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what is autoimmunity

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  • the response to self antigens which leads to tissue damage and disease
  • breakdown of self-tolerance
  • involves the generation of effector T cells and production of autoantibodies to combat auto antigens
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what is xenoimmunity

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autoimmune responses associated with the microbiota

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what is alloimmunity

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responses to nonself antigens or transplanted organs

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what determines if we have self tolerance or not?

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normal lymphocyte development = have self tolerance
autoimmunity = break/failure of self tolerance

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what is the make or break step of developing self-tolerance?

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the development of central tolerance during lymphocyte development (in thymus and bone marrow)

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how does autoimmunity arise

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  • due to the lack of the TF AIRE
  • if mTECs cannot express AIRE, T cells escape negative selection and we get autoimmunity
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what is APECED syndrome

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lack of AIRE in mTECs leads to auto reactive T cells

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what are the different types of peripheral tolerance

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antigen segregation
peripheral anergy
regulatory T cells
functional deviation
activation-induced cell death
immunological ignorance
immunologically privileged sites

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how do regulatory T cells (Tregs) function in peripheral tolerance

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Tregs work in SLOs and sites of inflammation to inhibit other self-reactive T cells and intercellular signals by producing the cytokines IL-10 and TGF-B

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what are some autoimmune diseases mediated by T cells

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Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Crohn’s
Multiple sclerosis
Type 1 diabetes Melitus

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what are some autoimmune diseases mediated by autoantibodies (B cells)

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Graves’ disease
Myasthenia gravis
Systemic lupus erythematosus

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What are some autoimmune diseased mediated by both T cells and autoantibodies (B cells)

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Hashimoto’s thryoiditis
Sjogren’s syndrome
(lupus mostly B cells but could be considered T cells)

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examples of organ specific autoimmune diseases

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Goodpasture syndrome
Multiple sclerosis
Crohn’s
Psoriasis
Graves
Myasthenia gravis
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Vitiligo

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examples of systemic autoimmune diseases

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rheumatoid arthritis
scleroderma
systemic lupus erythematosusprimary sjogre’s syndrome
polymyositis

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some monogenic disorders related to genetic defects can happen in these genes…

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AIRE
CTLA4
FoxP3
Fas

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disorders in the genetic factor AIRE

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  • disorders in the TF AIRE lead to APECED
  • lack of peripheral tolerance causes decreased TSA expression in the thymus
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disorders in the genetic factor CTLA4

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  • disorders in the TF CTLA4 lead to graves disease, MS, type 1 diabetes and IPEX
  • decreased negative regulation of effector T cells
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disorders in the genetic factor FoxP3

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  • disorders in the TF FoxP3 lead to IPEX
  • lack of functional Tregs
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disorders in the genetic factor Fas

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  • disorders in the Apoptotic marker Fas leads to ALPS
  • no apoptosis in lymphocytes
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what are autoantibodies and auto antigens

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Auto Ab are self-reactive Igs (react to autoantigens)
Auto Ag are antigens from self

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how do genetic and environmental factors affect the progression of autoimmune diseases

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  • both can alter negative selection which induces autoimmunity
  • genetic factors = MHC polymorphisms, non-MHC mutations
  • environmental factors = infections, chemical exposure, physical trauma
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what is molecular mimicry

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occurs when similarities between foreign and self-antigens favour autoreactive T or B cell activation

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what is Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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type of molecular mimicry - infection with gram-negative bacteria Camp. jejune causes immune reaction to gangliosides (lipids on peripheral nerves)

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how can environmental factors (such as infectious agents) break self-tolerance

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  • disrupt the cell or tissue barrier and release self antigen
  • molecular mimicry - produces cross-reactive antibodies or T-cells
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example of diseases caused by molecular mimicry
rheumatic fever reactive arthritis Lyme arthritis
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autoimmune diseases involve all aspects of the immune response, these include...
T cells, B cells and antibodies
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what are some autoantibody-mediated autoimmune diseases
graves disease myasthenia gravis systemic lupus erythematosus
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what are some T lymphocyte mediated autoimmune diseases
Type 1 diabetes mellitus Multiple sclerosis Rheumatoid arthritis
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characteristics of Graves disease
- Autoimmune B cells make antibodies against the TSH receptor - thyroid hormones shut down TSH production but have no effect on autoantibody production, so continues to cause excessive thyroid hormone production - autoantibodies down regulate the production of TSH (not thyroid hormones)
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characteristics of Myasthenia gravis
- autoantibodies bind receptors on muscles to block contraction - acetylcholine receptors are internalized and degraded - muscle cannot respond to ACh, therefore no Na+ influx so muscles remain relaxed
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characteristics of Systemic lupus erythematosus
- nucleic acid-containing immune complexes generated from dying cells activate DCs to produce IFN-a - IFN-a stimulates BAFF production (survival signal), which enhances survival of autoantibody production to continue autoimmunity - common in kidney cells
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characteristics of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- organ-specific - pancreas - an effector T cell recognizes peptides from a beta cell-specific protein and kills the beta cell is the islets of langerhans - insulin can no longer be made by the beta cell - glucagon and somatostatin are still produced
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characteristics of multiple sclerosis
- unknown trigger causes BBB to become locally permeable to leukocytes and blood proteins - activated T cells specific for CNS antigen reencounter antigen presented on microglia (brain DC) - inflammatory reaction occurs in the brain due to mast-cell activation, antibodies and cytokines - demyelination of neurons occurs
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characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis
- unknown trigger causes inflammation is synovial membrane, attracting leukocytes into the tissues - auto reactive CD4 T cells activate macrophages, producing pro-inflammatory cytokines - cytokines induce production of MMP and RANK ligand by fibroblasts - MMPs attack tissues, activation of bone-destroying osteoclasts by RANK ligand results in joint destruction
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what are some therapies for autoimmune diseases
corticosteroids NSAIDs Anti-TNFa (TNF blockers)
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treatment of autoimmune diseases with corticosteroids
- mimic the effects of cortisol - inhibit production of cytokines, chemokines, ROS and prostaglandins - block macrophages from allowing adhesion, apoptosis and phagocytosis
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treatment of autoimmune diseases with NSAIDs
- inhibit COX1/COX2 to inhibit production of prostaglandins - Prostaglandin E2 is a pro-inflammatory factor
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treatment of autoimmune diseases with TNFa blockers
- binds TNF receptor on cell to block the activity of TNF - No NFkB can cause transcription of autoimmune DNA
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which organs have higher vs lower transplant survival rates
higher = kidney, heart, HSC, cornea lower = liver, pancreas, lung, intestine
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what are alloantigens
- proteins expressed by graft tissue received as foreign by the recipient - major types: blood group Ags and histocompatibility Ags
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what are the different types of grafts in transplantation
autograft: graft between different sites on the SAME person syngeneic graft: between genetically identical people (identical twins) allograft: between unrelated individuals - higher rejection rate, depends on T-cell response
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transplant rejection is mediated primarily by...
T-cell responses to MHC molecules
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skin graft rejection is a result of...
T-cell mediated anti-graft response
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skin graft to synergetic recipient, allogeneic recipient and 2nd skin graft to allogeneic recipient
syngeneic = 100% survival rate allogenic = graft is rejected b/c different MHC 2nd allogenic = graft shows accelerated rejection b/c different MHC and memory
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T cells transfer accelerated rejection from a sensitized donor to a...
naive recipient
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what are minor histocompatibility Ags
alloantigens bound to MHC graft molecules
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even complete matching at the MHC locus does not ensure graft survival because...
minor histocompatibility antigens are presented on the MHC and cause slow rejection
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MHC independent transplant rejection
happens when there is and MHC match but minor histocompatibility antigens are present in MHC
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direct pathway of allorecognition example - acute rejection of a kidney graft
- kidney graft with donor's dendritic cells is transplanted - dendritic cells or their exosomes migrate to lymph node and spleen via blood and activate alloreactive T cells - effector T cells migrate to graft via blood - graft is destroyed by effector T cells
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indirect pathway of allorecognition
- donor cells from graft are transplanted - DCs from the recipients own cells migrate to lymph node and active alloreactive T cells
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what is the difference between direct and indirect allorecognition
direct = T cells recognize MHC on donors DC - acute rejection indirect = recipients DCs present donors antigens - chronic rejection
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what is the goal of immunosuppressive drugs to prevent transplant rejection
to delay the rejection for as long as possible solution = suppress the immune system (suppress TCR signalling for T cells)
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examples of immunosuppressive drugs acting at different stages in the activation of alloreactive T cells
belatacept: blocks costimulatory signals (B7:CD28) anti-CD3 mAB: blocks signal transduction by inhibiting CD3 cyclosporine A/tacrolimus: blocks Ca2+ release. from CD3 mycophenolate/ azathioprine: blocks cell cycle basiliximab: blocks IL-2 from binding receptor
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graft-vs-host disease occurs when donor T cells in the graft attack the recipient's tissues...
- common in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - donors mature and memory T cells circulate in blood and can attack recipient tissues - alloreactive cells interact with DCs and proliferate
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when does graft-vs-host disease occur most often?
following HSC transplantation - bone marrow, peripheral blood and cord blood
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what are transplant success factors
- MHC matching between donor and recipient (but perfect matching only possible when donor and recipient are closely related) - immunosuppressive therapy

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