ACAAI Board Review Notes Flashcards
Name examples of conjugated vaccines.
13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar 13)
Hib vaccine
Meningococcal vaccines (MCV4-Menactra and Menveo)
Which MHC molecule has beta2-microglobulin?
MHC Class I - has alpha1, alpha2, alpha3 and beta2-microglobulin
Regarding MHC Class I antigen presentation:
- Which virus can block TAP transportation of antigen peptides?
- Which virus can remove MHC class I molecules from the endoplasmic reticulum?
- HSV
2. CMV
What removes the class II associated invariant chain peptide (CLIP) from the MHC-binding cleft, thereby allowing antigenic peptides to be loaded?
HLA-DM
What cells express CD4, CD25 (IL-2Ralpha), and FoxP3? What cytokines are needed for survival of these cells?
T regulatory cells (Tregs)
IL-2 and TGF-beta are needed by Tregs.
Tregs secrete IL-10 (targets DCs and macrophages) and TGF-beta (inhibits lymphocytes and macrophages)
What are the CD numbers for Fas and Fas ligand (FasL)? How do Fas:FasL interactions signal?
Fas = CD95; and FasL = CD95L = CD178
Fas:FasL signals through the caspase system
Where does Papain cleave Ig?
Where does Pepsin cleave Ig?
Papain - above the hinge resulting in 2 Fab + 1 Fc fragments
Pepsin cleaves below the hinge resulting in 1 molecule of F(ab)2 (2 antigen binding sites)
Which IgG subclass has the shortest half-life?
IgG3
Which immunoglobulin fixes complement most efficiently?
IgM
What does the antibody called “Rheumatoid Factor” target?
Fc portion of IgG. RF is most commonly IgM.
- Which Ig class has the highest total body concentration/daily production?
- Which Ig class has the highest plasma concentration?
- IgA
2. IgG
What molecule transports IgA from basolateral surface to the luminal surface?
poly-Ig receptor (PIGR)
What protects IgG from degradation and accounts for the long half-life of IgG?
FcRn
What are the general functions of the 4 different histamine receptors?
H1 - pruritus, pain, vasodilation, hypotension, flushing, tachycardia, bronchoconstriction. Increased chemotaxis of EOS, PMNs, increased adhesion molecule expression
H2 - increased gastric acid secretion, vascular permeability, mucus production. DECREASE eos/pmn chemotaxis, increases IL-10, suppressed Th2 cells.
H3 - pruritus, nasal congestion, prevents excessive bronchoconstriction. Involved in neurogenic inflammation through neuron-MC feedback loop.
H4 - pruritus, nasal congestion, differentiation of myeloblasts. Increased chemotaxis of eos and IL-16 production.
What are
- concha bullosa
- Agger nasi cells
- Onodi cells
- Haller cells
- concha bullosa: pneumatization of the concha (air cell in the middle turbinate), no association to sinus disease, but can be assoc with septal deviation.
- Agger nasi cells: anterior ethmoid air cells above the middle turbinate
- Sphenoethmoid air cell, found in close proximity to the internal carotid artery and optic nerve, higher risk of damage to these during sinus surgery.
- Ethmoid air cells found on medial floor of the orbit, can increase risk of acute rhinosinusitis by blocking ostiomeatal complex
What sinuses are present at birth?
maxillary (earliest in fetus) and ethmoid are present at birth.
sphenoid develop around 2-3 yo
frontal develop around 5-6 yo
Where do the following sinuses drain?
- Frontal sinus
- Maxillary sinus
- Anterior ethmoids
- Posterior ethmoids
- Sphenoid sinus
Frontal, Maxillary, and Anterior ethmoids all drain into middle meatus (ostiomeatal complex).
Posterior ethmoids and Sphenoid drain into sphenoethmoidal recess above superior turbinate.
To determine whether BMI is associated with childhood asthma, a survey is mailed to all parents of middle school children in Chicago. Parents are asked to report their child’s current height, weight, and whether they currently have an asthma diagnosis.
What is this type of study called?
What type of bias is this study prone to?
Cross-Sectional study - an observational study where subjects from a population are sampled at one point in time.
Prone to Recall Bias (parents of children with asthma may be able to recall height and weight more accurately because of higher frequency of visits to the doctor)
To examine whether smoke exposure is associated with childhood asthma within the same population, smoke exposure among children who have asthma is compared with smoke exposure among children who do not have asthma.
What is this type of study called?
What are the strengths/weaknesses of this type of study?
Case-Control - an observational study that compares subjects who have the condition (“cases”) with patients who do not have the condition but are otherwise similar (“controls”) and examines how frequently the risk factor is present in each group.
Strengths: cheap and quick; useful for studying infrequent events or when populations would need to be tracked over long periods of time for the disease to develop (like cancer); can provide odds ratio (OR)
Weaknesses: retrospective, subject to recall bias, prone to confounders and therefore difficult to prove cause-effect relationships
Healthy infants are enrolled into a study after birth, and followed through 5 years of age for an outcome of asthma. The number of respiratory infections are recorded over this time period to see if frequency of respiratory infections are a risk factor for development of asthma.
What is this type of study called?
What are the strengths/weaknesses of this type of study?
Cohort study - an observational study that is longitudinal, comparing a defined group of people who share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period; groups are identified before any have developed the outcome of interest.
Strengths: prospective, reduced recall bias, gold standard in observational epidemiology, generates relative risk (RR)
Weaknesses: expensive, time consuming, and requires large numbers of subjects; sensitive to attrition
In statistics, what is a Type I (Alpha) error vs a Type II (Beta) error?
Type I error - null hypothesis was rejected falsely (observed a statistical difference exists when truly it does not)
Type II error - null hypothesis was not rejected when it should have been rejected (true difference exists but is not observed with the data)
25 year old female who recently moved to Ohio from Haiti complains of nasal crusting, nasal congestion, and pain upon inspiration from what she states is “dry nose.” On exam there is a foul smell (fetor) from the nasal vault. A nasal swab culture shows colonization with Klebsiella ozaenae. What is the diagnosis?
Atrophic Rhinitis.
Treatment involves nasal saline irrigation and topical antibiotics.
30 year old male complains of clear rhinorrhea persistently from the left nostril only. He did have a recent concussion suffered 3 weeks ago after playing soccer. He has no history of allergies or sick contacts. What test should you order to make the diagnosis?
β2-transferrin of nasal secretions.
Likely diagnosis: CSF rhinorrhea
What are the 5 criteria (Bent and Kuhn criteria) for diagnosis of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AFRS)?
- Type I hypersensitivity to fungi confirmed on skin test or sIgE (Aspergillus, Alternaria, Penicillium, Bipolaris, Fusarium, Curvularia)
- Nasal polyposis
- Characteristic CT findings (heterogenous opacification with inspissated secretions in sinuses, nasal expansion, bony demineralization, polypoid tissue)
- Noninvasive fungal hyphae in mucin OR positive fungal culture of mucin
- Eosinophilic mucin without invasion into sinus tissue
What is special about FceRI on Langerhans cells?
lack the classic beta chain
What cytokine induces mucous gland hypertrophy in asthma?
IL-9
Which receptor is exploited by rhinovirus for entry into respiratory epithelium, and causing more severe asthma exacerbations?
ICAM-1 (CD54)
Match the food with the protein: Foods: Cow milk Egg Shrimp Fish Peanut Soy Tree Nut Apple
Proteins: Gly m5 Bos d4-8 Ara h1-11 Gad d5 Mal d1,2 Gal d1-5 Lit v1 Pen a1 Cor a1,8,9,14
Milk: Bos d4-8 Egg: Gal d1-5 Shrimp: Lit v1, Pen a1 Fish: Gad d5 Peanut: Ara h1-11 Soy: Gly m5 Tree Nut (hazelnut): Cor a1,8,9,14 Apple: Mal d1,2
What cytokines correlate with hypotension during anaphylaxis?
- IL-6
- TNF receptor I
- tryptase (mast cell)
- histamine
- C3a
Healthcare workers are most frequently sensitized to which latex protein allergens?
Hev b5, 6, and 7.
Hev b1 and 3 are less water-soluble and more commonly identified as allergens in patients with spina bifida.