4 - Diseases Of The Immune System Flashcards
Refers to the body’s protection against infection
Immunity
Composed of innate and adaptive components
Capable of causing tissue injury
May become exaggerated or depressed
Immune System
Natural, present at birth, cells are always present, non-adapative
Innate immune system
Characterized by inflammation, antiviral defense and sending danger signals
Innate immune system
Major reaction of innate immune system
Inflammation
Developed by exposure to pathogens, specific, normally silent
Adapative
Two components of adaptive immune system
Humoral
Cellular
Primary cells in humoral response
B cells
Primary cells in cellular response
T cells
Three broad categories of the diseases of the immune system
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Autoimmune disease
- Immunologic deficiency syndromes
A disease characterized by abnormal proteins from IgG that accumulates forming insoluble structures and exert obstructive and compressive effects
Amyloidosis
A category of immune system disease that may be
1) elicited by both endogenous and exogenous substances
2) associated with particular susceptible genes
3) caused by imbalance between effector and control mechanisms
Hypersensitivity reactions
Exaggerated immune system
Hypersensitivity reactions
Depressed immune system
Immunologic deficiency syndromes
Self against self
Autoimmune diseases
Four types of hypersensitivity reactions
Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity
Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity
Type III: Immune complex mediated hypersensitivity
Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity
Type of hypersensitivity reactions characterized by rapidly developing immunologic reaction occurring within minutes after the combination of an antigen with antibody bund to mast cells in individuals previously sensitized to the antigen
Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity
Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reaction is mediated by this antibody
IgE
Mechanism of type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Ag + IgE bound to mast cells or basophils ➡️ immediate release of vasoactive amines and other mediators from mast cells and recruitment of inflammatory cells
Mechanism of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions on re-exposure
Allergen binds and crosslink with IgE on mast cells results in:
- Release (degranulation) of preformed vesicles containing primary mediators
- De novo synthesis and release of secondary mediators
Primary mediators of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Histamine, proteases, chemotactic factors
Main mediator responsible for signs and symptoms of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Histamine
Secondary mediators of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Leukotrienes B4, C4, D4 and prostaglandin D2
Two phases of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
- Initial (rapid) response: 5-30mins
2. Second (delayed) phase: 2-24hrs
Mediators of initial response phase
Biogenic amines
Effect of biogenic amines
Bronchial smooth muscle contraction
Increased vascular permeability and dilatation
Increase mucous gland secretion
Mediators of second phase
Lipid mediators: LTB4, C4, D4 & E4, PGD2 and PAF
Cytokine mediators: TNF-alpha, IL-1,3,4,5,6, GM-CSF, chemokines
Effects of Leukotriene C4 and D4
Bronchial smooth muscle contraction
Increase permeability
Effects of prostaglandin D2
Bronchospasm
Increase mucous secretion
Caused tissue damage by releasing major basic protein and cationic proteins
Eosinophils
True or False.
Major basic protein and eosinophil cationic proteins are both toxic to epithelial cells.
True
Effects of IL-3,4,5,6 and GM-CSF
Promote activation of IgE and recruitment of eosinophils
True or False.
Mediators take action on antigen and cause the clinical presentation of allergy
True
Mediator that induces class switching of the lymphocytes to an IgE producing B cell
IL-4
Mediator that activated eosinophils and recruits them to site of infection
IL-5
Receptors where IgE crosslinks with mast cells
FCepsilonR1
Two subtypes of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
- Local immmediate hypersensitivity
2. Systemic anaphylaxis
Subtype of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity that affects a specific organ, exemplified by atopic allergies, and have hereditary predisposition
Local immediate hypersensitivity reactions
True or False.
In local immediate hypersensitivity reactions, affected individuals tend to develop local type I responses to common allergens due to increase IgE and IL-4 producing TH2 cells.
True
Symptoms of local immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Utricaria, allergic rhinitis, asthma and nasal catarrh
Subtype of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity that affects multiple organs, follows a parenteral or oral administration of an allergen (e.g. penicillin, peanuts, toxins, shellfish) and is more severe or may be fatal
Systemic anaphylaxis
Symptoms of systemic anaphylaxis
Pruritus, utricaria, erythema within minutes after exposure ➡️ bronchoconstriction, laryngeal edema, obstruction, hypotensive shock ➡️ death
Type of hypersensitivity reaction that is mediated by antibodies against intrinsic antigens or extrinsic agents adsorbed on cell surfaces or ECM
Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Main antibodies involved in Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
IgG and IgM
Mechanism of Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
IgG or IgM + Ag bound to cell surface or ECM ➡️ phagocytosis and lysis ➡️ tissue injury due to inflammation
Three major pathways of Type II: Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
IIa. Opsonization, complement- and Fc-mediated phagocytosis
IIb. Complement- and Fc-receptor-mediated inflammation
IIc. Antibody-mediated cellular dysfunction
Components of the complement system that act as opsonins
C3b and C5b
True or False.
Complement activation causes neutrophils and macrophages to attack Ag which release ROS and substances that induce inflammation
True
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: RBC membrane proteins
Mechanism: IIa opsonization and phagocytosis of erythrocytes
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: Platelet membrane proteins (GpIIb:IIa or GpIb/IX)
Mechanism: IIa opsonization and phagocytosis of platelets
Goodpasture syndrome
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: Noncollagenous proteins in basement membrane of alveoli and glomeruli
Mechanism: IIb complement and Fc receptor mediated inflammation
Myasthenia gravis
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: Acetylcholine receptor
Mechanism: IIc Ab inhibits Ach binding; down-regulates receptor
Graves disease (hyperthyroidism) Target antigen: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Mechanism: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Target antigen: TSH receptor
Mechanism: IIc Ab-mediated stimulation of TSH receptor
Insulin resistance DM
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: Insulin receptor
Mechanism: IIc Ab inhibit binding of insulin
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Target antigen: ________________
Mechanism: __________________
Target antigen: Streptococcal cell wall Ag (exogenous)
Mechanism: Ab mistakes myocardial Ag as foreign; IIb Ab cross-reacts with host myocardial Ag ➡️ macrophage activation/inflammation
Mechanism of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
Ag+Ab ➡️ Ag-Ab complexes in circulation will be deposited in various organs ➡️ activate complement (classical pathway) ➡️ attract neutrophils and macrophages ➡️ release lysosomal enzymes (elastases, collagenases) ➡️ vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, arthritis, rash, etc.
Two subtypes of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
Local
Systemic
Common deposition of immune-complexes
Kidneys, joints, blood vessels and skin
True or False.
Immune complexes are hard to eliminate and may bond in the circulation or at site of deposition.
True
In this subtype of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity, circulating immune complexes are systemically deposited, particularly in organs that filter blood at high pressures
Systemic immune complex disease
Examples of systemic immune complex disease
Acute serum sickness
SLE
Clinical presentation of acute serum sickness
Arthritis, skin rash, fever
4-5 days after admin of serum but may appear more rapidly with repeated injection of the serum
Phases of the pathogenesis of systemic immune complex disease
Phase I: Formation of Ag-Ab complexes in circulation
Phase II: Deposition of immune complexes in various tissues
Phase III: Inflammatory reaction at the sites of immune complex deposition and clinical features appear due to tissue injury 10 days after exposure
True or False.
During active phase, C3 levels are decrease because they are used.
True
Characteristics of local immune complex disease
Affects a particularly
Arthus reaction
Large immune complexes precipitate in the vessel walls causing disruption of blood flow and inflammation
Visible edema with severe hemorrhage followed occassionally by ulceration of the skin
Morphologic manifestations of local immune complex disease
Acute vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis of the vessel wall
Intense neutrophilic infiltration
Disease examples of Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura Goodpasture syndrome Myasthenia gravis Graves disease Insulin resistance DM Acute rheumatic fever
Disease examples of immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE Polyarteritis nodosa Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis Acute glomerulonephritis Arthus reaction Serum sickness
Localized are of tissue necrosis resulting from acute immune complex vasculitis, usually elicited in the skin
Arthus reaction
SLE
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: DNA, nucleoproteins, others
Manifestations: Nephritis, arthritis, vasculitis, skin lesions
Polyarteritis nodosa
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: Hep B surface antigen
Manifestations: Vasculitis
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: Streptococcal cell wall Ags, may be planted in GBM
Manifestations: Nephritis
Acute glomerulonephritis
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: Bacterial, parasite, tumor Ag
Manifestations: Nephritis
Arthus reaction
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: Various foreign proteins
Manifestations: Cutaneous vasculitis
Serum sickness
Antigen involved: _______________
Manifestations: _______________
Antigen involved: Various proteins (e.g. foreign serum)
Manifestations: Arthritis vasculitis, nephritis
This type of hypersensitivity reaction is initiated by Ag-activated (sensitized) lymphocytes
Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity
Two subtypes of Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity
Delayed type hypersensitivity
T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
This subtype of Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity reaction is a principal pattern of response to TB, fungi, protozoa, parasite, contact skin sensitivity and allograft rejection
Delayed type hypersensitivity
Cytokines release during delayed type hypersensitivity
IFN-gamma
IL2
TNF and Lymphotoxin
Cytokine responsible for activation of macrophages
IFN-gamma
Cytokine responsible for the proliferation T cells
IL2
Cytokines that are responsible for the extravasation of lymphocytes & monocytes and granuloma formation
TNF and Lymphotoxins
The type of hypersensitivity reaction whose inflammatory response is the most destructive
Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity
True or False.
CD4+ T cells and macrophages are always partners.
True
True or False.
Sometimes, CD8+ T cells will play a role in producing cytokines to aid CD4+ T cells.
True
Major T-cell in delayed type hypersensitivity reactions
CD4+ T cells
Major T cell in T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
CD8+ T cell
Morphology of delayed type hypersensitivity reactions
Perivascular cuffing
Perivascular infiltrate replaced by macrophages (after 2-3 weeks) with epithelioid cells
Granuloma formation
Mechanism of delayed type hypersensitivity reaction
Ag ➡️ Proliferation and differentiation of CD4+ T cells (APCs produce IL-1,6,12,23 and IFN-gamma) ➡️ Differentiation from TH1 to TH17 subset ➡️ inflammation
Type IV: T-cell mediated hypersensitivity subtype that fights against virus, tumor cells and allograft rejection
T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Mechanism of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
1.
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that characterized by interstitial mononuclear infiltrate
Acute cellular rejection
Subtype of acute rejection that is characterized by necrotizing vasculitis with endothelial cell necrosis causing extensive necrosis of renal parenchyma
Acute humoral rejection
Cells involved in acute cellular rejection
CD4+ and cytotoxic T cells: damage tubular and vascular endothelial cells
CD8+ T cells: recruits cytokines causing inflammation that damages the graft, finally resulting to vascular cleavage
Manifestations of acute rejection
Damage to glomeruli and blood vessels
Inflammation of glomeruli and peritubular capillaries
Deposition of complement products
Cells involved in acute humoral rejection
B cells and Abs
Type of rejection that occurs after months to years after transplantation
Chronic rejection
Morphology of chronic rejection
Vascular changes: Obliterative intimal fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Tubular atrophy with loss of renal parenchyma
Clinical presentation of chronic rejection
Progressive organ dysfunction
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH1
IL-12, IFN-gamma
Cytokines that differentiate CD4+ T cells into TH17
IL-1, IL-16 and IL-23
TH cell subset that recruits more macrophages mononuclear cells
TH1
TH cell subset that recruits neutrophils and monocytes creating a more neutrophilic appearance
TH17
Prototype disorders of Type I: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Anaphylaxis; allergies, bronchial asthma (atopic forms)
Prototype disorders of Type II: Ab-mediated hypersensitivity
AIHA (IIa)
Goodpasture syndrome (IIb)
Graves, Myasthenia Gravis (IIc)
Prototype disorders of Type III: Immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity
SLE
Some forms of Glomerulonephritis
Serum sickness
Arthus reaction
Prototype disorders of Type IV: Cell-mediated hypersensitivity
Tuberculosis (IVa)
Response to viral infections (IVb)
Transplant rejection
Disease examples of cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions
Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis DM type I Inflammatory bowel disease Psoriasis Contact sensitivity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Collagen and citrullinated self proteins
Manifestation: Chronic arthritis with inflammation, destruction of articular cartilage
Multiple sclerosis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Protein Ag in myelin
Manifestation: Demyelination in CNS with perivascular inflammation; paralysis
DM type I
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Ag of pancreatic islets of B cells (insulin, glutamic acid decaraboxylase, etc)
Manifestation: Insulitis (chronic inflammation in islets), destruction of active cells; diabetes
Inflammatory bowel disease
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Enteric disease; bacteria; self Ag
Manifestation: Chronic intestinal inflammation or obstruction
Psoriasis
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Unknown
Manifestation: Destructive plaques on the skin
Contact sensitivity
Target Ag: ____________
Manifestation: _____________
Target Ag: Various environment chemicals (e.g. urushiol from poison ivy or oak); Therapeutic drugs
Manifestation: Epidermal necrosis, dermal inflammation skin rash and blisters
These result from tissue injury cause by T cells or Abs that react against self-antigens
Autoimmune diseases
Features of autoimmune diseases in general
- Female predilection
- Characterized by remissions and exacerbations
- Increased incidence of malignancy
- Familial prevalence of the same or other A.I.D.
- Clinical and serologic overlaps
- Patients often have increase immunoglobulin in the serum
Autoimmune disease may arise from combination of
- Inheritance of susceptibility genes which contribute to breakdown of self-tolerance
- Environmental triggers like infections and tissue damage which mimics endogenous proteins
- Promotion of the activation of self-reactive lymphocytes
Organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab directed against a single organ/tissue
Localized lesions
Examples of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Hasimoto’s thyroiditis Pernicios anemia Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Immune thromocytopenic purpura (ITP) Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Non-organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
Ab not directed to a single organ/tissue
Widespread lesions
Example of organ specific spectrum of autoimmune diseases
SLE Sjorgren syndrome Scleroderma Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammatory myopathies Mixed connective tissue disease
Rare autoimmune in which which the antibodies attack the basement membrane of the glomerulus and alveoli causing pulmonary haemorrhage and kidney failure
Goodpasture syndrome
Chronic, repeating relapsing illness characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidney and basement membrane (areas with high blood flow)
SLE
Affects multiple organs due to a wast array of autoAbs, particularly anti-nucleus Abs
SLE
Clinical feature of SLE
- More common in females (10:1 - 20:1)
2. 2nd-3rd decade: acute, more omninous; Older: more insidious, better prognosis
Most common signs and symptoms of SLE
- Hematologic - 100%
- Musculo-skeletal (arthritis) - 90%
- Skin (Butterfly rash) - 85%
- Fever - 83% (55-85%)
- Renal, pulmonary, cardiac - 30-50%
Course of SLE
Acute: death within weeks to months
Chronic: with treatment, 10-20 years
Most common cause of death in SLE
Renal failure
Second most common cause of death in SLE
Sepsis/infection
Some factors related to pathogenesis of SLE
- Genetic: IgA, C2 deficiency; greater chance in family groups associated with certain halotypes (most common)
- Environmental: drugs, UV light, hormones (stimulate formation of Abs against DNA)
- Immunologic: defective elimination of self-reactive B cells in the bone marrow, CD4+ T cells specific for nucleosomal Ag escape tolerance
Classification scheme in diagnosing SLE
- Patients has four or more clinical and immunologic criteria present (with at least one clinical and one immunologic)
- Demonstrate presence of Ab to Anti-DNA (more specific)
Three mechanisms of tissue damage in SLE
- Immune complex disease (Type III)
- Ab directed against cell type (Type II)
- Presence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (Secondary to APAS)
Mechanism of immune complex disease in SLE
Ab against DNA
Ab to histones
Ab to nonhistone proteins bound to RNA
Ab to nuclear Ag
Clinical manifestation of immune complex disease in SLE
- Vasculitis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Arthritis
- Heart
- Skin
- Others: Interstitial pneumonitis, cerebral infarcts and hemorrhages, pericariditis
Non-erosive synovitis with little joint deformity in SLE
Arthritis
Affects small arteries and arterioles (in spleen: onion-skin lesions) in SLE
Vasculitis
Endocarditis in SLE characterized by 1-3mm warty deposits on any valve, also called vegetative
Liebmann-Sacks endocarditis
A sign of SLE seen histologically as
H&E: liquefactive degeneration of basal layer of epidermis and edema at the D-E junction
IF: Ig and complement deposits in D-E junction
Malar rash
Mechanism of Ab mediated disease
Ab against RBCs (anemia)
Ab against WBC (leukopenia)
Ab against platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Patterns of FANA
- Homogenous (anti-DNA protein)
- Peripheral (anti-nucleolar DNA)
- Nucleolar (anti-nucleolar RNA)
- Speckled (anti-ENA)
Characteristic FANA pattern of SLE
Peripheral pattern
Present in 40-50% of SLE patients Bind to cardiolipin Ag which is used in syphilis testing (false positive) Predisposed thrombosis (venous and arterial; deep vein thrombosis)
Anti-phospholipid Ab
Neutrophil or macrophage that has phagocytosed the denature nuclear material or Ab-coated nucleus of another cell
LE cell
Typical features of SLE
- History and PE: young female with malar rash, fever, joint pains, hematologic problem
- (+) ANA: peripheral pattern
- Ab to dsDNA and Smith Ag
- (+) Lupus band test on skin biopsy
- Decrease complement level: C3
- Renal biopsy shows glomerulonephritis and immune complex deposits by immunoflourescence
Chronic inflammatory disease characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth resulting from immunologically mediated destruction of the lacrimal and salivary glands
Sjogren Syndrome
Primary form or isolated disorder of Sjorgen syndrome
Sicca Syndrome
Most common autoimmune disease associated with another autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis (75% have rheumatoid factor)
90% have Abs directed to ribonucleoprotein antigens SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (LA)
Secondary form
Sjogren Syndrome in association with another autoimmune disease
Secondary form
Dry eyes that causes blurring of vision, burning and itching, thick secretions in the conjunctival sac
Keratoconjunctivitis
Difficulty in swallowing, decreased ability to taste, cracks and fissures in the mouth, dryness of buccal mucosa
Xerostomia
Clinical feature of Sjogren syndrome
- Most common in 50-60 year old women
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Xerostomia
- Others: parotid gland enlargement (50%), dryness of the nasal mucosa, epistaxis, recurrent bronchitis and pneumonitis
- Increased risk of developing lymphoid malignancies
- Extraglandular disease in 1/3 of patients manifested as synovitis, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and peripheral neuropathy
Most common type lymphoid malignancy in Sjogren syndrome
Marginal Zone lymphoma
Abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue in the skin and multiple organs
Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Characterized by progressive fibrosis in multiple tissues, obliterate vascular disease and evidence of autoimmunity, mainly the production of multiple autoantibodies
Scleroderma
Two major categories of Scleroderma
Diffuse scleroderma
Limited scleroderma
Widespread involvement at onset with rapid progression and early visceral involvement (GIT and lungs)
Diffuse scleroderma
Skin involvement confined to fingers, forearm and face with late visceral involvement
Limited scleroderma
Symptoms of limited type scleroderma
CREST syndrome C-alcinosis R-aynaud phenomenon E-sophageal dysmotility S-clerodactyly T-elangiectasia
Calcium deposit in the skin
Calcinosis
Exaggerated type of vasocontriction in the hands with the fingers undergoing characteristic pallor and hypereremia when exposed to cold
Raynaud phenomenon
Difficulty in swallowing because of fibrosis and sclerosis of the esophagus due to chronic inflammation
Esophageal dymotility
Skin thickening of the fingers
Sclerodactyly
Dilatation of capillaries of the hands, face and mucous membrane presenting a spider-like appearance (spider veins)
Telangiectasia
Suppressed immune system which may be caused by inherited defects affecting the immune system development or secondary to other diseases
Immunodeficiency
Two types of immunodeficiency
Primary
Secondary
Type of immunodeficiency which is almost always genetically determined, usually X-linked, seen in infancy (6 months-2 years) and associated with recurrent infections
Primary immunodeficiency
Acquired type of immunodeficiency which result from altered immune function caused by malnutrition, viral infection, irradiation, use of immunosuppressive drugs, lymphoproliferative diseases
Secondary immunodeficiency
Most common causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Differentiation of mature plasma cells which requires T cells
Class switching
Primary immunodeficiency is based on deficient components of the immune system
- Stem cell deficiency
- B-cells deficiency
- T-cell deficiency
- Deficiency of myeloid elements
- Complement deficiency
Example of primary type diseases
B-cell deficiency: Bruton’s X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
T-cell deficiency: DiGeorge syndrome
Stem cell defect: Sever Combines Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Complement deficiency
Others: CVID, Hyper IgM syndrome, Wiscott-Alrich Syndrome, X-linked Lymphoproliferative disorder, Isolated IgA deficiency
B-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: Normal
Susceptibility to infections: Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, etc)
Treatment: Gamma-globulin
Abnormality in projection of the BTK gene (Bruton tyrosine kinase) which is responsible for sending maturation signals from the pre-B-cells and B cell receptors
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Failure of B cell maturation and absence of gammaglobulins
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Pathologic finding of B-cell deficiency
B-cells almost absent in lymphocytes, spleen, bone marrow and connective tissues
Germinal centers in the lymph nodes, Peyer’s patches, appendix and tonsils are underdeveloped
Features of Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Lack of mature B cells in the circulation
Serum levels of all Igs are depressed
T cell numbers and function are normal
T-cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: Intracellular microbes (Virus, Fungi, TB)
Treatment: Thymus graft
Pathologic findings of T-cell deficiency
Low circulating T-lymphocytes
Depleted T-dependent paracortical ares of the lymph node and T-dependent areas of the spleen
Plasma cells are normal in number in lymphoid tissues
Failure of the development of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches
Di George Syndrome
Features of DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymic hypoplasia or aplasia: T cell deficiency
Parathyroid hypoplasia: Tetany
Congenital defects of the heart and great vessels (due to deletion of gene that maps Ch22q11)
Dysmorphic fascies
Stem cell deficiency Humoral response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cell-mediated response: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Susceptibility to infections: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Treatment: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Humoral response: ⬇️⬇️
Cell-mediated response: ⬇️⬇️
Susceptibility to infections: All types
Treatment: Bone marrow graft
Pathologic findings of stem cell deficiency
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen
Thymus devoid of lymphoid cells or Hassall’s corpuscles
Two types of SCID
X-linked SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
Type of SCID that is found in 50-60% of cases caused by mutations of common gamma chain of the subunit of the cytokine receptor
X-linked SCID
Clinical manifestations of X-linked SCID
Pro-T cells cannot differentiate into immature T-cells
Normal number of B-cells but inability to produce Ig due to inhibited class-switching
Thymus contains lobules of undifferentiated epithelial cells that resembles fetal cells
Autosomal recessive type of SCID
Adenosine Deaminase deficiency
This enzyme reduces the synthesis of deoxyadenosine and its derivatives which are toxic to rapidly dividing cells
ADA deficiency
Clinical manifestations of ADA deficiency
Susceptible to all types of infections
Absence of T and B cells in the blood, lymph nodes and spleen (humoral and cellular immunity are affected)
Mature looking but small thymus with remnants of Hassal’s corpuscles
Symptoms of ADA deficiency
Oral thrush
Extensive diaper rash at birth
Failure to thrive
DiGeorge syndrome vs. SCID
DiGeorge syndrome: Failure of immature T cells to develop into mature ones
SCID: failure of pro-T cells to develop into immature ones (block is at an earlier phase of development)
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia vs. CVID
Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia: almost no B cell proliferation ➡️ agammaglobulinemia ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hypoplastic
CVID: B cell proliferation with out differentiation into plasma cells ➡️ no feedback inhibition of B cell proliferation rendered by Igs ➡️ B cell containing areas in the lymph nodes are hyperplastic; later onset
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: abnormality in cytokine BAFF receptor
Features: affects both sexes, hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired Ab response to infection or vaccination, increase susceptibility to infections
Hyper IgM syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: failure in class-switchig due to mutation on gene encoding for CD40L
Features: Absent IgA and IgE, very low IgG, susceptible to recurrent pyogenic infections, 70% X-linked, 30% autosomal recessive
Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Treatment: ____________
Pathology: X-linked recessive disease, mutations ion gene encoding for WASP on Xp11.23
Features: unable to produce Ab against polysaccharide Ag and poor response against protein Ag, susceptible to infection with encapsulated pyogenic bacteria, low serum IgM with normal IgG and IgA but increased IgE
Treatment: Bone marrow transplantation
Promote survival and differentiation of B cells
BAFF
Believed to link membrane receptors to cytoskeletal elements and is involved in cytoskeleton dependent responses such as migration and signal transduction
WASP
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Inability to eliminates Epstein-barr virus (EBV) causing infectious mononucleosis and development of B-cell tumors
Features: Inability to form germinal centers, produce high affinity abnormalities (Ab unable of attacking viruses), not susceptible to other viral infections besides EBV, 80% due to mutation in SAP leading to attenuated NK and T cell activation and susceptibility to viral infections
Isolated IgA deficiency
Pathology: ____________
Features: ______________
Pathology: Low levels of both serum and secretory IgA due to impaired differentiation of B cells
Features: Familial or acquired (measles or toxoplasmosis), sever anaphylactic secretion to transfusion of IgA containing blood because IgA is recognized as foreign, lack of IgA, asymptomptomatic but secretory defenses are weakened, susceptibility to respiratory, GIT and congenital infections
Most common form of primary immunoglobulin deficiency
Isolated IgA deficiency
Major Ig in mucosal secretions involved in defending the airways and GIT
IgA
Clinical feature of complement deficiency
Associated with increase susceptibility to bacterial infections (C3 deficiency)
High incidence of CT diseases (C2 and C4 deficiency with SLE)
Common complement deficiencies
C1 inhibitor
C2
C2
C5-9
Clinical manifestation of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Angioneurotic edema
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with CT diseases in SLE
Clinical manifestation of C2 deficiency
Associated with bacterial infections
Clinical manifestation of C5-9 deficiency
Associated with repeated Neisseria infections and increased risk for meningitis and gonorrhea
Prototype of secondary type diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Etiology of AIDS
HIV1 - U.S. Central Africa, Europe, Asia
- inferred origin: Common chimpanzees - global prevalende - mutated from simian immunodeficiency
HIV2 - West Africa
- less virulence, less infectivity - inferred origin: Sooty mangabey
Risk group for HIV
Homosexuals or bisexual males IV users (25% chance) Hemophiliacs Blood transfusion recipients (90% chance) Heterosexual contacts
Transmission of HIV
Sexual contact (Dominant mode of infection) Parenteral (IV drug needle, blood transfusion) Vertical transmission (25% chance)
Route of vertical transmission
In utero via placental spread
During delivery via child birth
After birth via breastmilk
Two major target of HIV
Immune system and CNS
Immunologic alterations of HIV
Loss of CD4+ T cells (Dendritic cells and macrophages are infected)
Abnormalities of B-cell function
True or False.
Receptive intercourse causes an individual to be more predisposed to HIV infection than insertive.
True.
0.04-3% receptive anal intercourse
0.03% insertive anal intercourse
0.05-0.20% receptive penile-vaginal intercourse
0.01-0.35% insertive penile-vaginal intercourse
0-0.04% receptive oral intercourse
0-0.005% insertive oral intercourse
Modes of destruction of CD4+ T cells during HIV infections
Directly destroyed by virus
Subjected to apoptosis
Killed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Phases of HIV infection
Acute retroviral syndrome
Middle chronic phase
Final or crisis phase
2-4 weeks self-limited, acute flu-like illness
3-7 weeks post exposure, serum conversion of the virus
Acute retroviral phase
Asymptomatic or generalized lymphadenopathy
Continued viral replication
Middle chronic phase
Full blow AIDS
Presence of opportunistic infections
Lasting 7-10 years without chronic treatment
Final or crisis phase
Stage of HIV infection where patient is asymptomatic with acute retroviral syndrome
Primary HIV infection
Stage of HIV infection where patients are asymptomatic, CD4+ T cells >500 uL and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
Clinical Stage 1
Stage of HIV infection where minor mucocutaneous manifestation in the URT are present with CD4+ T cells <500 uL
Clinical stage 2
Stage of HIV infection where weight loss, chronic diarrhea, persistent fever, oral candidiasis and other symptoms are more pronounced
Clinical Stage 3
Stage of HIV infection considered as full blown AIDS with the presence of indicator diseases such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Kaposi’s sarcoma (HIV8), candidiasis, and other opportunistic infection
Clinical Stage 4
Clinical features of AIDS
Young homosexual or IV drug abuser, positive HIV Ab test
Early and middle phase: Acute symptoms or generalized lymphadenopathy
Late: Fever, weight losee, generalized lymphadenopathy, Pneumocytosis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma, neurologic disease
Morphology of AIDS
Non-specific
Widespread opportunistic infection
Malignant neoplasms: Kaposi’s sarcoma, B-cell lymphomas, primary lymphoma of the brain, invasice cancer of the uterine cervic
Neurologic: aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, progressive encephalopathy (AIDS-dementia complex)
Lymph nodes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Early: follicular hyperplasia (B-cell activation)
Late: follicular involution and generalized lymphocytic depletion
Prognosis of AIDS
Dismal:
Most progress to AIDS in 10 years of infection
No definitive treatment yet, only anti-retroviral therapy that contain HIV and maintain CD4+ T cell counts
Without treatment, a patient with AIDS will die in 1 year
Other causes of secondary immunodeficiency
Cancer chemotherapy
Involvement of bone marrow in metastasis
Protein-calorie malnutrition (Folate deficiency)
Removal of the spleen
Pathogenic fibrillar or misfolded proteins that accumulate within the tissues and organs
Amyloids
Group of diseases common of having deposition of amyloids
Amyloidosis
Aggregate into insoluble, cross-beta-pleated sheet tertiary conformation which will be deposited extracellularly causing pressure atrophy to adjacent parenchyma
Amyloidosis
Fibrillar deposits bind to _________
Proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate)
Plasma proteins
Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
Biopsy and characteristic congo red stain Polarizing microscope (amyloid appears apple green birefringence)
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the kidney
Enlarged, pale gray, waxy
Chronic vascular occlusion ➡️ shrunken protracted organ in advance disease
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the spleen
Unapparent grossly
Sago spleen: tapioca like granules within splenic follicles
Lardaceous spleen: due to deposition in red pulp causing fusion of the deposits forming large geographic areas of amyloid
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the liver
Unapparent grossly
Hepatomegaly
Deposits in space of Dissse which cause pressure atrophy leading to hepatic replacement
Morphology of Amyloidosis in the heart
Subendocardial deposits
Clinical manifestation of Amyloidosis
Non-specific Renal involvement Cardiac amyloidosis GI amyloidosis Vascular amyloidosis
Protease that cleave and activate caspases
Granzyme
End result of T-cell mediated cytotoxicity
Apoptosis
Three types of transplant rejection of kidney cells
- Hyperacute rejection
- Acute rejection
- Chronic rejection
Type of rejection that occurs minute or hours after transplantation due to pre-formed anti-donor Abs present in the circulation of the recipient
Hyperacute rejection
Gross appearance of hyperacute rejection
Mottled, cyanotic, flaccid kidney
Pale, hyperemic areas with white infarct
Two subtypes of acute rejection
Acute cellular rejection
Acute humoral rejection
Type of rejection that occurs a few days after cessation of immunosuppressive therapy
Acute rejection