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1
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2 categories of laboratory methods for complement detection

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1) Measurement of components as antigens in serum
2) Measurement of functional activity

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What methods are most frequently used to measure individual complement components?

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Radial Immunodiffusion and Nephelometry

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3
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can also be used to measure individual complement components (CH50)

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ELISA

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4
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What is the Hemolytic Titration assay used for?

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It is the most commonly used assay for the classical pathway

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5
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measuring the amount of patient serum required to lyse 50% of a standardized concentration of antibody-sensitized sheep erythrocytes.

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Hemolytic Titration assay

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6
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Hemolytic Titration assay is also known as

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CH50 Assay

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7
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Titer expressed in the Hemolytic Titration assay?

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The titer is expressed in CH50 units

which is the reciprocal of the dilution that is able to lyse 50% of the sensitized cells.

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8
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What is the purpose of adding magnesium chloride and EGTA in the buffer?

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These substances chelate calcium, which blocks classical pathway activation.

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9
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EGTA stands for

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ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid

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10
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What can decreased levels of complement components or activity indicate?

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They may be caused by decreased production, consumption, or in vitro consumption.

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11
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What are the specimen collection requirements for complement testing?

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Blood should be collected in a clot tube with no serum separator, spun down, and the serum should be placed on dry ice if not tested within 1-2 hours.

56 degree for 30 mins

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12
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What is the indicator used in the Complement Fixation Test?

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Sheep RBC coated with anti-sheep antibody / Amboceptor / Hemolysin.

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13
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What does a positive result in the Complement Fixation Test indicate?

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No hemolysis

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14
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What does a negative result in the Complement Fixation Test indicate?

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With hemolysis

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15
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What is the procedure for centrifugation in the context of complement testing?

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Centrifuge more than once, and after centrifugation, heat at 56°C for 30 minutes.

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16
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What are cytokines?

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chemical messengers that regulate the immune system

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17
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both innate immunity and the adaptive response to infection

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Cytokines

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18
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Cytokines

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small proteins produced by several different types of cells.

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19
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What are lymphokines?

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produced by T cells.

20
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What are monokines?

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produced by monocytes/macrophages.

21
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Cytokines are NOT produced by B cells

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TRUE

22
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What induces the production of cytokines?

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In response to the binding of stimuli, such as bacterial lipopolysaccharides or flagellin, to specific cell receptors.

Or recognition of foreign antigens

23
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What are the effects of cytokines?

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regulate growth, differentiation, and gene expression by many different cell types, including leukocytes.

24
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What is autocrine activity?

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stimulation affecting the same cell that secreted the cytokine.

25
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What is paracrine activity?

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activities affecting a target cell in close proximity.

26
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What is endocrine activity?

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systemic activities where cytokines are secreted to circulation and affect distant cells.

27
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Cytokines effects are achieved to 3:

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autocrine

paracrine

endocrine

28
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What is pleiotropy in cytokines?

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when a single cytokine can have many different actions.

29
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What is redundancy in cytokines?

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occurs when many cytokines share receptor subunits.

30
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What can cytokine storms lead to?

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lead to shock, multiorgan failure, or even death.

31
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What are the major classifications of cytokines?

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  1. Interleukins (IL)
  2. Interferons (IFN)
  3. Chemokines
  4. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
  5. Colony stimulating factors (CSF)
  6. Transforming growth factor (TGF)
32
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What are major anti-inflammatory cytokines?

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TGF-B, IL-10, IL-13 and IL-35.

33
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What are major inflammatory cytokines?

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TNF-a, IL-1, IL-6, and IFN-Gamma.

34
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Eosinophilic chemotactic

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IL-5

35
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Neutrophil chemotactic

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IL-8

36
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IL2

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CD2

37
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HSC

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IL3

38
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Basophil

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IL4

39
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maturation of B and T cell

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IL7

40
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IL6 with IL1

A

?

41
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IL-6
IL11
Leukemia inhibitory factor
Oncostatin M
Ciliary neuurotrophic factor
Cardiotrophin

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Utilizes Gp130

42
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Cytokines act in network, complement and enhance each other

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Synergistic reaction

43
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Cytokines counteract action of another cytokine

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Antagonism

44
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Cytokines of Innate immune response

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Chemokines
Interferon type 1
IL1
IL6
IL10
IL12
IL15
IL18
TNF

45
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Cytokines of Adaptive immune response

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TGF-Beta
IL10
IL13
IL35

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