Chapter 25: Immunization and Vaccines

Question 1

What is immunity?

Answer 1

condition of being resistant to disease

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What is immunization?

Answer 2

process by which immunity is acquired

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What are the 3 types of immunity?

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○ Active
○ Passive
○ Adoptive

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Active Immunization

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Stimulation of a person’s own immune system to mount an adaptive immune response to an antigen

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Active immunization examples

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○ Natural exposure to infection- production of antibodies
○ Administration of a vaccine

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Passive Immunization

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Transfer of antibodies from immunized hosts to a nonimmune individual

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Passive Immunization examples

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○ Transfer of mother’s antibodies to fetus or infant: IgG through placenta, IgA through breast milk
○ Passive immunotherapy: Commercial antibody preparations

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Adoptive Immunization

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Transfer of cells of the immune system (usually lymphocytes) from an immunized host to a nonimmune individual

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Advantages of each immunity

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○ Active immunity: Induces long-term protection
○ Passive immunity: Provides immediate protection
○ Adoptive immunity: Can transfer cell-mediated immunity

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Disadvantages of each immunity

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○ Active: Takes time to develop
○ Passive: Is temporary; memory not produced, Can induce hypersensitivity
○ Adoptive: Possible rejection of allogeneic cells

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What is a vaccine?

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○ An antigen suspension derived from a pathogen
○ Induces active immunity

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Attenuation

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bacteria or viruses weakened by chemical treatment, growth at different temperatures, or repeated in vitro passage in cell culture

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Attenuated Vaccines

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○ Use live but weakened viruses or bacteria
○ grown under abnormal culture conditions so that they are no longer pathogenic but are still capable of stimulating the immune response

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Examples of attenuated vaccines: Bacteria

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○ Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)
Typhoid fever

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Examples of attenuated vaccines: virus

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○ MMR
○ Polio
○ influenza
○ Varicella

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Advantages and disadvantages of attenuated vaccines

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○ Stimulate both humoral and cell-mediated immunity
○ Cannot be administered to immunocompromised patients
○ On rare occasion, may revert to pathogenic form
* tend to be most immunogenic

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Inactivated Vaccines

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○ Intact viruses or bacteria that have been killed by treatment with chemicals or heat
○ Examples being: Influenza, Hep. A

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Advantages and disadvantages of inactive vaccines

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○ Can safely be given to immunocompromised individuals
○ Stimulate humoral immunity but little or no cell-mediated immunity
○ May require two or more booster doses to produce protective immunity

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Subunit Vaccines

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One or more purified components of a pathogen

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Subunit vaccines examples

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○ Toxoids
○ Polysaccharides
○ Purified proteins
○ Recombinant proteins

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Toxoids

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Chemically inactivated bacterial toxins that are not pathogenic

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Polysaccharides

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○ Biochemically purified polysaccharide from bacterial capsules
○ Requires conjugation to a carrier protein (glycoconjugates) to induce IgG production and long-term immunity

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Purified Proteins

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Biochemically purified components of a microorganism

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Recombinant Proteins

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○ Proteins produced by genetically modified nonpathogenic bacteria, yeast, or other cells
○ Examples: Hep. B, HPV

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Advantages of Subunit Vaccines

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○ Induce an immune response to the pathogenic component(s) of a microorganism
○ Safety; avoid administration of intact organism

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Limitations of Subunit Vaccines

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○ Least immunogenic vaccine
○ Require two or more booster doses to produce protective immunity
○ Must be multivalent if a broad immune response is desired
○ Require an adjuvant to increase immunogenicity

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Factors Influencing Immunogenicity

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○ Age
○ Immune status
○ Vaccine composition

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Adjuvants

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○ Substances that enhance the immune response when administered together with a vaccine antigen
○ Stimulate the innate immune system to induce release of cytokines that activate adaptive immunity

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Adjuvants: examples

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○ Alum
○ Oil-in-water emulsions

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Adjuvants: advantages

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○ Result in a faster, longer-lasting immune response
○ May increase cell-mediated immunity

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Benefits of Vaccines

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○ Reduction or elimination of many serious, potentially fatal diseases
○ Decreased morbidity and mortality

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Adverse Effects of Some Vaccines

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○ Local reactions: Swelling, tenderness at injection site
○ Generalized reactions: Low-grade fever and malaise
○ Allergic reactions: Type I or type III hypersensitivity
○ Development of disease

Question 33

Standard human immune serum globulin (HISG)

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○ known as gamma globulin
○ Prophylactic treatment for patients with deficiencies in antibody production

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Specific human serum globulins

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Used to treat unimmunized individuals who have potentially been exposed to a pathogen

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Examples of Specific human serum globulins

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○ Hepatitis A and hepatitis B
○ Varicella
○ Rabies
○ Tetanus
○ Respiratory syncytial virus

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Animal globulins

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Usually prepared from horse serum

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Animal globulins: examples

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○ Anti-toxins: Antibodies to bacterial toxins
○ Anti-snake venom: Neutralize toxins or venom

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Monoclonal antibodies

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○ Made by a single clone of B cells
○ Directed against a particular epitope of an antigen
○ Used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and other disorders