Week 3 Flashcards
Where do the coronary arteries arise from?
The aorta (at the aortic sinuses) \*branch over surface of heart to supply blood flow to myocardium and epicardium
How does blood from right side of heart come back into the heart?
- Blood from heart returns via small anterior cardiac veins and empty into right atrium
How does blood from left side of heart come back into the heart?
- Blood from heart returns via coronary sinus and empties into right atrium
What is coronary dominance?
Whether a person has a posterior descending artery arising from the RCA or LCA
some people have codominance
Explain how plexus of arteries supply cardiac muscle?
- Coronary arteries lie on surface of the heart
- Smaller arteries then penetrate the cardiac muscle
- There are subendocardial arteries lying beneath the endocardium
- Together they all make a plexus
dWhat are the determinants to regulation of coronary blood flow? (5)
- Aortic pressure (driving force of blood through sinuses)
- Metabolic activity of heart (when heart demands more oxygen during exertion, coronary resistance decreases to allow more blood flow)
- Intraluminal physical forces (When increased intraluminal pressure from arriving from small arteries would cause distention of the large vessels, smooth muscle constriction works to decrease diameter → brings back flow back to original level)
- Extravascular subendocardial arteries experience more pressure due to being squeezed by myocardium or compressed by ventricular filling
- Neural and hormonal factors (sympathetic innervation)
Explain coronary flow reserve
The ratio between maximum coronary flow and resting coronary flow
- The capacity of the coronary circulation to dilate and thus increase flow following an increase in myocardial metabolic demands
What changes can increase resting coronary flow?
- increased resting heart rate
- increased contractility
- This increases resting coronary flow but decreases overall coronary flow reserve
What decreases maximum coronary flow?
- LV hypertrophy
- Microvascular disease
- This decreases both max coronary flow and coronary flow reserve
Less/more coronary flow reserve makes myocardium more vulnerable to ischemia?
- Less coronary flow reserve
Why is subendocardium more vulnerable to ischemia?
Flow in the subendocardium during exertion is impeded by compressive pressure of the systolic contraction and the flow reserve is sooner exhausted leaving tissue vulnerable to oxygen deficits
Explain the coronary steal syndrome?
- occurs downstream of a stenoic or occluded coronary vessel
- At baseline, due to occluded vessel - the downstream vessels will be dilated and lead to an increased resting coronary flow. Although little blood is coming through occluded vessels, other contributing vessels can donate blood to dilated vessels downstream
- When person is given vasodilator therapy, the other contributing vessels and their originating vessels dilate, steal blood that was being “donated”, and lead to the downstream vessels of occluded vessels to go through ischemia
What type of blood is found in pulmonary arteries vs pulmonary veins?
- pulmonary arteries pump deoxygenated blood to lungs
- pulmonary veins bring oxygenated blood back to heart from lungs
What comprises the walls of lymphatic system vessels?
Just endothelium. Highly porous to allow fluids, proteins, cells to cross
What helps lymph fluid move in one direction?
The valves prevent back flow and contraction of muscles during exercise helps push lymph forward
What is the pathway in systemic circulatory system starting with left ventricle?
- Left ventricle
- aorta
- arterial tree
- capillaries
- venous tree
- vena cava
- right atrium
What is the pathway in pulmonary circulatory system starting with right ventricle?
- Right ventricle
- pulmonary arteries
- capillaries of lungs
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
What is portal blood circulatory system?
Several capillary beds in series
Everything larger than a capillary has vessel walls with 3 layers.
What are the three layers?
- Tunica intima (innermost layer touching blood)
- Tunica media
- Tunica adventitia
What is in the tunica intima?
- endothelium
- basal lamina
- connective tissue
What is in the tunica media?
- smooth muscle cells in circular arrangement
- protein fibers like collagen and/or elastin
What is in Tunica adventitia
- contains connective tissue to attach vessel to body
- the large vessels have blood vessels to supply blood vessels
What are pericytes?
Wrap around capillary cells to offer support and are possible stem cells to create no blood vessels
Aorta/elastic arteries
- size in terms or arteries
- Size of tunica media
- Size of tunica adventitia
- largest of arteries
- Very thick tunica media
- Thinner tunica adventitia
Muscular artery/Artery
- size in terms or arteries
- Size of tunica media
- Special aspect of tunica intima?
- Medium sized arteries
- Tunica media is thinner (less elastin, more smooth muscle)
- Tunica intima has a dense layer of elastic fiber known as inner elastic lamina that shows up as a wavy line under microscope
Arterioles
- size in terms or arteries
- Tunica intima description
- Size of tunica media
- Tunica adventitia
- smallest branch of arterial tree
- lacks inner elastic lamina
- Tunica media is thin (1-3 cells thick)
- Tunica adventitia is very thin
Venules
- size in terms or venous branch
- Size of tunica intima
- Size of tunica media
- lumen description
- smallest of venous branch
- normal tunica intima
- thin tunica media (<2 cells thick) → in post capillary venules though it is absent
- lumen is usually flattened
Veins
- size in terms or venous branch
- Size of tunica intima
- Size of tunica media
- size of tunica adventitia
- mediam sized veins
- regular tunica intima that contain valves (medium veins contain valves)
- Thin tunica media
- Tunica adventitia is thicker than tunica media (lots of collagen fibers and elastic fibers)
Large veins/vena cava of venous branch
- Size of tunica intima
- Size of tunica media
- Size of tunica adventitia
- regular tunica intima with valves
- thin tunica media
- very thick tunica adventitia ( has smooth muscle in longitudinal arrangement)
What happens during cold temperatures in the capillaries in terms of blood flow and metarterioles?
- metarterioles have smooth muscle that can contract (precapillary sphincter) and this causes blood to move directly from arterioles to venules via metarteriole and avoiding capillary
capillaries
- what is the wall of capillaries comprised of?
- single layer of endothelial cells with basal lamina
- Only room for one RBC to go through at a time
Differentiate between continuous capillary, fenestrated capillary, and discontinuous/sinusoidal capillary?
- Continuous capillary: least porous-have numerous tight junctions and continuous basal lamina. Found in brain/NS, muscle, lungs, skin
- Fenestrated capillary: endothelial cells have holes and loose connective tissue, continuous basal lamina. Found in kidney, intestines, endocrine glands
- Discontinuous/sinusoidal capillary: endothelial cells have large gaps between them, discontinuous basal lamina. Found in spleen, liver, and bone marrow
Differentiated between venous and arterial vessels under microscope
- wall to lumen ratio (thick wall,small lumen vs thin wall, large lumen)
- Shape of lumen (round vs flattened)
- Thickness of tunica adventitia (thick vs thin)
- Thick wall, small lumen = arterial ;;; thin wall, large lumen = venous
- Round = usually arterial ;;; Flattened = venous
- Thick = venous; thin = arterial
What growth factors are used in angiogenesis?
VEGF and FGF stimulate angiogenesis when there is hypoxia
What 4 things can cholesterol become?
- steroid hormones
- hydroxysteroles
- cholesteryl ester
- bile acids
- What is the difference between cholesterol and cholesteryl ester? (think hydrophobic/hydrophilic)
- How does cholesterol become cholesteryl ester?
- Cholesteryl ester is more hydrophobic than cholesterol
- via LCAT enzyme
- What is the committed, rate limiting step of cholesterol synthesis?
- What kind of drugs inhibit this step?
- HMG CoA reductase converts HMG-CoA to mevalonate using NADPH
- Statins
- How is cholesterol synthesis controlled via ATP citrate lyase?
- What drug is involved?
- Acetyl Co-A is substrate to cholesterol synthesis. To make Acetyl Co-A you need ATP citrate lyase. By inhibiting ATP citrate lyase you inhibit Acetyl Co-A production and thus cholesterol synthesis
- Bempedoic acid
How do you control cholesterol synthesis via regulation of transcriptional control?
- Cholesterol in ER membrane is attached to SCAP/SCREBP complex.
- When intracellular cholesterol is low, cholesterol detaches and SCAP/SREBP moves to golgi membrane while proteases cleave off DNA binding domain.
- DNA binding domain moves to nucleus and encourages transcription of HMG- CoA reductase (promoting cholesterol synthesis)
How does excess cholesterol and bile acids change levels of HMG-CoA reductase?
Excess cholesterol and bile acids can induce conformational change in HMG-CoA reductase which leads to degradation of HMG-CoA reductase (less cholesterol)
How does AMP activated protein kinase affect HMG CoA reductase function?
- In low energy levels - AMP activated protein kinase converts to active form
- Activated AMP activated protein kinase can dephosphorylate HMG-CoA reductase leaving it inactivated (less cholesterol synthesis)
How does cholesterol get secreted/leave the liver?
- Secretion of cholesterol via VLDL
- Free cholesterol secreted in bile
- Conversion of cholesterol to bile acids/salts
How does free cholesterol get recycled or excreted in bile?
- Bile ends up in intestines for fat digestion
- Then in intestine, bile gets absorbed and returned to liver for recycling of cholesterol but also 5% gets excreted in feces
What do chylomicrons transport?
triglycerides from intestines
- What markers do chylomicrons have?
- And what is their function?
- ApoB-48 ; chylomicron marker
- ApoC-II: activates lipoprotein lipase (lipoprotein lipase is on adipose tissue and allows for delivery of triglycerides)
- ApoE: triggers clearance of chylomicrons
What doe VLDL transport and from where to where?
- endogenous lipids/triglycerides to peripheral tissues from liver
What markers does VLDL carry?
- ApoB-100: marker for VLDL, IDL, LDL
- ApoC-II: activates lipoprotein lipase
- ApoE: triggers clearance of VLDL
What is lipoprotein lipase?
lipoprotein lipase (lipoprotein lipase is on adipose tissue and allows for delivery of triglycerides)
What does IDL transport?
endogenous lipids/triglycerides to peripheral tissues
What does LDL transport from where to where?
transports cholesterol from liver to peripheral tissues
what markers are on LDL?
Apo100: Binds to LDL receptor found on extrahepatic tissues and liver to be endocytosed
- What does HDL transport from where to where?
- What transporters does it use?
- cholesterol - moving excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues to liver
- ABC transporters allow HDL to pick up cholesterol
What markers are on HDL? (and their function)
- ApoE: triggers clearance
- Apo-CII - activates lipoprotein lipase
What markers are on IDL? (and what is their function)
- ApoE -triggers clearance
- ApoC-II - activates lipoprotein
- ApoB-100 - marker for VLDL, IDL, LDL
What does the CETP enzyme do?
Works on HDL and VLDL (VLDL transfers one triglyceride for one cholesterol on HDL)
What does ACAT do?
- Makes cholesterol inside hepatocyte and enterocytes
What does LCAT do?
Converts free cholesterol into cholesterol ester on HDL
- What is dyslipidemia?
- How many types are there?
- elevation of cholesterol, triglyceride, or both
- 5 types (actually 6 because theres IIa and IIb)
What are the two types of dyslipidemias with elevated TG only?
- Type I (familial hyperchylomicronemia)
- Type IV (Primary hypertriglyceridemia
What are the three types of dyslipidemias with both elevated TG and cholesterol?
- Type IIB (Familial combined hyperlipoproteinemia)
- Type III (Dysbetalipoproteinemia - remnant disease)
- Type V (Mixed hypertriglyceridemia)
What is the type of dyslipidemias with elevated cholesterol only?
- Type IIa (Familial cholesterolemia)
What types of dyslipidemias are associated with pancreatitis?
Type I, IV, and V when TGs are greater than 1000 mg/dL
Describe Type I hyperlipoproteinemia (familial hyperchylomicronemia)
- Individual has increased triglycerides and increased chylomicrons
- inability to clear chylomicrons carrying dietary triglycerides due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency - unable to metabolize chylomicrons into remnants.
How does Type I dyslipidemia serum look like?
Serum appears turbid and milky with elevated chylomicrons (even when fasting)
Describe Type IIa Hyperlipoproteinemia (familial hypercholesterolemia)
- Increased cholesterol and increased LDL (carry cholesterol to body)
- Inability to clear LDL due to either mutation in LDL receptor, ApoB, or PCSK9
Clinical presentations of Type IIa Hyperlipoproteinemia (familial hypercholesterolemia)
- Tuberous xanthomas (firm, painless, red-yellow nodules that develop over pressure areas such as knees, elbows, heels)
- Tendon xanthomas (cholesterol deposits in tendons)
- Xanthelasma palpebrarum (yellow plaques over eyelids)
- Corneal arcus (white lining around iris)
Describe Type IIb Hyperlipoproteinemia (Familial combined hyperlipoproteinemia)
- Increased LDL but also increase in VLDL → leads to increased cholesterol and triglycerides
- risk of cardiovascular disease
- Describe Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia (Dysbetalipoproteinemia) - “remnant disease”
- Genetic reason for this?
- Increased IDL (holds both cholesterol and triglycerides - so increase of both)
- ApoE2/E2 (no longer normal ApoE) - causes inability of IDL to be taken up by liver
Clinical findings of Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia (Dysbetalipoproteinemia) - “remnant disease”
- Serum is turbid/cloudy
- Striate palmar xanthomata- orange/yellow discoloration within skin creases of palm.
- Tuberoeruptive xanthomata - raised yellow lesions, usually on the elbows and knees
Describe Type IV Hyperlipoproteinemia (Primary hypertriglyceridemia)
- Increased VLDL and increased triglycerides
- Serum is turbid
Describe Type V Hyperlipoproteinemia (Mixed Hypertriglyceridemia)
- Increased VLDL and chylomicrons (leads to increased cholesterol and triglycerides)
What causes abetalipoproteinemia?
- Loss of function mutation in MTP which means that TAGs are not transferred to chylomicrons or VLDL - nonfunctioning ApoB
- chylomicrons, VLDL, LDL are all absent
What is the most common dyslipidemia?
Type IV
How do PCSK9 inhibitors work to lower LDL levels?
- PCSK9 decides in the “sorting” process whether LDL-LDLR complex should be recycled or degraded
- With PCSK9 inhibitors there is no change for LDLR to be degraded so it continuously is recycled.
- With LDLR continuously present then LDL can be picked up more from circulation thus lowering LDL
What is atherosclerosis?
Buildup of plaque along arterial walls which compromises blood flow
- Considered an inflammatory disease
What is the structure of the plaque in atherosclerosis? (2)
- Fibrous cap: smooth muscle cells, macrophages, foam cells, lymphocytes, collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, neovascularization
- Lipid core: cell debris, foam cells, cholesterol, crystals, calcium salts (mineralization)
What are some risk factors for atherosclerosis? (around 7 but more)
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Increasing age
- family history
- male gender
- Hyperlipidemia
- Smoking and more
What is the process of atherosclerosis formation?
- starts with endothelial injury (endothelial cells are activated)
- Inflammatory cells move into intima and secrete cytokines
- Lipids are deposited in lesions and macrophages engulf lipids
- when macrophages do this they become foam cells
- Growth factors stimulate smooth muscle cell proliferation
- Results in thickened extracellular matrix (called neo-intima)
What makes plaques in atherosclerosis stable?
Thick fibrous cap
What is a complication of atherosclerosis?
- Vulnerable plaques become complicated by rupture
- results in thrombosis or embolism after rupture of plaque
- What is arteriosclerosis?
- What are the two types
- Hardening of the arteries through various forms.
- Hyaline arteriosclerosis and hyperplastic arteriosclerosis
What type of hypertension causes hyaline arteriosclerosis vs hyperplastic arteriosclerosis?
- Hyaline arteriosclerosis: mild or benign hypertension (systolic <200 mmHg and diastolic <120 mmHg)
- Hyperplastic arteriosclerosis: bad or malignant hypertension (<200 mmHg and diastolic <120 mmHg)