2.1.2 Hypersensitivity Flashcards
What is a hypersensitivity?
Excessive or aberrant pathologic immune reactions
What is the Gel and Coombs classification for Type I hypersensitivities?
Immediate hypersensitivity Mast cell-derived mediators
What is the Gel and Coombs classification for Type II hypersensitivities?
Antibody-mediated cytotoxicity IgM or IgG antibodies against cell surface or extracellular matrix antigens
What is the Gel and Coombs classification for Type III hypersensitivities?
Immune complex-mediated diseases Deposition of immune complexes in vascular basement membrane. Soluble Ags
What is the Gel and Coombs classification for Type IV hypersensitivities?
T cell-mediated T cells and autoimmunity
Type I hypersensitivity is mediated by what?
IgE-mast cell
Type I hypersensitivities are characterized by what?
Allergy or atopy; Rapid vascular leakage (inflammation); Hay fever, food allergies, asthma, or anaphylaxis
Upon activation Mast cells degranulate, what are they releasing?
Histamine
What are some of the lipid mediators that mast cells release?
Prostaglandin and leukotrienes
What is an important cytokine that mast cells release when activated?
TNF-alpha
What is the pathway that happens in a type I hypersensitivity upon exposure to pollen?
First exposure to the allergen will cause binding to the B cell. This will lead to signaling to the Th2 cells and stimulate IgE class switching in B cells. IgE will be produced, and will bind to the Fc-epsilon-RI on mast cells. Upon second exposure to this allergen, the allergen will bind to multiple receptors on the mast cell signaling for the release of mediators.
Upon FceRI crosslinking by antigen on a mast cell what signaling occurs?
Phosphorylation of Lyn kinase then subsequent phosphorylation of Syk kinase
Phosphorylated Syk will carry out what function?
Phosphorylation of PLC-gamma
PLC-gamma activation will then do what in mast cells?
Create IP3 and DAG
What will occur upon IP3 activation?
Activation will lead to Ca2+ mobilization from ER stores and thus degranulation
Activation of DAG will have what effect in mast cells?
This will lead to activation of PKC, which will affect transcription factors that will lead to the release of cytokines.
MAPK activation in the mast cells will have what effects?
MAPK will activate phospholipid A which will then mediate lipid mediators
Release of ECF-A/NCF-A by mast cells leads to what?
Chemotaxis for eosinophils and neutrophils
Release of TNF-alpha/IL-1 by mast cells leads to what?
ICAM-1 upregulation
Release of PAF by mast cells does what?
Aids in platelet aggregation
Release of heparin granules by mast cells does what?
This helps with anticoagulation
How do mast cells mediate complement activation?
Protease (granules) cleavage of C3a, 4a and 5a
IL-3 and IL-4 release by mast cells is intended for what?
Mast cell survival