HEMOSTASISSecondary hemostasis

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Also called the fibrin forming coagulation system

The purpose is to reinforce the platlet plug System mediated by many coagulation

factors present in an inactive form in blood.Factors are assigned Roman numerals, I through

XIII Assigned in order of discovery, not place in reaction

sequence Each one has one or more common names or synonyms Roman numeral followed by letter “a” indicates the

activated form of the factor All are produced in the liver. The von Willebrand factor is

also produced in endothelial cells and megakaryocytes.

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Are divided into three categories based on hemostatic function Substrate –fibrinogen (Factor I), which is the

main substrate used to make fibrin Co-factors – accelerate enzymatic reactions

(factors V and VIII, HK, S, and C) Enzymes

Serine proteases in active formTransaminase in active form

Coagulation factors are also classified by physical properties

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Contact proteins Factors XII, and XI, Prekallikrein (PK), and

Kininogen (HMWK) Involved in earliest phases of clotting Partially consumed during coagulation Found in serumAlso involved in Fibrinolysis, kinin formation, activation of

complement, inflammationCongenital deficiencies Often asymptomatic, except XI deficiency

which usually results in a mild bleeding disorder

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Prothrombin Group Vitamin-K Dependant Clotting Factors Factors-II, -VII, -IX, -X, Prt C and S (and Z) All contain γ-carboxyglutamic acid

Critical for Ca++ binding properties Need Ca++ to bind to phospholipid surface

All but Factor-II found in serum Drugs that act as antagonists to Vitamin K

(Warfarin and Coumadin) inhibit the Vitamin K dependent carboxylation of glutamic acid

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Fibrinogen Group Thrombin-Sensitive Clotting Factors

Factors I (fibrinogen), -V, -VIII, and -XIII All are acted upon by thrombin in the process of blood

coagulation None found in serum

The cascade theory of blood coagulation Involves a series of biochemical reactions Transforms circulating substances into an

insoluble gel through conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin

Requires Plasma proteins Phospholipids calcium

CASCADE THEORY OF COAGULATION Each coagulation factor is converted to an active

form by the preceeding factor in the cascade Calcium participates in some of the reactions as

a co-factor The blood coagulation cascade occurs on cell

surface membranes. Clotting factors bind to the phospholipid

membrane surface and rearrange until a complex including enzyme, substrate, and cofactor is formed.

Subendothelial tissue exposed with vascular injury and platlet surface provide the critical membranes

The membrane localizes the reaction to the site of injury

SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Three different complexes assemble on the phospholipid membrane

The pathways for the formation of these complexes are Intrinsic Extrinsic Common -Both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

converge to share factors in the common pathway Both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways require

initiation Intrinsic - all factors involved in clot formation are in the

vascular compartment Extrinsic- is initiated when a tissue factor not found in

blood enters the vascular system

COMPLEXES ON MEMBRANE

Common pathway

Intrinsic pathwayExtrinsic pathway

Fibrin formation

EXTRINSIC PATHWAY

The extrinsic pathway is initiated when there is an injury to a blood vessel wall

In the presence of the tissue factor released from the injured nonvascular tissue (factor III or thromboplastin) and calcium (factor IV), factor VII is activated to factor VIIa

Factor VIIa activates factor X to Xa Factor VIIa can also activate factor IX

in the intrinsic pathway to IXa

EXTRINSIC PATHWAY

INTRINSIC PATHWAY

Is initiated following exposure to negatively charged foreign substances such as collagen, subendothelium, or phospholipids.

Factor XII is activated to XIIa. XIIa then interacts with the contact factors,

prekallikrein and kininogen, to activate Factor XI to XIa

XIa then activates Factor IX to IXa in the presence of Ca++

IXa participates along with co-factor VIII:C, Ca++, and PF3 (a source of phospholipids), to activate Factor X which leads to the generation of thrombin

IXa -factor VIIIa-phospholipid-Ca++ is called the tenase complex

INTRINSIC PATHWAY

The complex of IXa, VIIIa, X, PF3,and Ca++ assembles on the surface of activated platlets (supply the phospholipid).

The surface provides the protective environment for the enzymatic reactions to occur

In plasma, VIII circulates as a complex in association with C which has the procoagulant activity and von Willebrand factor (vWF) which functions as a carrier protein.

VIII requires enhancement by the generated enzyme thrombin to amplify its activity

INTRINSIC PATHWAY

COMMON PATHWAY

Intrinsic and extrinsic pathways Converge on the common pathway Both pathways activate Factor-X to Xa

Xa in the presence of Factor V, Ca++ and phospholipid converts prothrombin (Factor II) to its active form thrombin (IIa)

Thrombin then feeds back to activate factors VIII and V, converts fibrinogen to soluble fibrin, and helps to stabilize the fibrin monomer by converting factor XIII to XIIIa.

XIIIa cross-links the fibrin monomers to form a stable fibrin polymer

F-Xa, F-Va, PL, Ca++ (Prothrombinase Complex)

Prothrombin Thrombin

Fragment 1.2

Thrombin F-XIIIa

Fibrinogen Fibrin Cross-linked Fibrin

FP-AFP-B

F-XIII

Once generated, thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin and activates F-XIII

COMMON PATHWAY

FIBRINOGEN

3 stages of conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin Proteolysis

Thrombin cleavage of fibrinogen results in fibrin monomers

Polymerization Spontaneous self-assembly into fibrin polymers

Stabilization Introduction of covalent bonds into fibrin polymers by

XIIIa

THROMBIN ACTION

COAGULATION PATHWAY

COAGULATION CASCADE

THROMBIN Thrombin plays a central role in the

bioregulation of hemostasis in both normal and pathologic conditions.

Thrombin mediated mechanisms in hemostasis include Acts as a potent platlet aggregating and secretion

agent. Amplification of the coagulation mechanism by

activating co-factors V, VIII, and factor XI. Thrombin activation of V and VIII act as a positive

feedback to amplify the generation of more thrombin Cleavage of XIII to XIIIa for fibrin stabilization Complexing with endothelial cell thrombomodulin

to activate protein C Activated protein C inactivates co-factors Va and VIIIa,

slowing down thrombin formation Stimulation of tissue repair

INHIBITION OF COAGULATION

Antithrombin is a potent physiologic inhibitor of thrombin, factors Xa, IXa, XIa, and XIIa, activated protein C, and kallikrein

In the presence of heparin, the inactivation of thrombin and Xa by AT is significantly increased

INHIBITOR PATHWAY OF COAGULATION

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Sequence after vessel injury Vasoconstriction

Controlled by vessel smooth muscle; enhanced by chemicals secreted by platelets

Platelet adhesion Adhesion to exposed subendothelial connective tissue

Platelet aggregation Interaction and adhesion of platelets to one another to form

initial plug at injury site

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS

Sequence cont’d Fibrin-platelet plug

Coagulation factors interact on platelet surface to produce fibrin; fibrin-platelet plug then forms at site of vessel injury

Fibrin stabilization Fibrin clot must be stabilized by F-XIIIa

CELL BASED MODEL OF HEMOSTASIS

Specific cellular receptors for coagulation proteins promote hemostasis which occurs in three overlapping phases Initiation – involves tissue-factor bearing cell and

production of small amounts of thrombin Amplification – involves platlet activation and

sets the stage for large scale throbin production Propagation – the activated platlet surface

protects factor XI and results in an explosive burst of thrombin formation

CELL BASED MODEL OF HEMOSTASIS

FIBRINOLYSIS

Activation of coagulation also activates fibrin lysis Fibrinolysis results in a gradual enzymatic cleavage of

fibrin to soluble fragments Limits the extent of the hemostatic process Reestablishes normal blood flow

Important component Localized activation of plasminogen (PLG) to plasmin Plasmin enzyme system (the fibrinolytic system)

FIBRINOLYSIS

Plasmin Responsible for degradation of fibrin (or

fibrinogen) Distinct protein fragments produced

Fibrin degradation products (FDPs) Sites of plasmin cleavage

Similar in fibrin and fibrinogen Plasmin also destroys factors V, VIII and other

coagulation factors

PLASMIN ACTION

KININ AND COMPLEMENT SYSTEMS

The kinin system is also activated by both coagulation and fibrinolytic systems The kinin system is important in inflammation,

vascular permeability, and chemotaxis The complement system is activated by

plasmin

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF COAGULATION, FIBRINOLYTIC, KININ, AND COMPLEMENT SYSTEMS

HEMOSTATIC BALANCE

The regulation of hemostatic and fibrinolytic processes is dynamic Balance between

Pro- and anti-hemostatic mediators Pro- and anti-fibrinolytic mediators

Balance can be upset if any components are Inadequate Excessive

Development of thrombi Excessive local or systemic activation of

coagulation Sustained bleeding

Excessive local or systemic fibrinolytic activity

HEMOSTATIC BALANCE

When hemostasis is delayed Either platelet disorder or a coagulation defect

Bleeding episode may be prolonged Imbalance created between

An abnormally slow hemostatic rate A normal rate of fibrinolysis

An inadequate fibrinolytic response May retard lysis of a thrombus and even contribute to

its extension

BALANCE OF CLOTTING AND FIBRINOLYSIS

LABORATORY EVALUATION OF HEMOSTASIS

Bleeding disorders present differently depending upon the causative problem

Platlet disorders present as petechiae and bleeding into mucous membranes because of failure to form the platlet plug

Patients with coagulation defects may develop deep spreading hematomas and bleeding into the joints with evident hematuria because of failure to reinforce the platlet plug.

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LABORATORY EVALUATION

Three different categories of disorders may be found Vascular and platlet disorders Coagulatioin factor deficiencies or specific inhibitors Fibrinolytic disorders

Tests to differentiate between these include Platlet count Peripheral blood smear evaluation Ivy bleeding time (N=2.5-9.5 min) or platlet

function analyzer (PFA) Prothrombin time (PT) – test contains

thromboplastin and calcium chloride and measures measures the extrinsic and common pathways (Normal=11-13 sec)

LABORATORY EVALUATION Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) -

contact activators and a platlet substitute and calcium chloride are added to measure the intrinsic and common pathways (Normal usually 23-35 sec, may vary depending upon analyzer used, reagents used, and patient population)

Thrombin time (TT) – add thrombin and measure the time required for thrombin to convert fibrinogen to fibrin (common pathway) (N=15-22 sec)

Mixing studies with PT and APTT abnormal results -patient plasma is mixed with normal plasma to distinguish between factor deficiencies and coagulation inhibitors If assay is corrected – due to factor deficiency If partially corrected or uncorrected – due to inhibitor

Coagulation factor assays Assays for fibrin degradation products – evidence of

fibrinolysis