EX1 Transplant Immunology - Bailey Flashcards
cells or tissues that is being transplanted
graft
transplanting a cell or tissue to the same anatomical site
orthotopic
transplanting a cell or tissue to a different anatomical site
heterotopic
transfer of circulating cells from one individual to another
transfusion
graft transplant from one individual to the same individual
autologous graft
graft transplanted between two genetically identical (or very similar) individuals
syngeneic graft
graft between two genetically different individuals
allogenic graft
Peter Medawar proved that graft rejection was dependent upon the activation of the ________ immune response (more specifically ___ cells)
adaptive
T cells
Rejection of the graft is due to _____ mismatch
MHC
The body is able to eliminate T cells that recognize self antigens AND self _____; this is why a graft that has self antigens and DIFFERENT _____ is rejected
MHC
non-self MHC = allogenic MHC
True or False
Allogenic MHC and a self peptide can mimic the structure of a foreign peptide and self MHC
True; this can lead to graft rejection
When T cells recognize allogenic MHC (or allogenic MHC + self peptide) this is a (direct/indirect) alloantigen recognition
direct
Alloantigen recognition can also be indirect via the uptake of allogenic MHC by an ______ and presenting it as a _____ _____, and the T cell recognizes it as (self/non-self)
APC
self peptide
self
This graft rejection occurs in couple of days after; it is due to pre-existing alloreactive antibodies which lead to the complement cascade and inflammation, etc.
Hyperacute rejection
This graft rejection occurs over a weeks time due to the activation of CD8 and B cells which produce antibodies that activate complement, etc, etc.
Acute rejection
This graft rejection results from macrophage activation in parenchyma thats leads to cytokine production and growth factors that intimal thickening
chronic rejection
In order to prevent graft rejection _________ medication is taken to reduce T cell activity
immunosuppression
Immunosuppressive drugs work by inhibiting ______ production but can also reduce ______ and block _____ and ____
cytokine
IL-2
CD3 and B7
These type of transplants are used for the treatment of __________ diseases
Bone marrow transplant
hematological (cancer, immunodeficiencies, etc)
Bone marrow transplant recipients run the risk of developing _____ ____ _____ disease
graft versus host (graft = bone marrow, attacking the host = recipient)
The first real evidence that the immune system is involved with cancer is that ____ cells taken from a mouse with a tumor and transplanted into a mouse without the tumor is now (resistant/not-resistant) to that type of cancer
CD8
resistant
True or False
T cells cannot recognize cancers and antigens
False; T cells recognize antigens and there are several antigens associated with tumor cells such as mutated self, oncogenes, etc.
Some tumors down regulate ______ which will trigger the activation of ____ cells; thus stimulating apoptosis in the cancer/tumor
MHCI
NK cells
Activated NK cells produce _____ which stimulates the production of ______
IFN-γ
macrophages