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Production of Blood Cells



Cellular Formation, Proliferation, Differentiation and Maturation of Blood Cells

Hematopoiesis

Yolk Sac=>


Liver=>


Spleen=>


Thymus=>


Lymph Node=>


BM

As early as 19th day gestation in the blood islands of the yolk sac of the human embryo blood pxn starts

Mesoblastic Stage

Blood Islands remain active for


8-12 Weeks


Hematopoietic activity confined to erythropoiesis

First Blood Cell produced by developing embryo

Erythrocytes/RBCs

Embryonic Hemoglobins:

1. GOWER 1


-2 Zeta, 2 Epsilon



2. GOWER 2


-2 Alpha, 2Epsilon



3. PORTLAND


-2 Zeta, 2 Gamma

ZAZ


EEG

3rd month Yolk Sac discontinues its role, Fetal Liver becomes active



Also active Spleen, thymus, lymph nodes



Erythrocytes & Granulocytes in pxn

Hepatic Stage

End of 4th month primitive cells disappearing, Inc in more definitive erythroblasts, granulo, & megakaryo

Between 5th and 6th month gestation the BM become the primary site of hematopoiesis



At Birth, BM primary source of cell pxn

Myeloid Stage

Sternum (Flat Bones) - BM Primary Site for Hematopoiesis



Iliac Crest - Safest most accessible site for BM Biopsy

Normal Myeloid to Erythroid Ratio (M:E)

2:1 - 4:1

Inc in:


1. Infection (6:1)


2. Leukemia

Normocellular Marrow for Adult:

Fat/Yellow Marrow:


10 - 50%



Hematopoietic Elements/Red Marrow:


40-60% Av: 50%


Child Under 2 yrs has


100% Red Marrow



Retrogression


-Replacement of active BM by adipose cells

Marrow Differential


Recommended Count _______


Preffered Count ________

500


1000

Predominant Cell in the adult BM: Metamyelocytes/Juvenile

Marker for Lymphoid, Pan T Cells

CD2, CD3

CD4


- Helper/Inducer T Cells


CD8


- Suppressor/Cytotoxic T Cells

Marker for


Pan Myeloid

CD13

CD33


-Pan Myeloid Cells

Marker for Monocytes

CD11c, CD14

Marker for Lymphoid, Pan B Cells

CD19


CD20

Stem Cell Marker


(Lymphoid & Myeloid Precursor)

CD34

Stem Cells <1% of cells in BM

Marker for


NK Cells

CD16, CD56

Common ALL Antigen

CD10

CALLA

Primary regulator of Erythropoiesis

Erythropoietin (EPO)

Pronormoblasts to Retics:


3-5 Days



Retics remian in the BM for:


1-2 Days before being released to the circulation



In Peripheral Circulation Retics continue to Mature for:


1 Day

Erythropoiesis:

1. Pronormoblast/


Rubriblast


2. Basophilic Normoblast/


Prorubricyte


3. Polychromatophilic Normoblast/


Rubricyte


4. Orthochromatophilic Normoblast/


Metarubricyte


5. Polychromatophilic Erythrocyte/


Reticulocyte


6. Mature Erythrocyte

Deeply Basophilic Cytoplasm


Perinuclear Halo lighter area around nucleus


N/C Ratio: 8:1


Fine Chromatin

Pronormoblast/


Rubriblast

Intensely Basophilic Cytoplasm


Chromatin Pattern Slighlty Coarser


N/C Ratio: 6:1

Basophilic Normoblast/


Prorubricyte

Last stage capable of Cell Division



Start of Hgb Pxn (Blue-gray/Pink-gray cytoplasm)



More condensed;


chromatin pattern is coarse & clumped


Distinct Parachromatin


N/C Ratio: 4:1

Polychromatophilic Normoblast/


Rubricyte

Last nucleated stage



Pyknotic Nucleus, Partially extruded from the cell



Pinker Cytoplasm (Inc Hgb Pxn)


N/C Ratio: 1:2



NUCLEUS EJECTED

Orthochromatophilic Normoblast/ Metarubricyte

Pink to slight pinkish gray



Contains a fine basophilic reticulum of RNA



Diffusely Basophilic

Polychromatophilic Erythrocyte/Reticulocyte

Pink Color



Non-nucleated, round, biconcave cell

Mature Erythrocyte

How many erythrocytes are produced from each pronormoblast

16 Erythrocytes

Life Span:


120 Days +/- 20 Days

Granulocytic Series:

1. Myeloblast


2. Promyelocyte


3. Myelocyte


4. Metamyelocyte


5. Band


6. Mature Granulocyte


-Segmented Neutro


-Eos


-Baso


Cytoplasm Moderate Blue in Color



Smooth, Non-granular



Extremely Fine Chromatin



N/C Ratio: 4:1

Myeloblast

Pale Blue to Basophilic Cytoplasm



Appearance of Primary/Non-specific Granules



N/C Ratio: 2:1

Promyelocyte

Last stage capable of cell division



Appearance of Secondary/Specific Granules



N/C Rtaio: 1:1

Myelocyte

Neutro Myelocyte:


PINK SPECIFIC GRANULES



Eosinophil Metamyelocyte:


ORANGE SPECIFIC GRANULES



Basophil Myelocyte:


DARK BLUE-PURPLE GRANULES

Indented/Kidney-shaped Nucleus



Chromatin is coarse and clumped and stains dark purple



Full Complement of Specific Granules



Not anymore Capable of Mitosis



Predominant Cell in Adult BM

Metamyelocyte (Juvenile)

Neutrophil Metamyelocyte:


PINKER & more numerous granules



Eosinophil Metamyelocyte:


BRIGHTER ORANGE



Basophil Metamyelocyte:


DARK PURPLE TO BLACK

Youngest stage to normally appear in peripheral blood



Elongated/Sausage/Curved Nucleus

BAND

Pink to rose-violet specific granules



2-5 Lobes



Coarse, clumped chromatin pattern

Segmented Neutrophil

Ferrata Cell

Large, reddish orange granules



Usually has 2 Lobes



Coarse, clumped chromatin Pattern

Eosinophil

Inc in the Afternoon




Primary Suppression of Immune Response

Dark purple to blue-black granules



Water Soluble Granules



Unsegmented or Bilobed, rarely has 3-4 lobes

Basophil

Rare: 0-1%



Effector Cell of Type 1 Hypersensitivity

Monopoiesis:

1. Monoblast


2. Promonocyte


(Resemble Neutrophil Band)


3. Monocyte

Monocyte


- Largest cell in Peripheral Bld


- Abundant blue-gray cytoplasm, Many Fine azurophilic granules, ground glass appearance


- Round, kidney, Horse-shoe shaped


- Brain-like convolutions


- Skein-like strands of Chromatin


- Differentiate to become macrophages

Lymphopoiesis:

1. Lymphoblast


2. Prolymphocyte


3. Mature Lymphocyte


-Small Lymphocyte


-Medium Lymphocyte


-Large Lymphocyte

Small Lymphocyte


- Thin rim around nucleus


- Moderate - Dark Blue Cytoplasm



Medium Lymphocyte


- More abundant cytoplasm


- Pale to moderately blue



Large Lymphocyte


- Abundant cytoplasm


- Clear, very pale blue

Derived from BM



Differentiates into plasma cells secretes Igs



Humoral Immunity

B Lymphocytes

Mature in Thymus



Interact w/ antigens to form specific effector cells



Cellular Immunity

T Lymphocytes

Morphologically resemble Large Granular Lymphocytes (LGL)



Destruction of Tumor and virus infected cells without Ag specificity or prior sensitization

Null Lymphocytes/


NK Cells

Lack characteristic of Mature T & B lymphocytes

NK Cells exposed to IL2 which acts against cancer

Lymphokine-Activated Killer (LAK) Cells

Cells mistaken as Lymphocytes:

1. Monocytes


2. Blasts


3. Rubricytes

Plasma Cells:

1. Plasmablast


2. Proplasmacyte


3. Plasmacyte/Plasma Cell

Plasmablast


- Basophilic Cytoplasm


- Red/Pink Cyst, Flame



Proplasmacyte


- Intensely Basophilic


- HOF/Perinuclear Halo



Plasmacyte/Plasma Cell


- Deeply Basophilic


- Cart-wheel-like pattern Nucleus

Each megakaryocyte generally produces _____________ Platelets

2,000 - 4,000 Platelets

Megakaryocyte


- Cell w/c gives rise to blood platelets

It takes how many days for megakaryocyte to mature in the BM

4-5 Days

Hormone produced by the liver & kidney which influences maturation of platelets

Thrombopoietin (TPO)

Megakaryopoiesis/


Thrombopoiesis

1. Megakaryoblast


2. Promegakaryocyte


3. Granular Megakaryocyte


4. Mature Megakaryocyte (Metamegakaryocyte)


5. Platelet (Thrombocyte)

Megakaryoblast


- Where endomitosis Starts


Promegakaryocyte


- Where Endomitosis (nuclear division w/out cytodivision) ends

Invagination of the plasma membrane that becomes the future site of platelet fragmentation

Demarcating System (DMS)

Platelets life span once released to the peripheral blood

9-12 Days

2/3 of Plts are in the


1/3 of Plts are in the

BLOOD


SPLEEN

Platelet Factors:


PF3


- Platelet phospholipid needed for proper platelet function


PF4


- Neutralizes Heparin

Contains coarse clumps of granules aggregating into little bundles, bud off from the periphery to become platelets



Multiple Nuclei

Mature Megakaryocyte/Metamegakaryocytes

40-120 um

Programmed Cell Death


Cell Shrinkage


Condensation of Nucleus

Apoptosis

Cell Swelling


Karyolysis


Pathologic

Necrosis

Light Blue to purple cytoplasm



Very Granular

Platelet/ Thrombocyte

Consists of 2 Parts:


Chromomere


- Granular, located centrally



Hyalomere


- Surrounds the chromomere and is non-granular and clear to light blue

Start of Endomitosis:

LD-Meg (New Rodak)


MK-1 (Old Rodak)

Four Areas of Platelet Structure:

1. Peripheral Zone


2. Sol-gel Zone


3. Organelle Zone


4. Membranous System

Responsible for Platelet Adhesion and Aggregation

Peripheral Zone

Adhesion - Plt to Blood vessel surface


Aggregation - Platelet to Platelet



Consists of:


1. Glycocalyx


2. Plasma Membrane


3. Sub-membranous Area

External Surface of the platelet



Composed of glycoproteins including coag factors 5, 8 & Fibrinogen

Glycocalyx

Important in plt reactions w/ thrombin, vWF, & Fibrinogen

Lies beneath glycocalyx



Composed of a bilayer of asymmetrically distributed phospholipids embedded w/ integral proteins, arachidonic acid is a major component

Plasma Membrane

GpIb - receptor for vWF


GP IIb & IIIa - Receptors for fibrinogen

Provide a cytoskeleton to maintain platelet shape, a contractile system

Sol-Gel Zone

Consists of:


1. Microfilaments


2. Microtubules

Contain the proteins actin & myosin



Upon stimulation of platelet, will interact to form Actomyosin (Thrombosthenin)

Microfilaments

Actomyosin (Thrombosthenin)


- A contractile protein, important in clot retraction

Composed of protein tubulin, which maintains the platelet's disc shape

Microtubules

Responsible for platelet aggregation and Generation of ATP

Organelle Zone

Consists of:


1. Alpha Granules


2. Dense Bodies


3. Mitochondria


4. Lysosomal Granules

Important for ATP Synthesis for platelet metabolism

Mitochondria

Contain ACP & Hydrolytic Enzymes

Lysosomal Granules

Membranous System:

1. Dense Tubular System


2. Surface Connecting System (Open Canlicular System)

Derived from the smooth reticulum and sequesters (holds) calcium for platelet activation processes



Also synthesizes prostaglandins

Dense Tubular System

Control System



Site of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism to form TXA2

Invagination of the plasma membrane, acts as canal for the release of the granule constituents and cytoplasm to the exterior of the platelet

Surface Connecting System (Open Canalicular System)

Also involved in Platelet Phagocytosis

The hemoglobin molecule is composed of four subunits, each containing

Heme (4)


Globin (4)

*1 Heme Carries 1 Mole of Oxygen

Synthesis of Heme begins in the

Mitochondria

With the formation of


D-ALA from


Glycine &


Succinyl Coenzyme A

Chromosome 16


codes for

Alpha


Zeta

Chromosome 11


codes for

1. Gamma


2. Beta


3. Epsilon


4. Delta

GBED

Newborn & Adult Hemoglobins

1. HbA1


2 Alpha, 2 Beta


2. HbA2


2 Alpha, 2 Delta


3. HbF (Fetal)


2 Alpha, 2 Gamma

ABADAG

Influence of pH on the release of oxygen from Hgb

Bohr Effect

Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Sigmoidal

Indicates Low Hgb Affinity for oxygen @ low oxygen tension & high affinity for oxygen at high oxygen tension

Shift to the Right

Inc Blood Temp, 2,3 DPG, CO2


Dec pH

Decreased Affinity for O2

Shift to the Left

Inc pH, HbF admixture


Dec Blood Temp, 2,3 DPG, CO2

Increased Affinity for O2

Gives Blood a Cherry Red Color



Light Sensitive



Increase Conc shifts the Hgb-O2 Dissociation Curve to the LEFT



Cannot bind & Carry Oxygen



Hgb bound to Carbon Monoxide

Carboxyhemoglobin

Pink CSF


Quantitated by:


1. Differential Spectrophotometry


2. Gas Chromatography

Oxygen derivative in which the Ferrous iron is not oxidized to Ferric state resulting to inability to combine reversibly w/ oxygen



Gives Blood a Chocolate Brown discoloration

Methemobglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi)

Other Causes:


1. Methgb Reductase Def


2. Chem/Drugs (Chlorate, Nitrate, Nitrite)


3. Hgb M



*Quantitated using Spectrophotometry

An abnormal Hgb that may also be responsible for Methgbinemia noted at birth or in the first few months of life



Px is Cyanotic

Hgb M

Treated w/ Methylene Blue

Mixture of oxidized, partially denatured forms of Hgb that form during oxidative lysis



Blood is Mauve-Lavander color



Irreversible

Sulfhemoglobin

Quantitated by Spectro

Reported in Pxs:


1. Treatment w/ sulfonamides or aromatic amine drugs (Phenacitin, Acetanilid)



2. Severe Constipation



3. C. perfringens Infection



4. Enterogenous Cyanosis

Sulfhemoglobin

Maintains the iron in its ferrous state for it to be functional

Methgb Reductase

Cyanmethgb Method can measure all forms of oxygen exc:

Sulfhemoglobin

Adult Hgb Normal Distribution

HbA1 >/= 95%


HbA2 1.5-3%


HbF <1-2%

Neonatal Hgb Normal Distribution

HbF 60-80%


HbA 20-40%

Multi-CSF



Multi-Lineage



Colony Stimulating Factor



Stimulates Hematopoietic Cells

IL-3

Most potent phagocytic Cell



Most efficient APC



From:


Common Lymphoid Progenitor

Dendritic Cells

Not an End Cell

Monocytes


B Cells

Rodak: B Cells