Karius Hemostasis Flashcards
Hemostasis
the steps taken by the body to limit blood loss, but hemostasis is NOT confined only to the blood clot
Hemostasis four steps
- vascular spasm
- formation of platelet plug
- formation of a blood clot
- repair of damage
TPO
thrombopoietin (TPO)
protein hormone with an amine terminal similar to erythropoietin (EPO) but unique carboxyl terminal
TPO stimulates megakaryocytes to produce platelets
made by liver and kidney
in liver, the parachymal sinusoidal cells
in the kidney, the proximal convoluted tubules
stimulus for its release is uncertain
EPO
erythropoietin TPO
produced in liver, stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow in response to hypoxia
produced by liver and kidney
Platelet production control
they bind thrombopoietin to their mpl receo
mpl receptors
found in platelets, megakaryocytes, and other hematopoietic cells
utuilized Jak/Stat and phosphorylation, subsequent transcription and translation of various genes
a high number of platelets indicates
lots of TPO bound to the mpl receptors. they internalize signal and destroy it.
not much free to act on megakaryocytes
not much free TPO in the body or to act on megakaryocytes
low number of platelets indicates
small amount of TPO bound to platelets; TPO is not being destroyed
there’s LOTS of TPO free in the blood
TPO increases
increases differentiation of stem cells and maturation rate/
effects on all cell lines
megakaryoblast –> ______ —> ____
megakaryocyte, platelet (thrombocytes)
TPO acts on
all cell lines in the body
polycythemia vera
mutation in TPO receptor
, platelets unable to internalize and destrou TPO so its actions become continuous
platelet internal mechanisms (7 things)
actin and myosin for cell contraction and emptying vesicles
mitochondria for ATP and ADP
remnant of the ER (for calcium storage)
COX1 (prostaglandin production
Cox1 produces thromboxane A2
Fibrin Stabilizing Factor (clot stability)
Platelet derived growth factor (repair)
Serotonin
Platelet membrane becomes ____ when activated. It also contains important ________ and receptors for ______
sticky, phosholipids, collagen
If platelet levels drop, what happens to TPO
their quantity increases, so they can act
If platelet levels increase, what happen to TPO
their quantity decrease, and their destruction marks them off from acting
What cell lines does TPO act on?
all cell line
Erythropoiesis vs Thrombopoiesis
What is their respective sources?
Ery - kidneys and liver
Thrombo - liver
what triggers EPO and TPO release?
EPO: low oxygen
TPO: constitutive (constant)
Control of EPO and TPO hormones, respectively
EPO: Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) accumulation in renal cells
TPO: internalization/destruction of TPO