Midterm #3: Coagulation Cascade Flashcards
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Purpose of Clotting Cascade
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- Plasma proteins that rapidly form a clot at damage site to minimize blood loss (hemorrage) and to maintain **homeostasis **
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Homeostasis
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- refers to the maintenance of the fluid state of the blood
- Requires a delicate balance between procoagulation (clot formation), anticoagulation, and fibrinlysis (clot dissolution)
- Dozens of plasma proteins are involved, as well as tissue protiens, blood platelets and surfaces of endotheilial cells that line vessels
- Defects in these can lead to pathological bleeding or thrombosis (clotting)
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The 5 phases of Coagulation: Overview
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- Vasocontriction
- Formation of hemostatic plug
- Formation of a blood clot
- Control of coagulation
- Fibrinolysis
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Vasoconstricition
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- Damage to vessel walls leads to smooth muscle spasm that results in narrowing of blood vessel diameter
- Limits blood flow to the damaged area and to allow localization of platelets and clotting factors
- Can last up to 30 min
- Vessel damage exposes collagen to the blood which is an important trigger for subsequent phases of coagulation
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Formation of a Hemostatic Plug
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- platelets bind to the site of damage (adhesion)
- release signaling factors (activation)
- and stick together to form a scaffold for clotting (aggregation)
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Formation of a Blood Clot
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- cross-linked fibrin reinforces the platelet plug to form a clot via a cascade of enzymatic reactions
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Control of Coagulation
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- negative feedback signaling ensures that clot formation does not continue unchecked.
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Fibrinolysis
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- the clot is removed after the underlying problem (injury, infection, etc.) is dealt with.
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Platelets
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- circulating, anuclear cells that are fragments of megakaryocytes, which are produced in the bone marrow
- contain mitochondria and glycogen granules
- No DNA or protein synthetic capability
- contain ADP, serotonin (5-HT), and platelet factors (PFs) that play important roles in vasoconstriction, the formation of a platelet plug, and clotting.
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Adhesion
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- damage to endothelial cells exposes collagen to which platelets bind, and releases the von Willebrand factor (vWF) which enhances collagen:platelet binding.
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Activation
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- binding stimulates the platelets to release ADP, serotonin (5-HT), thromboxane A2 (TxA2) and “platelet factors”. These compounds mediate further vasoconstriction and the transition to a “sticky” platelet.
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Aggregation
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- Sticky platelets form form a hemostatic plug that serves as a scaffold for the subsequent clotting cascade.
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prostacyclin (PGI2)
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- produced by undamaged endothelial cells.
- causes vasodilation and inhibits platelet aggregation.
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Phase 2 Diagram
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15
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The Anti-Platelet Activity of Aspirin
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- covalently inactivates cyclooxygenase in both platelets and endothelial cells.
- Shuts down thromboxane synthesis and inhibits platelet aggregation
- Inhibition of endothelial COX shuts down prostacyclin synthesis, which has the opposite effect.
- At lower asprin concentration, platelet COX inactivated and cannot be regenerated
- Endothelial can synthesize more enzyme
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Name This Structure
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Aspirin
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Phase 3: Formation of a Blood Clot
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- Cascade (amplified series of signals) results in proteolysis of fibrinogen (soluble plasma protein) to fibrin monomer
- Fibrin monomers polymerize to form a mesh network, the fibrin clot that traps blood cells and helps plug the leaking vessel
- Strengthened by cross-links between Lys and Arg residues catalyzed by a transglutaminase enzyme
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Overview of Clotting Cascade: Diagram
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The Extrinsic Clotting Pathway
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- a.k.a. the Tissue Factor Pathway
- Damaged blood vessels release Tissue Factor (factor III)
- TF binds to the Factor VII and activates it
- limits coagulation to injury site
- VIIa is a Ca2+-dependent protease that converts X to Xa (tenase activity)
- Factor Xa is a Ca2+-dependent protease that, with factor Va, cleaves prothrombin (factor II) to thrombin (factor IIa)
- Va also binds to activated platelets
- localizes clotting
- Thrombin is a Ca -dependent protease that cleaves fibrinogen (I) to fibrin (Ia)
- Fibrin polymerized to form a soft fibrin clot
- Thrombin also activates Factor XIII, which is a transglutaminase that cross-links fibrin polymers to form a mesh network: the hard fibrin clot
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The Intrinsic Clotting Pathway
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- a.k.a. the Contact Clotting Pathway
- Damaged blood vessels expose collagen
- Factor XII binds to the site of the injury (aided by the other contact activation factors: prekallikrein and high-molecular-weight kininogen [HK]) and autoactivates to XIIa
- vWF promotes this process
- Factor XIIa proteolytically activates XI to XIa
- XIa activates factor IX which, together with factor VIIIa, activates factor X to Xa (tenase activity).
- Remainder of pathway leading to fibrin activation is the same as the extrinsic pathway
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The Central Role of Thrombin
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- Thrombin proteolytically activates V, VIII and XIII
- promotes coagulation via feedback activation
- Thrombin also activates platelets by proteolysis of the thrombin receptor in the platelet cell membrane
- Cascade is amplifying because each protease is a catalyst for the activation of another catalyst
- Very small amount of Factor VIIa can generate larger amount of Factor Xa, which can then generate an even larger amount of thrombin
- Tissue factor pathway more important in vivo and generates a “thrombin burst” required for efficient & timely clotting
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Phase 4: Control of Coagulation and Clot Retraction
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- Initation of coagulation cascade activates am=nti-coagulation proteins (feedback inhibition)
- Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI): is a plasma protein that inhibits thrombin and Xa. The Xa:TFPI complex further inhibits VIIa
- Anti-Thrombin (AT) inactivates thrombin and Xa. AT inhibition is strongly stimulated by heparan sulfate a glycoaminoglycan composed of repeats of sulfated disaccharides
- Protein C and Protein S: Protein C is activated by a complex of thrombin and thrombomodulin (found on the surface of endothelial cells) and then binds to Protein S. The complex inhibits Va and VIIIa
- activated platelets in the clot physically contract, shrinking the fibrin network and making the clot denser and mechanically stronger
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Phase 5: Fibrinolysis
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- After clot formation, underlying problem can be repaired
- Blood clot must be removed to restore normal blood flow
- Funx of fibrinolytic pathway
- Thrombin:thrombomodulin complex induces the release of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) which activates plasminogen to plasmin
- Plasmin is a protease that degrades fibrin to soluble degradation products
- Urokinase (produced in the kidneys) and streptokinase (produced by bacteria) can also activate plasmin
- Fibrinolysis can be inhibited in 2 ways:
- direct inhibition of plasmin by alpha2-antiplasmin
- inhibition of plasminogen activation by plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)
32
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Name this structure
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heparin
35
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Name this structure
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fondaparinux
37
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Warfarin
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- inhibits vitamin K epoxide reducatse (VKOR)
- Vary widely depending on the genotype of CYP2C9
- Patients with cerebral infarct, DVT or PE are started on heparin then transitioned to warfarin
- Direct thrombin inhibitors might be used in place of heparin or warfarin in certain clnical situations
38
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Name this structure
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Vitamin K
39
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Name this structure
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Warfarin
