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Eosinophils Flashcards

1
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In which “normal” non-inflamed tissues are eosinophils normally found?

A

GI tract (lamina propria), lungs, adipose tissue, thymus, uterus, mammary glands

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What is the most common non-neoplastic nodular skin disease in horses

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Equine Eosinophilic Granuloma

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Eosinophils are associated with what type of Hypersensitivity (e.g. I-IV)?

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Type I Hypersensitivity

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4
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Name 3 stains with an affinity for eosinophil granules.

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Eosin, Giemsa, Luna

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Which eosinophil granule protein is responsible for the creation of free radicals (reactive oxygen and nitrogen species)?

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Eosinophil Peroxidase (EPO)

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Which two interleukins, associated with a Th2 response, enhance integrin formation on eosinophils?

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IL-4 and IL-13

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Which 3 leukotrienes are responsible for vasoconstriction, bronchospasm, and increased vascular permeability?

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LTC4, LTD4, LTE4

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You see a kitty with a red, swollen, crusty alopecic nose. You do cytology looking for cryptococcus, but instead of fungal organisms you see a bunch of eosinophils. Diagnosis?

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Feline mosquito bite hypersensitivity

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9
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One mechanism by which glucocorticoids lower eosinophil counts is death by __________.

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apoptosis

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10
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Name the 4 pathways of eosinophil degranulation

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Classical exocytosis, compound exocytosis, piecemeal degranulation, cytolysis

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11
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Which is more important for eosinophil activation in allergic disease, IgA or IgE?

A

IgA

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12
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Which two cell types make up the “allergic-effector unit”?

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Eosinophils and Mast Cells

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13
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What animals get Chediak-Higashi aside from Persian cats?

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Aleutian mink, Hereford cattle, rats, mices, orcas, white tigers

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14
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Name a common location on the body to find eosinophilic plaques.

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Ventral abdomen, thighs

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Which IgA receptor is the most potent stimulant of eosinophil degranulation?

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FCaR (CD89)

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16
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What breed is over-represented in Wells-like Syndrome?

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Labrador Retrievers

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17
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Is wound healing accelerated or delayed by the presence of eosinophils and eosinophil granule proteins?

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Delayed

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18
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Which are the three most prevalent cytokine receptors on the surface of eosinophils?

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IL-3, IL-5, GM-CSF

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What does NAACP stand for (with regards to feline hypereosinophilic syndrome)?

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Neoplasia, Allergy, Asthma, Churg-Strauss/Connective tissue dz, Parasitism

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20
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Which growth factor, produced and secreted by eosinophils, promotes mast cell activation and survival?

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Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)

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21
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Name the 3 presentations of eosinophilic granuloma complex

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eosinophilic/rodent ulcer, eosinophilic plaques, eosinophilic/linear granuloma

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Which granulocyte-monocyte precursor is most important for eosinophil lineage specification?

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GATA-1

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23
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What is a hallmark histopath finding for equine eosinophilic granuloma?

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Collagen flame figures

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24
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Which breeds of dogs lack visible granules in their eosinophils (and have vacuoles)?

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Greyhounds, sight hounds, +/- golden retrievers

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25
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Name the 3 “matrix” (electron lucent) eosinophil granule proteins

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Eosinophilic Cationic Protein (ECP), Eosinophil Peroxidase (EPO), Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN)

26
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What is a prominent histopath finding for Wells-like syndrome aside from the presence of eosinophils?

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Marked dermal edema and vascular dilation (perivascular pattern not a very specific finding)

27
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Which chemokine on eosinophils binds to eotaxin (also known as CCL11)?

28
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What is a common suspected cause of Sterile Pustular Erythroderma of Miniature Schnauzers?

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Shampoo reaction, often insecticidal shampoo

29
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What is the number of “hypodense” eosinophils predictive of?

A

Severity of allergic disease

30
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Which pathway of eosinophil degranulation makes use of eosinophil sombrero vesicles?

A

piecemeal degranulation

31
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What is the most common cause of canine eosinophilic furunculosis?

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Insect/arthropod bite/sting

32
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What does Equine MEED stand for?

A

Multi-systemic eosinophilic epitheliotropic disease

33
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Which eosinophil granule protein is responsible for the intense acidophilia of eosinophil granules?

A

Major Basic Protein (MBP)

34
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What class of drugs, which cause apoptosis of eosinophils, is almost universally helpful in treating eosinophilic diseases?

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glucocorticoids

35
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What breed is predisposed to canine eosinophilic granuloma? Name a common location for granulomas to develop

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Husky, CKCS; mouth (skin gets you less points)

36
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Which species’ eosinophils have the largest granules?

37
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During rolling, eosinophils bind to ______, and then during firm adhesion, they additionally bind to ______. (classes of adhesion molecules)

A

selectins; integrins

38
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Which eosinophil granule protein has an affinity for lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?

A

Eosinophilic Cationic Protein (ECP)

39
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Why can eosinophils release cytokines more rapidly than B cells or T cells?

A

They store cytokines preformed within the cell

40
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Which pathway of eosinophil degranulation makes use of SNARE complexes?

A

Classical (regulated) exocytosis

41
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Which immunoglobulin (IgG) receptor is most highly expressed on eosinophils?

A

FCyRII (CD32)

42
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What is the target of the monoclonal antibody mepolizumab? (human drug)

43
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Which interleukin is responsible for development and activation of eosinophils, specifically?

A

IL-5 *IL-3 and GM-CSF not specific to eosinophils

44
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Which eosinophil granule protein has the strongest antiviral properties?

A

Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN)

45
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In what species do eosinophils predominate in the cytology of an atopic animal?

46
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Which of the following diseases is NOT associated with eosinophils? CAFR, EGC, F&F, Sweets Syndrome, Wells Syndrome?

A

Sweets Syndrome

47
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Which immunoglobulin receptors are important for adhesion of leukocytes to one another and to vessel walls?

A

ICAM-1 (CD54) and ICAM-3 (CD50)

48
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Feline eosinophilic folliculitis and furunculosis is often a feature of what kind of hypersensitivity?

A

food (CAFR)

49
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Persian cats with blue smoke hair and yellow eyes are poster children for what disease?

A

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

50
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What is the only leukotriene produced intracellularly by eosinophils?

51
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What breed of horses is predisposed to unilateral papular dermatosis? Are papules pruritic?

A

Quarter horses; no

52
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Name at least two disease processes with eosinophilic involvement that aren’t allergic or parasitic in nature

A

pemphigus, mastocytic tumors, Wells syndrome, furunculosis (often secondary to allergies or parasites)

53
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Which chemokine is also known as RANTES?

54
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In addition to skin biopsy, where else would you biopsy a horse to try to diagnose MEED?

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Rectum, lymph nodes, liver

55
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Which species’ eosinophils have rod-shaped granules?

56
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Eosinophilic granules are ______, which makes them bind well to eosin, which is _______. (hint: pH)

A

basic; acidic

57
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Which Interleukin, important for eosinophil activation, is blocked by calcineurin inhibitors?

A

IL-5 (also GM-CSF)

58
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Eosinophils make up what percent of leukocytes in circulation?

59
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During which phase of the estrus cycle are eosinophils found in the uterus in greatest numbers?

60
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Name the 3 kinds of granulocytes.

A

Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

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