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Ch. 19 Cancer and the Immune System Flashcards

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benign

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unable to invade healthy surrounding tissue

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malignant

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becomes progressively more invasive

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metastasis

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invasion of other distant tissues

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Carcinomas arise from

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epithelial cells; skin, gut, glands, lining of internal organs

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Sarcomas arise from

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mesodermal connective tissues; bone, fat, cartilage

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Sarcomas arise from

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mesodermal connective tissues; bone, fat, cartilage

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Myelomas arise from

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plasma cells

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Leukemia’s arise from

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WBCs in blood

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Lymphomas arise from

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WBCs in lymphatic tissues

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3 carcinogens that can promote development of cancer

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  • chemical subs (formaldehyde)
  • physical agents (asbestos)
  • Irradiation (x-rays)
  • viruses
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What agency is responsible for tracking possible links to cancer?

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International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

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What did Dr. Rous discover?

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observed that a cancer-causing retrovirus (Rous sarcoma virus) leads to malignant transformation; malignant sarcomas in chickens could be transferred to another via cell-free filtrate

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What did Dr. Temin discover?

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suggested that oncogenes may be normal in cells and viruses might acquire these growth-promoting genes from previously infected cells (proto-oncogenes)

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Proto-oncogenes

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produce essential growth-controlling proteins; may lead to cancer if altered to lose control of expression or protein function.

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What ways can convert a proto-oncogene to a v- or c-oncogene?

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  1. actions of transforming viruses
  2. exposure to carcinogenes
  3. genetic predispositions
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How can malignant transformation be accomplished by a virus like RSV?

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RNA retroviruses reverse transcribe their genomes into DNA and integrate into the host genome–> viral genome has close contact with neighboring genes –> RSV acquires a copy of src causing infected cells to misregulate their growth because they have an extra copy of the src once infected

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Oncogenes

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enhance cell survival when their control mechanisms fail; become enemy when activity is enhanced

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Tumor-suppressor genes

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allow cancer cell survival when they fail; become the villain when activity is depressed

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Which one needs to be underactive to promote cancer (oncogene or tumor suppressor gene)?

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tumor suppressor gene

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Which one needs to be overactive to promote cancer (oncogene or tumor suppressor gene)?

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oncogene

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What are five categories of cancer-promoting activity of oncogenes?

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  • growth factors/growth factor receptors
  • products for signal transduction pathways and transcription factors
  • chromosomal translocations
  • mutations in proto-oncogenes
  • viral integration into the host cell genoome
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growth factors/ growth factor receptors

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-one cell population secretes GF, which binds receptors on another cell population and promotes proliferation (receive more GF and proliferate more often)

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ex. of growth factor cancer-promoting activity

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GF sis and GF receptor fms, erbB, neu, and erbA can cause cancer when overexpressed

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products for signal transduction pathways and transcription factors

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src, able, and ras overexpression can transform cells; Jun, fos, and myc well known cancer-promoting transcription factors

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chromosomal translocations

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translocations involving BCR and TCR loci; movement of c-myc from chom. 8 to chrom. 14= overexpression of myc

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mutations in proto-oncogenes

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chemical carcinogens or irradiation converts proto-oncogenes into cancer-inducing oncogenes

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ex. of mutation in proto-oncogenes leading to cancer

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single point mutation in c-ras leads to overactive ras= highly active epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling

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viral integration into host cell genome

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2 v-onc gene products (E6 and E7) made by high risk HPVs interfere with cell functions that normally prevent excessive growth –> tsp p53 and prB

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p53 is a tumor suppressor protein that

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promotes apoptosis

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pRB regulates

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cell cycle

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retinoblastoma (Rb) gene

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encodes a cell cycle regulator that inhibits progression through G1

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TP53 gene coding for p53

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encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein with multiple roles, including involvement in growth arrest, apoptosis, and DNA repair

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BCl-2 gene

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anti-apoptosis gene that is important in the survival of selected B and T cells during maturation

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Two phases of malignant transformation

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initiation and promotion

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What causes XP to lead to cancer?

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  • defects in nucleotide excision repair (NER)

- unable to repair UV induced mutations, so build in skin cells over time

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XP can often lead to early onset of

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malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma

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human colon cancer can occur due to the inactivation of TSGs:

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APC, DCC, TP53

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human colon cancer can occur due to the activation of:

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k-ras

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neoplastic cells

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self cells; most Ags are subject to tolerance processes

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Which of these is easier for the immune system to handle: TAAs, TSAs, or neoplastic cells?

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TSAs

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Tumor specific antigens

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unique to tumor cells

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tumor associated antigens

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normal cellular proteins with unique expression patterns

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What intrinsic mechanisms do we have to prevent cancer?

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  • DNA repair mechanisms

- apoptosis

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What are the three phases of immunoediting?

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  • elimination
  • equilibrium
  • escape
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elimination phase

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attacking cells that can be targeted

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equilibrium phase

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state of balance between destruction/survival of toughest cells

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escape phase

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most aggressive/least immunogenic cells thrive and spread

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What is the role of NK cells in cancer prevention?

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target neoplasmic cells

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What causes Chediak-Higashi syndrome?

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mutations resulting in loss of NK cells

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effects of Chediak-Higashi syndrome

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  • improper lysosomal trafficking
  • albinism
  • peripheral neuropathy
  • decrease in phagocytosis and impairment of secretory lysosome trafficking, impairing NK fxn

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