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What two factors must always be balanced in blood?

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Fibrinolytic factors
Anticoagulant proteins

Coagulation factors
Platelets

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Why is the haemostatic balance important?

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Coagulation after an injury

Limit the extent of the bleeding so as not to cause a thrombosis

Start the process that leads to the breakdown of the clot

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What are the three processes involved in haemostasis? (Halting of blood)

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Vasoconstriction

Primary haemostasis (platelet plug)

Secondary haemostasis (fibrin clot)

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What are some features of platelets?

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Discoid
Non nucleated
Granule containing
Derived from myeloid stem cells

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What is the lifespan of a platelet?

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10 days

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Where are platelets formed?

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In the bone marrow by the fragmentation of megakaryote cytoplasm

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What are the two ways platelets stick to damaged endothelium?

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Directly to collagen via the platelet GPIa receptor (glycoprotein Ia)

Via Von willebrand factor (WFE) which binds to the platelet GPIb receptor

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What happens when a platelet binds to damaged endothelium?

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Activates them and changes their shape from a disc to rounded shape with spicules to encourage platelet-platelet interaction
The release of the contents of their storage granules

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What are the two main types of granules in platelets?

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a-granules

Dense granules

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Through what are the platelet granules released?

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Surface-connected cannalicular system

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What are some of the important contents of the granules?

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ADP
Von willebrand factor
Fibrinogen

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Platelets are stimulated to produce the prostaglandin thromboxane A2, where from?

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Arachidonic acid that is derived from the cell membrane

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What is the role of thromboxane A2?

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Involved in platelet aggregation

Vasoconstrictor

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What does the release of ADP and generation of thromboxane A2 create a positive feedback loop of? And how?

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Platelet recruitment activation and aggregation

Binding respectively to P2Y12 and thromboxane A2 receptor

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Why does platelet activation cause a conformational change in the GPIIb/IIIa receptor?

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To provide binding sites for fibrinogen

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Fibrinogen has a key role in linking platelets together to form the platelet plug. What counterbalances this effect?

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The active flow of blood

The release of prostacyclin from endothelial cells.

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Prostacyclin is released form endothelial cells, what does it do?

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It is a powerful vasodilator
Surpresses platelet activation

This prevents inappropriate platelet aggregation

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Aspirin is an anti platelet drug, how does it work?

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Inhibits the production of thromboxane A2 by irreversibly blocking the action of COX resulting in a reduction in platelet aggregation.

A single done of aspirin lasts around 7 days as this is the time taken for most of the platelets to have been replaced

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Clopidegrel is an anti platelet drunk. How does it work?

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Irreversibly blocks the ADP receptor (P2Y12) on the platelet cell membrane

Lasts 7 days as new platelets must be produced

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Where is Von willebrand factor synthesised?

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Endothelial cells and megakaryocytes

Circulates in plasma as multimedia of different sizers

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What does VWF do?

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Von willebrand factor mediates the adhesion of platelets to sites of injury and promotes platelet-platelet aggregation

It is a specific carrier for factor VIII (FVIII)

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What is the role of thrombin in secondary haemostasis?

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Cleaves fibrinogen to generate a fibrin clot that stabilises the platelet plug

Useful in injuries to larger vessels

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Where are most clotting factors synthesised?

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Two clotting factors are not made in the liver. What are these and where are they made?

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Factor VIII
VWF

Endothelial cells

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What are factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX and X dependant on to work?
Vitamin k For decarboxylation if their glutamic acid residues
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How is each step of blood coagulation activated sequentially?
The conversion of an inactive zymogen (proenzyme) into an active clotting factor Done by the splitting of one or more peptide binds to expose the active site.
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Which two factors are co factors?
V and VIII
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Where do clotting factors work?
Phospholipid surface of platelets Accelerated reactions
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What role do calcium ions play in coagulation?
In the binding of activated clotting factors to the phospholipid surfaces of platelets
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What is the trigger to initiate coagulation?
Exposure of the tissue factor (TF) on the surface of endothelial cells and on leukocytes and on most extravascular cells in an area of tissue damage Sites that are not usually exposed to blood
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What does the binding of TF of VIIa lead to?
Activation of factor IX to IXa Activation of factor X to Xa
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What does the activation of IX to IXa, and X to Xa lead to?
The activation of prothrombin (factor II) to generate a small initial amount of thrombin (IIa)
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What is the initiation phase of coagulation?
When TF + VIIa —> IX + X to IXa and Xa —> prothrombin to a small initial amount of thrombin
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The small amount of thrombin leads to what? (Amplification phase)
The activation of the co factors V and VIII, the zymogen factor XI and platelets
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What happens in the propagation phase?
Factor XI converts more factor IX to IXa, which in concert with factor VIIIa, amplifies the conversion of factor X to Xa Causes a rapid burst in thrombin generation This cleaves the circulation fibrinogen (soluble) to form an insoluble fibrin clot
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What is the action of anticoagulant pathways important?
So coagulation is confined to the size of Injury and doesn’t occur spontaneously
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What are the most important anticoagulant pathways?
Protein C Protein S Antithrombin
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What does the binding of thrombin to thrombomodulin do?
Activates protein C to APC APC inactivates Factors Va and VIIIa in the presence of co factor protein S
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What does antithrombin do?
Inactivates factor Xa and Thrombin (IIa) The action of antithrombin is potentiated by heparin: this occurs physiologically by the binding of antithrombin to endothelial cells associated heparins
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What are the three main anticoagulant drugs?
Heparin Warfarin Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
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What is heparin?
An mixture of glycosaminylglycan chains extracted from porcine mucosa It works indirectly by potentiating the action of antithrombin leading to the inactivation of factors IIa (thrombin) and Xa Inactivation of thrombincrequires linger chains of heparin that wrap around both thrombin and antithrombin It is administered intravenously or by subcutaneous injection
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What is warfarin?
Derived from coumarin, a vitamin K antagonist that works by interfering with protein carboxylation. Reducing the synthesis of fictional factors II, VII, IX and X by the liver. Oral tablet, effects need to be monitored Takes several days to take effect
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How do DOACs work?
Orally avaliable Directly inhibit either thrombin or factor Xa (w/o antithrombin) Don’t usually require monitoring
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What does the fibrinolytic system do?
Break down clots
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What is the principal fibrinolytic enzyme?
Plasmin Which circulates in its inactive zymogen form plasminogen
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How is the activation of plasmin mediated?
Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) However this only happens when they are brought together by lysine residues on fibrin
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What does the breakdown of fibrin lead to the generation of?
Fibrin degradation products (FDPs)
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Is plasmin specific to fibrin?
No It can also break down other protein components in plasma ( fibrinogen, Va, VIIIa) Plasmin is inhibited by antiplasmin
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What is thrombolytic therapy?
Theombolytic agents (e.g. recombinant t-PA) generate plasmin to lose clots Administered intravenously to patients with ischaemic stroke Must be given ASAP Also patients with pulmonary emboli
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How does the antifibrinolytic drum transexamic acid work?
It is a synthetic derivative of lysine that binds to plasminogen (acts as a competitive inhibitor as opposed to lysine) Plasminogen can’t be turned into plasmin So no fibrinolysis
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PT time is a coagulation test. How does it work?
Measures the integrity of the extrinsic pathway (see slide) Blood is collected In a bottle containing sodium citrate (chelates calcium so clotting won’t occur) Sample is spun to produce platelet poor plasma A source of TF and phospholipid is added along with calcium to start clotting. The time taken is recorded PT time is prolonged due to reduced activity of factors VII, X, V, II or fibrinogen
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How does the coagulation test APTT work? (Activated partial thromboplastin time)
Measured the integrity of the intrinsic pathway (see slide) Performed by the contact activation of factor XII by glass/silica This is added along with phospholipid to citrates plasma, followed by calcium, time taken to clot is recorded
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A loss of balance between the two results In bleeding. What causes this?
Reduction in platelet number Reduction in coagulation factors Increased fibrinolysis
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What is thrombosis?
Formation of a blood clot within an intact vessel Can result in obstruction of blood flow
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What is virchows triad (contributing factors to thrombosis)
Blood Dominant in venous thrombosis Vessel wall Dominant in arterial thrombosis Blood flow Both
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What changes in blood can lead to venous thrombosis?
Reduced anticoagulant proteins Usually genetic Reduced fibrinolysis Eg during pregnancy Increased clotting factors/ platelets Also can occur during pregnancy

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