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Catalse + bugs and toxins Flashcards

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Which disease predisposes to infection with catalse + bugs?

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Chronic granulomatous disease; lacking NADPH oxidase but bugs bring in H2O2 which is converted by MPO into free radicals so they can still kill bugs unless they produce catalase that breaks down H2O2

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How can endotoxin cause DIC?

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Activates tissue factor, which starts the coagulation cascade

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Cholera toxin most similar to:

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LT toxin of ETEC

Pertussis toxin

(Increase cAMP)

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Streptolysin O most similar to:

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Alpha toxin of C. perfringens

(Degrade cell membranes)

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Describe the two different exotoxin A’s

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Pseudomonas exotoxin A = inhibits EF-2 = inhibits protein synthesis

GAS exotoxin A = superantigen = shock

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What causes HUS seen in EHEC and Shigella toxin?

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Shiga toxin causes release of cytokines that induce HUS

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What 3 things does endotoxin activate?

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Macrophages, complement, tissue factor/coagulation cascade

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MOA tetanospasmin

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Cleaves SNAREs = inhibit release of glycine and GABA from Renshaw cells in SC = spasticity, risus sardonicus, lockjaw

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MOA pertussis toxin

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Inactivates Gi = overactivity of cAMP = inhibits phagocytosis = permits survival of bug

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MOA alpha toxin

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Phospholipase = degrades cell membranes = myonecrosis + double zone of hemolysis on BAP

(C. perfringens)

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Lysogenic phage-encoded toxins

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Shiga toxin

Botulinum toxin

Cholera toxin

Diphtheria toxin

Erythrogenic toxin of GAS

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Overactivates cAMP

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LT of ETEC (directly)

Cholera toxin (by permanently activating Gs)

Pertussis toxin (by inactivating Gi)

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Mechanism of action of Shiga-like toxin/Shiga toxin

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Inhibits 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA

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MOA streptolysin O

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Degrades cell membranes = lyses RBCs

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Toxins that inhibit release of NT

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Botulinum toxin

Tetanospasmin

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MOA superantigens

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Bind MHC class II and TCR within proximity of antigen binding site = activates many, many T cells = massive release of IF-gamma and IL-2

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What do macrophages activated by LPS produce? Function of these products?

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TNFalpha = hypotension, fever

IL-1 = fever

NO = hypotension

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People with chronic granulomatous disease are suspectible to which specific bugs?

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Pseudomonas, Listeria, Aspergillus, Candida, E. coli, S. aureus, Serratia

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Toxin that inhibits phagocytic activity

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Pertussis toxin

16
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If a bacteria is known to inhibit 60S ribosomal subunit, how can you know which bacteria it is?

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Must be Shigella or EHEC - Shigella invades, EHEC doesn’t

17
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Catalse + bugs

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Pseudomonas, Listeria, Aspergillus, Candida, E. coli, S. aureus, Serratia

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Mimics cAMP

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Edema factor of anthrax

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MOA LT

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Overactivates cAMP = increased Cl- secretion into lumen = H20 follows = watery diarrhea

(ETEC)

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Diphtheria toxin most similar to

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Exotoxin A of Pseudomonas

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Protein A vs. exotoxin A

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Protein A is membrane-bound toxin of S. aureus that binds to the Fc region of IgG to inhibit complement

Exotoxin A from Pseudomonas inhibits EF-2 to inhibit protein synthesis OR superantigen of GAS

22
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MOA botulinum toxin

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Cleaves SNAREs = inhibits release of ACh at NMJ = flaccid paralysis

23
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Causes beta-hemolysis on BAP

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Streptolysin O of GAS

24
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Superantigens causing shock

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TSST-1 (S. aureus)

Exotoxin A (GAS)

26
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Fever + rash + shock

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Toxic shock = exotoxin A (GAS) or TSST-1 (S. aureus)

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Mechanism of action of exotoxin A and diphtheria toxin

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Inhibit EF2 = inhibit protein synthesis

29
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Toxins that lyse cell membranes

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Alpha toxin (C. perfringens)

Streptolysin O (GAS)

30
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3 exotoxins that inhibits protein synthesis

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Exotoxin A (P. aeruginosa)

Diphtheria toxin

Shiga toxin/Shiga-like toxin (Shigella/EHEC)

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Toxin of scalded skin syndrome

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Exfoliative toxin of S. aureus

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Preformed exotoxin

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S. aureus food poisoning (enterotoxin)

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Two component toxins: A (attaches ADP-ribosylate to disrupt cell membrane) and B (binding and phagocytosis)

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Toxins that inhibit protein synthesis = diphtheria toxin, Shiga toxin, exotoxin A

Cholera toxin

Pertussis toxin

LT of ETEC

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MOA edema factor

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MIMICS cAMP

(B. anthracis)

36
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What is function of catalse?

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Degrades H2O2 produced via NADPH oxidase reaction before it is converted into microbiocidal products via MPO

37
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Generalized vs. specialized transduction

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Generalized = lytic phage = phage infects bacterium and takes up some of its DNA, which it injects into another bacterium

Specialized = lysogenic phage = viral DNA incorporates into bacterial genome = viral DNA excised with flanking bacterial DNA = injected into another bacterium

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MOA ST

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Overactivates cGMP = decreased NaCl and H2O resorption = watery diarrhea

39
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ASO

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Anti-streptolysin O antibodies = diagnosis of rheumatic fever

(GAS)

40
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Causes double zone of hemolysis on BAP

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C. perfringens alpha toxin (PLase)

41
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4 exotoxins that increase fluid secretion

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Edema factor (anthrax)

ST and LT (ETEC)

Cholera toxin

42
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Overactivated cGMP

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ST of ETEC

44
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Protease toxins

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Botulinum toxin

Tetanospasmin

45
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MOA Cholera toxin

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Permanently activates Gs = overactive cAMP = Cl- and H2O efflux

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