Hematopoiesis Flashcards
hematopoiesis
development of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
erythropoiesis
development of RBCs
leukopoiesis
development of WBCs
thrombopoiesis
development of platelets
What is the life span of an erythrocyte?
120 days
What is the lifespan of a platelet?
10 days
What is formed in red bone marrow in an adult?
erythrocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and platelets; sometimes lymphocytes
Where are lymphocytes formed?
red bone marrow and lymphatic tissues
When does the yolk-sac phase of hematopoiesis begin?
3rd week gestation (1st trimester)
What is the yolk sac phase of hemopoiesis characterized by?
formation of hematopoietic islands
What happens in the second trimester in relation to hematopoisis?
continues in the liver and spleen
When does the bone marrow become the primary site of hematopoiesis?
7th month
What is the major blood forming organ in the fetus during second trimester?
liver
Where does hematopoiesis take place after birth?
red bone marrow and some lymphatic tissue
monophyletic theory of hematopoiesis
blood cells are derived from a common hematopoietic stem cell
hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) is also known as what?
pluripotential stem cell (PPSC)
What do HSCs do?
differentiate into all the blood cell lineages, self-renewal, non-blood cell lineage differentiation, contribute to cellular regeneration of various tissues and organs
Where are HSCs during embryonic development?
circulation to undergo tissue-specific differentiation in different organs
Where have HSCs been isolated from?
umbilical cord blood, fetal liver, fetal and adult bone marrow
What are the multipotential progenitor cells that are descendants of HSCs?
common myeloid progenitor (CMP) cells and common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) cells
What do CMP cells differentiate into?
MEP = megakaryocyte/erythrocyte progenitor cells GMP = granulocyte/monocyte progenitor cells
What do MEPs differentiate into?
megakaryocyte-committed progenitor cells (MEP, CFU-Meg)
erythrocyte-committed (ErP, CFU-E)
What do GMPs differentiate into?
neutrophil progenitors (NoP, CFU-G) eosinophil progenitors (EoP, CFU-Eo) basophil progenitors (BP, CFU-Ba) monocyte progenitors (MoP, CFU-M)
What develops from common lymphoid progenitor cells (CLP)?
lymphocytes (T cells, B cells) and natural killer cells
What cells differentiate into erythrocytes?
CMP cells to MEP cells under the influence of erythropoietin, IL-3, and IL-4
What is erythropoiesis regulated by?
erythropoietin (EPO)
When is EPO secreted?
low oxygen saturation
What does EPO target?
surface receptors of ErP
What is required for terminal differentiation to erythroid lineage?
GATA-1
proerythroblast
relatively large cell with a large, spherical nucleus with 1-2 nucleoli
cytoplasm is basophilic
basophilic erythroblast
small nucleus, cytoplasm with strong basophilia (polyribosomes synthesize Hb)
accumulation of Hb gradually changes staining reaction (eosin)
polychromatophilic erythroblast
acidophilic and basophilic staining of cytoplasm
can have distinct pink and purple regions, or blend to gray or lilac color
nucleus is smaller than basophilic erythroblast and heterchromatin can have checkerboard pattern
orthochromatophilic erythroblast (normoblast)
increaased acidophilic cytoplasm and dense nucleus
slightly larger than mature RBC
no longer capable of division
will extrude nucleus and pass into sinusoids
polychromatophilic erythrocyte
slight basophilia to typically eosinophilic cells
few polyribosomes synthesizing Hb retained
special stains highlight polyribosomes, reticulocytes
1-2% of total RBC count
What increases if RBCs increase?
reticulocytes
What is the progression of erythropoiesis?
erythropoietin-sensitive erythrocyte-committed progenitors (ErP/CFU-E)–>proerythroblast (promonoblast) –> basophilic erythroblast (basophilic normoblast) –> polychromatophilic erythroblast (polychromatophilic normoblast) –> orthochromatic erythroblast (normoblast) –> polychromatic erythrocyte (reticulocyte)
Where are platelets produced?
bone marrow
What are platelets formed from?
common myeloid progenitor (CMP) cells
What stimulates CMP cells to differentiate into megakaryocyte/erythrocyte progenitor (MEP) cells?
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-3
What do MEP cells turn into in thrombopoiesis?
megakaryocyte-committed progenitor cell (MKP or CFU-Meg)
What do MKPs turn into?
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
large cell with non-lobed nucleus
What occurs in megakaryoctes?
successive endomitoses without karyokinesis nor cytokinesis