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How do platelets form part of hte innate immune system

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roll around epithelium and are one of the first barrriers to infection

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What is the type of apoptosis seen with a high antigen laod?

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extrinsic pathway and active apoptosis

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What is the type of apoptosis seen when there is a low antigen load?

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intrinsic pathway and passive apoptosis

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How does impaired fas function contribute to autoimmunity?

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unchekced expansion of autoreactive lymphocytes—antibody and T cell mediated autoimmunity

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How does overactive fas function contribute to autoimmunity?

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excessive Fas mediated killing in target tissues—cytotoxic cell mediated autoimmunity

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How many patients with autoimmune disease have a Fas mutation approximately?

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<1%

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What are the different actions of antibody that can lead to AI haematology disease?

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neutralisation of clotting factor; inhibition of enzyme actiivty; coating of cells and activation of macrophages FcR medaited premature destruction of cell

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What is the most common AI haematology disease?

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immune thrombocytopenia

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What are the 2 methods of developing antibody to factor VIII?

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if have haemophilia A- given synthetic FVIII from young age can develop antibodies or if given when have activated immune system; acquired due to infection or malignancy

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What is the pathogenesis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

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antibody prevents ADAMTS13 from cleaving von willebrand factor which is very sticky for platelets resulting in microthrombi

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What is the overall pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia?

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antiplatelet antibodies coat plaelets which reacts with Fc on macropahges who remove the platelts and megakaryocytes

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What is the result of untreated TTP?

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80% mortality rate

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What type of antibody mediates ITP?

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IgG

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What would happen if ITP was mediated by IgM?

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rather than activating Fc receptor would activate complelent leading to lysis of the receptor

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In how many patients are autoantibodies detected in ITP?

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60%

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Why might only 60% have detectable antibodies in ITP?

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difficult to detect them; T cell mediated disease as well; maybe IgM so compleemnt lyses immediately

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Why do you get petechiae with ITP?

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platelets arent/ coating the vessels maing them leakier

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What is the most common antibody found in ITP?

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anti-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa

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What suggests that FOXP3 cells are dysregulated in ITP?

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IPEX patients get ITP

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What indicates that megakaryoctes are suppressed in ITP?

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compared with controls, produce variably less megakaryocytes, when remove antibodies from serum, improves

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What are hte T cell abnormalities seen in ITP?

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increased Th1 in chronic ITP; decreased Th2 and decreased numbers of FOXP3 cells

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What studies show the role of increased proliferation of T cells in ITP?

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increased thymidine incorporation (marker of T cell prolfieration)

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How are megakaryoctes affected in ITP?

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antibodies bind to bone marrow megakaryocytes impairing their maturation and platelt production

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What are the mechanisms of rituximab mediated cytotoxicity?

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apoptosis; inhibition of proliferation; complement-mediated lysis or phagocytosis; cell-mediated cytotoxicity; enhancement of the susceptibility to chemotherapy-induced cytotoxicity

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Which cells don't express CD20?
plasma cells and pre-pre B cells
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How many patients with ITP respond to rituximab
50%
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What is given along with rituximab?
dexamethasone- helps destroy plasma cells not targeted by rituximab and helps prevents anti-mouse antibodies
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What is one of hte advantages of giving rituximab treatment?
it patients have a good response to rituximab, its effects tend to last for years
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What is the effect of rituximab on T cells?
corrects the Th1/Th2 ratio in responders ; imrpvoes Treg numbers
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What infection is a problem with rituximab?
reactivation of hep B - avoid in acitve disease or give antivirals
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Why should vaccines been given before rituximab therapy?
reduces vaccine responses
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How can rituximab affect b cells in the long-term with repeated courses?
a late rare complication is hypogammaglobulinaemia
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Waht are hte 3 general treatment options for antibodies against FVIII?
overwhelm the inhibitor; bypass the inhibitor and remove the inhibitor
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How can you overwhelm the inhibitor in FVIII disease?
high dose human plasma dervied FVIII or porcine FVIII
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How can the inhibitor in FVIII be bypassed?
recombinant acgitvated coag factor VII; prothrombin complex concentrates
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How can the inhibitor be removed in FVIII disease?
exchange plasmapheresis; desmopressin; IVIgG
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How has rituximab be used in FVIII inhibitors?
was used in 4 patients who all responded
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How does dexamethasone affect the Th1/Th2 balance?
decreases the Th1/Th2 ratio; increases Tregs
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What pre-medication should anti-D be given with?
steroids; paracetamol and antihistamine
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How does anti-D therapy work in ITP?
if coat the RBCs with antibody, then macrophage is overwhlemed and destroys the RBCs instead of hte platelets
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What type of patietns with ITP don't respond to rituximab?
immunodeficient patietns
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How does IVIgG work in ITP?
FcR blockade; immune modulation--decreased phagocytosis of platelts
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What is the MOA of MMF?
reversibly inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase= which controls purine synthesis used in the proliferation of B and T cells
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Who can MMF not be used in?
pregnancy
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What are some of the issues with MMF?
fatal infeciton; PML; shingles
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What treatment offers the best chance for clinical remission with ITP?
splenectomy
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What % of patients remain refractory after splenectomy with ITP?
10%
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What are the most common complications of splenectomy?
infection and thrombosis
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Why does giving thrombopoeitin work in ITP?
make lost of platelets to overwhelm the immune system
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How do TPO-RAs work?
promote megakaryocyte and platelet development through the same way as endogenous TPO
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What pathway does TPO work thtough?
Jak-Stat: same as cytokines
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What receptor does TPO act upon?
c-Mpl
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What is the MOA of eltrombopag?
is a TPO receptor agonist which targets the transmembrane part of the receptro
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What is the efficacy of romiplostin?
70-90% response rates
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How may TPO-RAs induce tolerance?
increased platelets allows reconstitution of Treg population
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What further research is needed in ITP?
trials comparing second line treatments are needed
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Why is destruction of T cells effective in antibody mediated diseases?
prevention of B cell stimulation
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What is ITP characterised by?
isolated thrombocytopenia
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What are the immunological causes of ITP?
pathogenic anti-platelet autoantibodies; T cell mediated platelet destruction and impaired megakaryocytes
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What is the contributions of primary and secondary ITP ?
primary-80%
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What are the symptoms of ITP?
petechiae; purpura; mucosal bleeding in GU/GI or oral tracts
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What suggests taht a functional deficit of TPO is present in patietns with ITP?
2/3rds of patients with ITP have a normal or decreased TPO plasma level
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What morphological abnormalities have been seen in megakaryocytes in ITP?
apoptotic ultrastructure and activation of aspase 3
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What cytokines are raised in ITP?
IL-17; IL-2 and IFNy
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Where does phagocytic breakdown of platelts occur in ITP?
spleen or liver
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What suggestst that platelets undergo protein degradation by APCs followed by antigen presentation to T cells?
there have been other antibody specificities other than classic surface glycoproteins such as cytosolic proteins
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What is the effect of oxidative stress in the context of autoimmunty?
favours the production of autoantibodies
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Why does the presence of antiplatelet autoantibodies increase the risk of thrombotic events?
perhaps due to procoagulant microparticles released by activated platelets
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How is BAFF related to ITP?
higher levels in patietns with ITP, promoter region polymorphisms are associated stronly
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What may be responsible for the reduced FOXp3 numbers in patients with ITP?
CD3+ T cells have a lower rate of apoptosis and higher clonal expansion rate leading to increased type 1 cytokines ; dysregulated cellular immunity; increased CD16+ monocytes seen in ITP which release IL-12 promoting Th1 and inhibits Th17 downregulating Tregs ; reduced IDO from Dcs
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What may cause the Th1/Th2 imbalance seen in ITP?
mediated by reduced secretion of platelet-derived chemokines and cytokiens
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What supports the role of pDCs in ITP pathology?
platelet counts in ITP are highly correlated with the number of circulating pDCs (lower)
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What shows teh impaired development of MKs in ITP?
decreased ploidy and granularity
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What is the effect of autoantibodies on MK cells in itp?
approx 2/3rds of pts have antibodies that are able to significantly inhibit MK maturation from TPO-treated CD34 HSCs and induce apoptosis in vitro
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How are MKs involvedi n the regulation of the immune system?
regulate other cells in the BM niche invluding plasma cells and inhibition of T cell activation and production of IL-10
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Who tends to get the chronic version of ITP?
adults
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What are the first line treatments for ITP?
steroids wtih or without IVIg and anti-D
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What are the second line therapies for ITP | ?
splenectomy or rituximab
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What is the effect of steroids in ITP?
increase Tregs; restore Th1/Th2 ratio; decrease BAFF to reduce B ells

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