Leukocytes Flashcards
crucial in the body’s defense against pathogens
leukocytes
why are leukocytes colorless?
they lack Hb
types of leukocytes
Granulocytes and agranulocytes
group of leukocytes whose cytoplasm is filled with granules w/ different staining characteristics
granulocytes
types of granulocytes
eosinophil, neutrophil and basophil
in granulocyte maturation, this stage has presence of dispersed primary (azurophilic) granules in the cytoplasm
myeloblast
in granulocyte maturation, the paranuclear halo or “hof” is usually seen in this stage
promyelocyte
this is the last stage capable of mitosis
myelocyte
in this stage of Granulocyte maturation, the nucleus is indented (kidney bean shaped)
metamyelocyte
in granulocyte maturation, there are presence of tertiary granules
band
what granules begin to synthesize in Band
secretory
common progenitor of neutrophil
granulocyte-monocyte progenitor
major cytokine of neutrophil
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
movement of neutrophils and neutrophil precursors between the different pools in the bone marrow
neutrophil kinetics
myeloblast to myelocyte: _ days
6 days
maturation pool: _ to _ days
4 to 6
chemotaxis
directed motility, diapedesis, recognition and ingestion, degranulation, killing and ingestion
they arise from the common myeloid progenitor
eosinophil
criticial for eosinophil growth and survival
IL-5
transcription factors for eosinophil
GATA-1, PU.1 and c/EBP
half life (circulation) for eosinophil kinetics: __ hours
18 hours
survival time of eosinophil in human tissues
2 to 5 days
the granule that stains heavily with eosin
secondary
myelocyte is distinguishable because of the presence of granules containing ____________________
major basic protein (mbp)
dead eosinophils/remnants of eosinophils
charcot-leyden crystals
function of eosinophil
increased in infection by parasitic helminths