Heme Unit 2 Flashcards
What is Colony Stimulating Factors?
Cytokines that are produced by the stromal cells to stimulate the development of blood cells.
What is cell commitment?
Hematopoietic precursor cell genetically commits to differentiate into a certain cell type.
What is maturation?
The actual stages of development. **Expression of commitment and differentiation.
Types of hematopoietic stem cells
Pluripotent
Multipotent
What is differentiation?
The process of generating several different cell lines.
**Allow expression of certain genes while restricting others.
Where does hematopoiesis occur in the bone marrow?
Medulla
Functions of the spleen include:
*Culling
*Pitting
*Reservoir for platelets and RBCs
(2nd lymphoid organ)
Where does antigen dependent lymphopoiesis occur?
*Spleen
*Lymph nodes
(actually perform their roles)
Where does antigen independent lymphopoiesis occur?
*Bone marrow
*Thymus
(learn to function)
Bones that remain hematopoietically active?
End of long bones
Pelvis, iliac crest
Skull
Sternum
Scapula
Vertebrae
Clavicles
What is the role of fibroblasts in hematopoietic microenvirnment?
They produce a support network of collagen for developing cells.
(extracellular matrix)
What is the role of adipocytes in hematopoietic microenvironment?
They produce fatty yellow bone marrow.
What is the role of macrophaphes in hematopoietic microenvironment?
They produce cytokines to stimulate cell development
What are the 3 main stromal cells?
- Macrophage
- Adipocytes
- Fibroblasts
What are the secondary lymphoid tissues?
Spleen
Lymph nodes
What are the primary lymphoid tissues?
Bone Marrow
Thymus
In utero, when does hematopoiesis shift to the bone marrow?
6 month gestation
When does the liver become the chief hematopoietic ogran for the embryo?
3 month gestation
How many days gestation does hematopoiesis begin?
18 days
How many RBCs do we produce each day?
2 x 10^11
What is tissue homeostasis?
The balance maintained between cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
Multipotent Hematopoietic Stem cells can go which 2 paths?
Differentiate into myeloid or lymphoid stem cells OR
Self-renew
What cells are highly mitotic cells?
Progenitor cells
Progenitor cells are also called?
CFU: colony forming units
BFU: burst forming units
Progenitor cells lose what capibility?
Self renewal
What do progenitor cells become with each division?
progressively committed
What do Precursor cells lose the capability to do?
Divide
**except lymphocytes
What are Erythroblasts also known as?
Nucleated RBCs
Normoblasts
Reticulocytes are also known as?
Polychromatophilic RBCs
What is the sequence of the RBC maturation?
- Rubriblast
- Prorubricyte
- Rubricyte
- Metarubricyte
- Reticulocytes
- Erythrocyte
How long do Normoblasts (nucleated RBCs) take to mature in the bone marrow?
5-7 days
How long do Reticulocytes mature in the bone marrow?
2-3 days
Hypoxia stimulates the production of what by specialized kidney cells?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Difference between EPO and CSF?
CSF are produced by stromal cells and are responsible for the proliferation of precursor cells.
EPO only stimulates development of RBC precursors
Hormones other than EPO that can have an effect on hematopoiesis
Adrenal cortical hormones: Androgens, Aldosterone, and Cortisol
Thyroid hormone
Growth hormone
What is the earliest recognizable RBC precursor?
Rubriblast
What is Rubriblast also known as?
Pronormoblast
What is Prorubricyte also known as?
Basophilic Normoblast
What is the cracked appearance of the nucleus in Prorubricyte and Rubricyte called?
Parachromatin clearing
What is the last stage capable of undergoing mitosis in RBC maturation?
Rubricyte
What is Metarubricyte also known as?
Orthochromic Normoblast
What is the last stage of RBC maturation with a nucleus?
Metarubricyte
The last 20% of Hgb is made in what stage of RBC maturation?
Reticulocyte
Normal % of reticulocytes in peripheral blood?
0.5-2.5% of all circulating RBCs
What stain is needed to ID Reticulocytes?
Supravital Stain
If using Wright Stain what are reticulocytes called?
Polychromatophilic erythrocytes
What is the purpose of Supravital stain?
Makes the residual RNA visible
(New Methylene Blue used)
What are the functions of the Erythrocyte membrane?
Oxygen transport
Durability/strength
Balance ion and water concentration
Flexibility to fit through small vessels
What is responsible for the Zeta Potential of RBCs
Integral Proteins in the erythrocyte membrane
What do the peripheral proteins in RBCs do?
Form the cytoskeleton
Provide flexible, fluid structure
How do RBCs produce ATP?
Anaerobic glycolysis
What is the purpose of Pyruvate Kinase in RBC ATP production?
Turns sugar into ATP
A deficiency in Pyruvate Kinase can cause?
hypoglycemic erythrocytes
What is the purpose of glutathione in RBC metabolism?
Becomes oxidized instead of Hgb
What does the Hexose Monophosphate Shunt do?
Protects hgb from being chemically oxidized
Rubriblast
Prorubricyte
Rubricyte
Metarubricyte
Reticulocyte
If using a wright stain, what is a reticulocyte called?
Polychromatophilic erythrocyte
Glutathione is oxidized instead of Hgb in what pathway?
Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
Important enzyme in HMP
G6PD
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
What pathway returns methemoglobin to a reduced state?
Methemoglobin reductase pathway
What does the methemoglobin reductase pathway ensure?
That Hgb can bind and transport oxygen
What does a methemoglobin reductase deficiency cause?
Decreased oxygen carrying
hypoxia results in cyanosis
What forms 2,3 BPG
Rapoport-Leubering Shunt
What does the Rapoport-Leubering Shunt regulate?
Oxygen affinity by releasing the oxygen off heme
An important enzyme in Rapoport-Leubering Shunt
BPG-Synthetase
What is the porphyrin ring in heme called?
protporphyrin IX
What is deoxygemoglobin
Iron ions in the ferrous state
What is oxyhemoglobin
Iron ions in the ferric state
The predominant form of Hgb in adults
Hemoglobin A
2 alpha
2 beta
Predominent form of Hbg in the fetus and newborns
Hemoglobin f
2 alpha
2 gamma
How is Hgb F different from Hgb A?
the gamma chain is a beta chain with a SERINE in place of Histidine at the 143rd position
What does the serine interference in the gamma chain do?
Interferes with 2,3 BPG allowing Hgb F to have a higher affinity for Oxygen
Normal adult Hbg composition
> 95% Hbg A
1-4% Hbg A2
<2% Hgb F
What Hgb is associated with Sickle Cell Anemia
Hgb S
What Hgb state can’t bind to oxygen?
Methemoglobin
Fe in ferric state
What is carboxyhemoglobin
Hbg has a higher affinity for CO than oxygen