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Blood proteins distributes oxygen, metabolites, waste and ____

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hormones

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Blood regulates temperature, ______(2).

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  • body fluid pH (buffers)
  • fluid volume (osmosis)
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Formed elements of blood = RBC, WBC, Platelets. Plasma contains ______ (4).

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  1. nutrients
  2. proteins, hormones
  3. water
  4. electrolytes
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If you collect supernatant from a centrifuged blood sample w/anticoagulant, you will get ______. If you collect supernatant from a blood sample that has coagulated, you get _____.

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  • plasma
  • absence of fibrinogen
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Oncotic pressure is the main force that _____and it is generated by ________.

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  • is bringing water back from the tissues to circulation
  • plasma proteins
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Plasma hydrostatic pressure is _____ on the arterial end and _____ on the venous end.

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  • 37 mmHg
  • 17 mmHg
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Plasma oncotic pressure is _____ on the arterial end and _____ on the venous end

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  • 25 mmHg
  • 25 mmHg
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On the arterial end, water _____ the capillary → interstitial space and on the venous end, water ______ the capillary → blood.

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  • leaves
  • returns to
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Of the plasma proteins, all are made in the ______, except for _______.

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  • liver
  • Igs (made in B cell)
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Albumin functions to maintain the _____ & _____.

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  • osmotic pressure
  • transports proteins

(~60% of plasma proteins)

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Alpha-fetoprotein is seen in ________(disease)

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hepatocellular carcinoma/hepatoma

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Separins (aka serine protease inhibitors) control ______

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coagulation/inflammation

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What does transferrin, ferritin & ceruloplasmin do with iron, respectively?

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  • transferrin = transport Fe3+
  • ferritin = storage (all forms)
  • ceruloplasmin = use (also Cu transport)

(albumin transports Fe2+)

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Acute phase proteins (ACP) bind to _______.

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bacterial polysaccharides

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin (aka serpin) protects from ______

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inflammatory cells (elastase inhibitor → decreases inflammation)

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Albumin has ______ for binding hydrophobic molecules (i.e. steroid hormones/FAs).

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hydrophobic cleft/pockets

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_______g/day of albumin is produced by the liver

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~15 g/day

(5 g/kg of body weight)

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Molecules transported by albumin

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  1. unconjugated bilirubin
  2. ions: Fe2+, Cu2+, Ca2+
  3. hormones: TSH, steroids
  4. drugs/xenobiotics
  5. FAs
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Other than maintains blood oncotic pressure, transports important molecules, albumin has 2 other important functions :

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  • free radical scavenging (important in sepsis)
  • buffer for blood pH
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Diseases affecting albumin levels → osmotic imbalance. What are 4 causes of hypoalbuminemia?

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  1. liver disease → low production
  2. starvation → low supply
  3. excess renal excretion (nephrotic syndrome)
  4. sepsis (used up as scavenger)
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Diseases affecting albumin levels → osmotic imbalance. What is the main cause of hyperalbuminemia?

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severe dehydration

22
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Kwashiorkor

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insufficient protein intake → childhood malnutrition

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Why do children w/Kwashiorkor have bloated bellies, but anorexic patients do not?

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  • Kwashiorkor = high carb, no protein → decreased plasma osmotic pressure → fluid is not drawn back into blood (accumulates in interstitial space (ascites)
  • Anorexia (and marasmus) = low carb, low protein
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Nephrotic syndrome is due to damage to the ______, which leads to ______.

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  • glomerular basement membrane
  • leaked/lost albumin → hypoalbuminemia

(edema & loss of other large proteins (Igs))

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nephrotic syndrome classic triad
1. hypoalbuminemia 2. proteinuria 3. edema: peripheral & pulmonary (SOB)
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The major transporter of iron is \_\_\_\_\_\_. Iron deficiency = ______ (increased/decreased) saturation. Iron overload = ______ (increased/decreased) saturation.
* transferrin * decreased * increased (~30% of transferrin saturated w/Fe3+)
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Ceruloplasmin is the major copper transporter. What is the function in regards to iron?
oxidizes ferrous (Fe2+) → ferric (Fe3+) ***_(ferric Fe_3+ _is the only form that transferrin can carry)_***
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Wilson's disease is a deficiency of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
ceruloplasmin (leads to increased excretion → low [copper])
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What is an example of a high affinity specialized carrier (transport protein? Non-specific carrier protein?
* TBG (binds testosterone) * albumin (binds a variety)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ serve as a reservoir of hormone; while ______ serve as a buffer for rapid changes in free hormone concentration.
* Transport proteins * hormone binding proteins
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What is an acute phase response & what is the effect on the liver?
* nonspecific host response to cytokines (released from injury, infection or inflammation) * decreases liver albumin synthesis & increase acute phase protein synthesis
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C-reactive protein (CRP) binds \_\_\_\_\_→ \_\_\_\_\_
bacterial polysaccharides (opsonin) → complement cascade (this is an inflammatory marker)
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Elevated CRP is an inflammatory maker seen in which conditions (2)?
1. last half of pregnancy 2. with birth control pills ***_(elevated levels \> 3mg/L → increases risk of CV disease)_***
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What is the most important inhibitor of WBC/bacterial elastase?
alpha-1 antitrypsin (unregulated → extensive CT damage) (Low synthesis → emphysema, COPD; MF elastases attack lung tissue → worse w/smoking)
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Alpha-1 anti**chymo**trypsin (also a serpin, like Alpha-1 antitrypsin) inhibits \_\_\_\_\_\_.
proteases: cathepsin G in neutrophils, chymases in mast cells, chymotrypsin & other serine proteases (increased synthesis in crohn's/IBD, ulcerative colitis, burn injuries)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at low levels → emphysema, COPD; while _____ at high levels → Crohn's/IBD & ulcerative colitis.
* alpha-1 antitrypsin * alpha-1 anti**chymo**trypsin
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What are the normal levels for the acute phase proteins: CRP, AAT, ACT?
1. C-reactive protein \< 1 mg/**L** 2. Alpha 1-antitrypsin = 1.5-3.5 mg/**mL** 3. Alpha 1-anti**chymo**trypsin = 20-40 mg/**dL**
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Haptoglobin binds ________ from \_\_\_\_\_.
* hemo**globin** * intravascularly hemolyzed RBCs (reticuloendothelial system (RES) removes the hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex from circultation)
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Hemopexin binds _______ from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
* free heme * **hemo**globin (heme-hemopexin complex taken up by liver → releases iron → binds to ferritin)
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Haptoglobin protects the body from \_\_\_\_\_; while hemopexin protects the body from \_\_\_\_\_\_.
* **hemoglobin's** oxidative activity, iron loss, kidney damage * **heme toxic effects**: intercalates membrane; producing free radicals
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Decreases in which 2 plasma proteins indicate hemolytic anemia?
1. haptoglobin 2. hemopexin

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