3. Sites of Haemopoiesis
• Yolk sac
• Liver and spleen
• Bone marrow
– Gradual replacement
of active (red) marrow
by inactive (fatty)
tissue
– Expansion can occur
during increased need
for cell production
10. Haemopoietic growth factors
• Glycoprotein hormones
• GM-CSF
• Granulocyte-Macrophage colony stimulating factor
• G-CSF
Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
• M-CSF
• Macrophage colony stimulating factor
• Erythropoietin(kidney)
• Erythropoiesis stimulating hormone
(These factors have the capacity to stimulate the proliferation of their target
progenitor cells when used as a sole source of stimulation)
• Thrombopoietin(liver)
• Stimulates megakaryopoiesis
11. Haemopoietic growth factors cont.
• Cytokines
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
IL 1 (Interleukin 1)
IL 3
IL 5
IL 6
TNF
SCF (Stem cell factor, also known as kit-ligand)
TGF-β/IFN-γ-Negative effect
13. Erythropoiesis and erythrocytes
• Lifespan – 120 days
• Non nucleated
• Biconcave disc
• Production regulated by Epo
• Needs Fe, B12, folate & other
elements for development
18. Thrombopoiesis
• Platelet play a major
role in primary
hemostasis
• Life span 7-10 days
• Production, fragmentati
on of cytoplasm
• Megakaryocytes
undergoes endomitotic
division
19. Summary
• Normal haemopoiesis is necessary for the
survival
• It is under the control of multiple factors
• Normal bone marrow environment is
necessary for normal haemopoiesis
• Decreased production results in cytopenias
24. Leukemia
• Acute leukemias: rapid onset, rapid death if
treatment is not successful
• Chronic leukemias: natural history measured
in years, even without initial treatment
25. Two-hit model of leukemogenesis
Loss of function of
transcription factors needed
for differentiation
eg. FLT3, c-KIT mutations
N- and K-RAS mutations
BCR-ABL
TEL-PDGF R
eg. AML1-ETO
CBF -SMMHC
PML-RAR
differentiation
block
Gain of function mutations of
tyrosine kinases
+
enhanced
proliferation
Acute
Leukemia
32. Classification of acute leukemias
ALL
AML
• mainly children
• curable in 85% of
children
• curable in minority of
adults
• mainly adults
• curable in minority of
adults
33. Clincal manifestations
• symptoms due to:
– marrow failure
– tissue infiltration
– leukostasis
– constitutional symptoms
– Others- DIC (acute promyelocytic leukaemia)
• usually short duration of symptoms
35. Infiltration of tissues/organs
• enlargement of liver, spleen, lymph nodes
• gum hypertrophy
• bone pain
• other organs: CNS, skin, testis, any organ
38. Principles of treatment
• combination chemotherapy
– first goal is complete remission
– further Rx to prevent relapse
• supportive medical care
– transfusions, antibiotics, nutrition
• psychosocial support
– patient and family
39. CML
•
•
•
•
Clonal disorder of pluripotent stem cell
Philadelphia chromasome t(9,22)
Enhanced thyrosine kinase activity(TK)
Clnical features: due to
hypermetabolism, splenomegaly,BMF,leukosta
sis
Treatment-TKI
46. HEMOSTASIS
Definition
• Hemostasis: drives from the Greek
meaning “The stoppage of blood flow”.
• Components involved in haemostasis
*Blood vessel
*Platelets
*Coagulation factors
*Coagulation inhibitors
*Fibrinolysis