RSL - Haem Flashcards
Anisocytosis
Varying sizes
Poikilocytosis
Varying shapes
Dense granules (platelets)
ADP, Ca++
Alpha granules (platelets)
vWF, Fibrinogen
Specific granules (neutrophils)
ALP, collagenase, lysozyme, lactoferrin
Azurophilic granules (neutrophls; lysosomes)
Proteinases, acid phosphatase, myeloperoxidase, beta-glucuronidase
Neutrophil chemotactic factors
C5a, IL-8, LTB4, Kallikrein, platelet-activating factor
Frosted glass cytoplasm
Monocyte
Eosinophil products
Major basic protein and histaminase
Basophillic granules (Basophils)
Densely packed with histamine and hepararin
IgE crosslinking on mast cells –>
Release of contents: Histamine, heparin, eosinphilic chemotactic factors
Cromolyn Sodium
Prevents mast cell degranulation
Thrombomodulin-thombin complex
–> Activates protein C which binds Protein S –> Factor Va / VIIIa cleavage
Factor XIIIa
Stabolizes fibrin meshwork
Vitamin K is needed for:
II, VII, IX, X
Requires Ca++
V, VIII, VII
vWF is from?
Weibel-palade bodies of endothelial cells and alpha granules of platelets
Platelet plug formation: 1. injury
endothelial damage –> transient vasoconstriction via neural stimulation reflex and endothelin (released from damaged cell)
Platelet plug formation: 2. Exposure
vWF binds collagen
Platelet plug formation: 3. Adhesion
Platelets bind vWF via Gp Ib –> conformational change –> dense granule release (ADP/Ca++ –> coagulation), TXA2 –> platelet aggregation
Platelet plug formation: 4. Activation
ADP binding receptor –> Gp IIb/IIIa expression
Platelet plug formation: 5. Aggregation
Fibrinogen binds Gp IIb/IIIa linking platelets