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Autoimmune diseases Flashcards

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Conditions where damage results from autoantibody or autoreactive cells

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autoimmune diseases

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Self-tolerance in the immune system

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Ability to accept self-antigen and not initiate a response

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General signs of autoimmune diseases

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Decreased regulatory cells, increased autoantibody complex, increased antigen-autoantibody complex, increased complement proteins

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Types of tolerance

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Central (bone marrow, thymus) and Peripheral (spleen, lymph nodes, secondary lymph organs)

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Viral or bacterial antigens resembling self-antigens

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Molecular mimicry

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Molecular mimicry example: Polio virus VP2 resembles

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acetylcholine

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Molecular mimicry example: Measles virus P3 resembles

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myelin basic protein

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Molecular mimicry example: Papilloma virus VP2 resembles

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insulin receptors

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Microorganism-induced inflammatory response activating T cells effect

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Bystander effect

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Super antigens role in autoimmune diseases

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Bind to both MHC Class II and TCRs, regardless of antigen specificity

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Characteristic of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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Immune complex disease with overproduction of autoantibodies

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Key diagnostic feature of SLE

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Butterfly rash (Red wolf) on face

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Laboratory diagnosis of SLE

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Presence of anti-nuclear antibodies and complement proteins (C3)

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Le cells seen in SLE

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PMN leukocytes with ingested LE bodies in rosette formation

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Drugs associated with lupus

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Procainamide, Hydralazine, Chlorpromazine, Isoniazid, Quinidine

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Targets of antinuclear antibodies

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dsDNA, ssDNA, histones, nucleosomes, centromere proteins, extractable nuclear antigens (ENAs)

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Most specific antibody for SLE

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Double-stranded DNA (ds-DNA) antibodies

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Second major antibody found in lupus patients

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Anti-histone antibody

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Antibody specific for lupus

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Anti-SM antibody

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Chronic, symmetric, and erosive arthritis of the peripheral joints with a higher prevalence in women

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Specific antibody marker for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide

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Group of immunoglobulins interacting with the Fc portion of IgG in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Factor

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Enzyme that generates citrulline by modifying arginine in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Peptidyl arginine deaminase (PAD)

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Laboratory tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Sheep Cell Agglutination Test, Latex Fixation Test, Sensitized Alligator Erythrocytes Test, Bentonite Flocculation Test

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Systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of exocrine glands

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Sjögren’s Syndrome

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Rare autoimmune disease with excessive fibrosis, vascular abnormalities, and organ involvement

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Scleroderma (SSc)

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Overlap syndrome involving limited cutaneous SSc with features of SLE, polymyositis, and RA

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

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Group of diseases with chronic inflammation of skeletal muscles and progressive muscle weakness

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Inflammatory Myopathies

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Vasculitis affecting upper respiratory tract, lungs, and kidneys; associated with c-ANCA and p-ANCA

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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis)

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Autoantibodies associated with Hashimoto’s disease

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Thyroglobulin, Thyroid microsome, CA2, Thyroid membrane receptors, T3 and T4

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Autoantibodies associated with Grave’s disease

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Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO), TSH Receptor antibody (TRAb)

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Autoantibodies associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)

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Insulin autoantibodies (IAA), Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GAD), Islet cell antigen–2 (IA-2)

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Autoantibodies associated with Celiac Disease

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Anti-tissue transglutaminase, Endomysium (EmA), Deaminated Gliadin peptides

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Autoantibodies associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH-1)

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Smooth muscle antibodies, Anti-nuclear antibodies

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Autoantibodies associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH-2)

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Anti-liver kidney microsomal antibody (anti-LKM-1), Anti-liver cytosol type 1 antibody (anti-LC-1)

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Autoantibodies associated with Primary Biliary Cholangitis

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Anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA)

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Autoantibodies associated with Autoimmune Gastritis

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Antibody against parietal cells, H+/K+-ATPase proton pump, Cobalamin-absorbing protein

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Autoantibodies associated with Pernicious Anemia

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Anti-Intrinsic Factor (IF), Anti-parietal cells

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Autoantibodies associated with Multiple Sclerosis

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Antibodies to myelin basic protein

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Autoantibodies associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Deoxyribonuclease-sensitive p-ANCA, Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody, Pancreatic antibody, Anti-outer membrane porin from E. coli

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Autoantibodies associated with Myasthenia Gravis

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Acetylcholine receptor-binding antibody

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Autoantibodies associated with Goodpasture Disease

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Anti-basement membrane antibody

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