible
Granular Megakaryocyte (Stage III)
NUCLEUS
morphology: Multilobulated
chromatin: Coarse and Linear
nucleoli: No nucleoli visible
nuclei: Multiple nuclei present or nucleus is multilobulated
Mature Megakaryocyte
CYTOPLASM
color: deeply basophilic (blue), usually darker than myeloblast
amount: small - moderate
granules: nongranular or rare
N/C: 10:1 (high)
Megakaryoblast (Stage 1)
CYTOPLASM
color: less basophilic
amount: more abundant
granules: granules begin to form in the golgi region
N/C: 4:1 - 7:1 (high)
Promegakaryocyte (stage II)
CYTOPLASM
color: pinkish
amount: abundant
granules: very fine & diffusely granular
N/C: 2:1 - 1:1 (low)
Granular Megakaryocyte (stage III)
CYTOPLASM
color: totally pink
amount: abundant
granules: Coarse clumps of granules aggregating into little bundles, which bud off from the periphery to become platelets.
N/C: less than 1:1 (low)
Mature Megakaryocyte
substances that promote coagulation (role in hemostasis)
Fibrinogen
Factor V
Factor VIII
source of the subtances Fibrinogen, Factor V and Factor VIII
Alpha Granules
Principal/Function: Contact activation of intrinsic coagulation pathway
Fibrinogen
Principal/Function: Cofactor in fibrin clot
formation
Factor V
Principal/Function: Assists platelet adhesion to
subendoethelium to provide coagulation surface
Factor VIII
substances that promote aggregation (role in hemostasis)
ADP
Calcium
Platelet Factor 4
Thrombospondin
source of the substances ADP, Calcium
Dense Bodies
source of the substances Platelet Factor 4, Thrombospondin
Alpha Granules
Principal/Function: promote platelet aggregation
ADP
Calcium
Platelet Factor 4
Thrombospondin
substances that promote vasoconstriction
Serotonin
Thromboxane A2 Precursors
source of serotonin
Dense Bodies
source of Thromboxane A2 precursors
Membrane Phospholipids
Principal/Function: promotes vasoconstriction at injury site
Serotonin
Thromboxane A2 Precursors
substances that promote vascular repair
Platelet-derived Growth Factor
Beta Thromboglobulin
source of the substances Platelet-derived Growth Factor, Beta Thromboglobulin
Alpha granules
substances that other systems affected (role in hemostasis)
Plasminogen
C1 esterase inhibitor
source of the subtance Plasminogen, C1 esterase inhibitor
Alpha Granules
Principal/Function: Promotes smooth muscle
growth for vessel repair
Platelet-derived growth factor
Principal/Function: Chemotactic for fibroblasts
to help in vessel repair
Beta thromboglobulin
Principal/Function: Precursor to plasmin, which
induces clot lysis
Plasminogen
Principal/Function: Complement system
inhibitor
C1 esterase inhibitor