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Anemia
Definition Subnormal hemoglobin concentration Subnornal red cell count Subnormal volume of packed red cells
Classifying Anemia
Morphologic approach Kinetic approach
Erythrocyte Indices
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 79-94 fL 27-33 pg 32-36 g/dL
ANEMIA
Erythrocyte Indices
Outline
Iron metabolism Iron deficiency Anemia of chronic disease
Iron Balance
Dietary Iron Iron Absorbed Iron Lost 20-25 mg 1 mg 1 mg
GUT LUMEN INTESTINAL ABSORPTION PLASMA TRANSFERRIN IRON MACROPHAGE LIVER CIRCULATING ERYTHROCYTES MARROW ERYTHROID PRECURSORS
The Players
CELLS Enterocyte Macrophage Hepatocyte Erythrocyte
Enterocyte
++
Hepatocyte
++
Macrophage
++
Hp
1 mg
+++
5 mg
++
22 mg
++
Cp
+++
Tf
The Players
PROTEINS
Plasma
Ceruloplasmin Transferrin Ferritin Hepcidin
Cell Associated
Iron reductase DMT1 Ferroportin Hephaestin Tf receptor Ferritin (Hepcidin)
Iron Absorption
Lumen ++ Reductase +++
N N
N N
DMT1
++ Cytoplasm Ferritin
HEME OX
++
Cytosol
++
++
Plasma
++
Hp
Cp +++
+++
Tf
Transferrin Saturation
Women Men
10
20
30
40
50
% transferrin saturation
DMT1
++
++ ++ ++
++ ++
Ferrochelatase
Iron
N N Fe N N
Protoporphyrin
The Macrophage
Uptake of senescent red cells Lysis of senescent red cells Release of heme from globin Heme oxygenase reaction Storage of iron in ferritin Release of iron to plasma
Heme Oxygenase
O2 Iron
N N Fe N N
++
CYTOPLASM
++
Cp
+++
PLASMA
Tf
Hepatocyte
Hepcidin Fe Ferritin Fe
Hepcidin
1. Antimicrobial peptide secreted by the liver during inflammation 2. Member of family of defensins 3. Highly disulfide linked
hepcidin
SPLEEN
he pc id in
idin hepc
PLACENTA
DUODENUM
IL-6
Iron Deficiency
Causes Blood Loss
Hemoglobinuria Rapid growth
GUT LUMEN INTESTINAL ABSORPTION PLASMA TRANSFERRIN IRON MACROPHAGE LIVER CIRCULATING ERYTHROCYTES MARROW ERYTHROID PRECURSORS
JENSEN WN, GUBLER CJ, CARTWRIGHT GE, WINTROBE MM. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1952 May;80(1):33-6.