Aani Immuno: Transplant & Immune therapies Flashcards
Which cell features are recognised in transplant/grafts?
HLA (A/B/DR)
Minor HLA
ABO Blood Antigens
What are the types of recognition in transplants?
Direct - the donor’s APCs present the antigens
Indirect - the recipients APCs present the antigens
Which kind of antigen presentation is involved in Chronic rejection?
Indirect
Which kind of antigen presentation is involved in Acute rejection?
Direct
What can you give before transplantation to reduce rejection?
Suppress T cell responses.
Anti-CD52 Alemtuzumab or Anti-CD25 Basiliximab
How can you prevent rejection from start to finish?
- Determine donor and recipient HLA (Using PCR).
- Check recipient’s preformed Abs against donor HLA and ABO
- CROSS-MATCH
- Check for new Abs after transplantation
- Give immunosuppressive therapy e.g. AntiCD25/D52
How to treat episodes of acute rejection?
- Cellular - give steroids
2. Ab-mediated - plasma exchange or IVIG or Anti C5
Apart from rejection, name some post-transplant complications
- Infection
- Atherosclerosis
- Malignancy
Mnemonic for remembering the anti-proliferative immune therapies?
Aaniya Can't Make More Azathioprine Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Mycophenolate Sodium/Mofetil
What is methotrexate used for?
RA
Psoriasis
Crohn’s
Side effect of methotrexate?
Reduces folate –> Megaloblastic anaemia
What is Mycophenolate Sodium/Mofetil used for?
Transplantation and vasculitis
Side effect of mycophenolate mofetil?
Herpes virus reactivation
What is azathioprine used for?
Transplantation, autoimmune/inflamm diseases
Contraindications to azathioprine?
Allopurinol use
TPMT Polymorphism
Cyclophosphamide indication?
Anti cancer agent
Vasculitis
Connective Tissue disease
S/E of cyclophosphamide
Infertility & hair loss
Mnemonic for T-Cell Signalling Inhibitors
ST CAT Sirolimus Tacrolimus Cyclosporin Apremilast Tofacitinib
Sirolimus indications? And mechanism?
Rejection prophylaxis
Blocks T Cell proliferation
Tacrolimus indications? And mechanism?
Rejection prophylaxis
Inhibits calcineurin which reduces IL2 so it reduces T cell function
Cyclosporin indications? And mechanism?
Rejection prophylaxis
Inhibits calcineurin which reduces IL2 so it reduces T cell function
Which is the least nephrotixic of the T cell signalling inhibitor drugs?
Sirolimus
S/E of Tacrolimus?
Nephrotoxicity