Plasma Flashcards
What is plasma?
Fluid left over after blood cells are removed.
can CLOT
Can plasma clot?
Yes plasma can clot
it is the fluid left over after blood cells are removed
What is serum
Fluid left after the blood clot and cells are removed
Can serum clot?
No the blood clot and cells are removed
no clotting
Which organ synthesize the majority of the plasma? Its a major source of plasma?
Liver
Plasma activates what two systems?
Activates
1) Factor 12 (hageman factor) activation
2) Complement Activation
Which complement is important to MACs?
C5b
Which complement is important for phagocytosis?
C3b and C5a (the latter to actually initiate phagocytosis)
Which complements are anaphylatoxins?
C3a, C4a, and C5a
Plasmin coverts what complement to its active form?
C3 to C3a
What protein activates plasmin?
Kallikrein
What are two important functions of plasmin?
1) degrades fibrin
2) coverts C3 to C3a
TNF-alpha and IL-1B and IL-6 are cytokines that induce the liver to produce what ?
Acute phase proteins
List 5 groups of acute phase proteins?
1) serum amyloid protein (SAP)
2) C-reactive protein (CRP)
3 Fibrinogen
4) MBL
5) SP-A and Sp-D
Which acute phase proteins are part of pentraxin family?
CRP c-reactive protein
SAP serum amyloid protein
What does pentraxin acute phase protein ‘CRP’ do?
opsonization, complement activation
What does pentraxin acute phase protein’SAP’ do?
opsonization, complement activation, binding of mannose/galactose
C reactive protein binds to XXX on bacterial surfaces, acting as an opsonin and also activating what?
CRP binds to PHOSPHOCHOLINE on bacterial surfaces acting as OPSONIN and also activating COMPLEMENT
MBL binds to mannose residuces on bacteria’s surface acting as an what and also activating what?
acting as OPSONIN and activating COMPLEMENT
When the liver is stimulated by TNF, IL-6, and IL-1 what three important acute phase proteins does it produce?
C-reactive Protein opsonization, complement activation
Serum amyloid protein (SAP) opsonization, complement activation, and mannose-galactose binding
Fibrinogen helps with clotting
What stimulants does the liver need to produce actue phase proteins CRP, SAP, and fibrinogen?
TNF, IL-1, IL-6
High CRP levels in serum are used as a dx measure of what?
Ongoing inflammation
BOTH actute and Chronic
CRP and SAP besides opsonizing pathogens, also bind to WHAT to facilitate the WHAT ?
CRP and SAP also bind to CHROMATIN and facilitate the CLEARANCE OF DAMAGED CELLS
Your lab test shows high CRP levels in the serum?
Ongoing infection can be BOTH ACUTE and CHRONIC inflammation
Complement proteins are present as XXX forms in plasma and are numbered C1-C9?
Compelment proteins are present as INACTIVE forms in PLASMA and are numbered C1-C9.
What are 3 pathways to activate complement pathway?
Classical Pathway
MB-Lectin Pathway
Alternative Pathway
Describe Classical Pathway
Ag:Ab complexes
Describe MB-Lectin Pathway
Lectin binding to pathogen surfaces
Describe Alternative pathway
Pathogen surfaces
One of 3 pathways that opsonize and kill pathogen
pathway is activated when C3a binds to pathogen
What are the outputs of complement activation?
1) Recruit inflammatory cells
2) Opsonize and kill pathogens
What complements are associated with the Classical Pathway?
(5 complements) C1q, C1r, C1s, C4, C2
What complements are associated with the MBL pathway?
(5 things) MBL, MASP-1, MASP-2, C4, C2
What compelments are associated with Alternative pathway?
(3 things) C3, factor B, Factor D
C3a and C5a are what?
Peptide Mediators of INFLAMMATION, and PHAGOCYTE RECRUITMENT
C3b does what?
Binds to COMPLEMENT RECEPTORS on PHAGOCYTES
Opsonize pathogens
REMOVAL OF IMMUNE COMPLEXES (important for immune diseases)
Terminal complement components C5b, C6-C9 does what?
MAC membrane attack complex, LYSIS of certain pathogens and cells
Can macrophage phagocytosed a MBL complexed bacteria if only the C3b binds to CR1?
No it also needs C5a to activate the macrophage to phagocytose via CR1
Peptide mediators of inflammation, phagocyte recruitment?
C3a C5a
> Increase vascular permeability
Fluid leakage from blood vessels
Extravasation of IgG and IgM and compement molecules
Migration of macrophages PMN leukocytes
Microbicidal activity of PMNs and macrophages are increased
Early events: which compelment is common to the classical and MBL pathway that needs to be activated for the proteolysis of which two compement?
MBL and Classical pathway acts on C1 to activate it so it can cleave C4 and C2 into C4b2b that functions as C3 CONVERTASE
What is made of C3 Convertase?
C4b2b from MBL and Classical
C3bBb from Alternative
How is C3 Convertase made?
C3 Convertase is made by C1 active form proteolysing C4 and C2 creating C4b2b which is C3 convertase
can be via MBL or CLassical
Which pathway does LPS, Complex polysacchrides, cobra venome stabilize the spontaneous cleavage of WHAT and breakdown of WHat?
ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY: LPS, Complex polysacchrides, cobra venome stabilize spontaneous cleavage of C3 (C3b) and FACTOR B (Bb). C3bBb is a C3 convertase
What two complexes are considered as C3 convertases?
C4b2b from MBL and CLassical pathway (activated by C1 activated form)
C3bBb from Alternative Pathway
What two things activate the C1 to proteolytically cleave C4 and C2 into C4b2b (C3 convertase)?
Classical:
> Ab:Ag:C1
MBL
MBL:Pathogen:C1
MBL directly bind to pathogens and directly activates C1 and thus indirectly initiates the WHAT?
indirectly initiates the Classical Pathway
T/F C3 Convertase converts C3 to C3a and Cb
True
C3 convertases
MBL/CLassical C4b2b
Alternate 3bBb
C5a and C3a are generated from complement pathway but are also generated via WHAT and WHAT proteases?
Plasmin or lysomal proteases
T/F all three pathways MBL, Classical, Alternate can generate C3b.
True
C3b from all three pathways can bind to C3 Convertase (C4b2b and C3bBb) to produce C5 convertase (C4b2b3b and C3bBb3b) which cleaves C5 to C5a and C5b. C5b remains attached to complex and forms binding substrate for complement components 1-9. Polymerized WHAT forms a channel in lipid membranes called MAC
polymerized C9
MAC allow fluid and ions to enter > LYSIS of pathogens
MAC kills pathogen by
allowing FLUID and IONS to enter causing cell LYSIS
Deficiencies that decrease MAC formation cause minor/major immune susceptibilities s?
MINOR , suceptibility to Neisseria
decrease MAC formation increase susceptibility to what organism?
Neisseria
C3a, C5a, C4a simulate what release from what cells (increases vascular permeability, cause vasodilation), they are called what toxins?
HISTAMINE release from Mast Cells and C3a, C4a, C5a are called anaphylatoxins
Anaphylatoxins are which compelments?
C3a C4a C5a
Which complements stimulate histamine release from mast cells?
C3a C4a C5a
C5a is a anaphylaxtoxins that stimulates histmaine release form mast cells, but it also activates what pathway in neutrophils and monocytes?
The LIPOXYGENASE pathway to produce interleukins and lipoxins
Which complement other than recruiting other immune cells also induce mast cells’ histamine release also activates the LOX pathway of AA in neutrophils and monocytes?
C5a
C5a also activates LOX pathway of AA in which two cells?
Neutrophils and Monocytes