Exam 1 (Lectures 3/4) Flashcards
True or False: Antibodies are glycosamines
False - glycoproteins
True or False: All the below mentioned are POSITIVE outcomes of antibody production
-Neutralize viruses and toxins
-Accelerate clearance of bacteria
-Use for clinical assays
-Use as therapies to kill tumor cells
True
True or False: Allergies, Immune Complex Disease, and Autoimmunity are NEGATIVE outcomes of antibody production
True
What’s the major difference between immunoglobulins and antibodies?
- Immunoglobulin (Ig): General term for all antibody molecules
- Antibodies: Immunoglobulins made by TERMINALLY DIFFERENTIATED B LYMPHOCYTES in response to foreign antigen
True or False: The constant region defines the isotype of the heavy chain
False - the conserved region defines isotype of heavy chain
True or False: In an antibody, both light chains and heavy chains are identical
True
What determines the heavy chain type?
The amino acid
Which part of the antibody binds to the antigen?
A. Fab Region
B. Constant Region
C. Fc Region
D. Fragment of Antigen Binding
A.) Fab Region and
D.) Fragment of Antigen Binding
Which part of the antibody forms idiotype? the isotype?
-Idiotype = The Fab Region
-Isotype = Fc Region
Fab binds to ___ antigen while F(ab)2 binds ___ antigens
1, 2
Where is the Constant Region located: the Fab Region or the Fc Region?
Fc Region
Which region of the antibody contains biological activity: the Fab region or crystallized fragment region?
Crystallized fragment region (Fc)
True or False: Opsonization and helping to lyse microorganisms are examples of biological activity carried out by the Fc Region
True
What region of the antibody is found on BOTH the heavy and light chains, is encoded in the genome, and is same between antibody molecules
The Constant Region
Which Ig is the major Ig isotype in serum and crosses the placenta?
IgG
Where is the Variable Region located?
Portion of heavy and light chain that binds epitope
IgM is secreted by plasma cells as ____ and is joined by ____ chains
pentamer; J chains
True or False: IgM binds 10 antigens at a time
False - Despite 10 F(ab) it only binds 5 antigens at a time
What is the first Ig synthesized in response to an antigen?
IgM
Which Ig is a dimer in mucus secretions and is linked by J chains?
IgA
What is the major Ig found in external secretions (saliva, sweat, tears)?
IgA
True or False: IgE has lowest serum concentration
True
True or False: IgE is an agglutinating antibody and a complement-activating Ab
False - it is NEITHER
Which Ig protects host from parasitic infections by interaction with eosinophils?
IgE
Which Ig mediates Type 1 Hypersensitivity Responses (allergies)?
IgE
Which Ig is the only to be susceptible to proteolytic degradation?
IgD
Which Ig is a marker of B Cell differentiation?
IgD
Two fates of Ig molecules?
1) Secreted (terminally differentiated B cells) 2) Anchored in the B cell membrane + acts as antigen receptor for cell
___: The inverse of the highest dilution of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of target material
Titer
Three clinical uses of serology?
1) Obtain specific diagnosis using antibody response - 4x increase in titer
2) Screen population
3) Monitor treatment efficacy
____: Measure of the ability of a test to exclude non-diseased cases
_____: Measure of the ability of a test to identify diseased cases
Specificity: Measure of the ability of a test to exclude non-diseased cases
Sensitivity: Measure of the ability of a test to identify diseased cases
When are SPECIFIC tests most helpful?
When tests are….
positive or negative?
to rule in or rule out?
SPECIFIC TESTS are most helpful when test is (+) to rule in
Which tests is likely to identify those who do NOT have disease: Specific Tests or Sensitive Tests?
Specific Tests
True or False: PCR (RNA Amplification) is an example of sensitive tests while an at-home pregnancy tests, EIA and antigen testing are specific
PCR = specific test
Pregnancy tests, EIA, antigen = sensitive test
What test is most helpful when it’s negative (to rule out) and is likely to identify everyone with the disease?
Sensitive Tests
Screening tests should have high ____ while confirmatory tests should have high _____
sensitivity; specificity
If antibodies are so specific, why do get false positives?
Similar antigens/epitopes may cross-react
Are ELISA’s and Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) qualitative or quanitative?
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA): Quanitative
EIA: Qualitative
True or False: ELISA are used to find antigen or antibody in patient’s serum/secretions
False - Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) are used to find antigen or antibody in patient’s serum/secretions
True or False: Immunofluorescence Assay is good for localizing antigen using fluorescently labeled antigens
True
Direct IFA detect antigen located in the ___ while IFA detects antigen located in ____
tissue; serum
What type of Immunofluorescence Assay would you use for biopsy/peripheral blood/rabies?
Direct IFA
What type of IFA is associated with:
- Nuclear antigens (autoimmunity)
-Infectious agents
-Lupus
Indirect IFA
What are the clinical uses of Flow Cytometry?
1) CD4:CD8 ratios in HIV
2) Analyze tumor cells for markers
3) Analyze peripheral blood for % of cell types
True or False: Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FAC) is used to isolate and purify specific cell populations AND sort cells for use in transplant/lab
True
True or False: Both Flow Cytometry and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting use fluoresceinated antibodies to measure:
1) Cell size and number
2) Density of cell surface molecules
3) Number of cells with a certain cell-surface molecule
True
What does precipitation in a secondary binding test tell you about the antigen?
What does agglutination in a secondary binding test tell you about the antigen?
Precipitation means that antigen is SOLUBLE
Agglutination means that the antigen is INSOLUBLE
____ Antibody: reacts with soluble antigen resulting in formation of insoluble precipitate
Precipitin Antibody (Ab)
What type of antibody reacts with an insoluble antigen, results in clumping
Agglutinin
What are the two types of precipitation reactions?
1) Immunodiffusion Tests (Ouchterlony Test)
2) Radial Immunodiffusion Tests
What do Ouchterlony and Radial Immunodiffusion Tests have in common? (hint: antigen)
Both use SOLUBLE antigens
True or False: Immunodiffusion Tests (Ouchterlony Test) are qualitative and used to test/ID parasitic infections
False -
While immunodiffusion tests are qualitative, they are used clinically to test/ID fungal diseases
Are Radial Immunodiffusion Tests qualitative or quantitative? Clinical uses?
Radial Immunodiffusion Tests, a type of precipitation reaction, is quantitative and used to determine [IgG isotypes] in serum
Clinical uses of Direct Agglutination?
What type of antigens are used in Direct Agglutination?
Blood Typing
Direct Agglutination reactions use insoluble antigens (e.g RBC)
True or False: In Indirect/Passive agglutination reactions, a INSOLUBLE antigen of interest is attached to a SOLUBLE antigen
False
In an indirect/passive agglutination reactions, a SOLUBLE antigen of interest is attached to a INSOLUBLE antigen
Many proteins factors in the complement system are found in the ___ as inactive (zymogens)
serum
What molecules/structures are responsible for making the zymogens for the complement system?
Liver, monocytes, macrophages
What are the major functions of the complement system?
1) Opsonization “prepare food”
2) Recruit and activate phagocytic and inflammatory cells to site of complementation activation
(anaphylatoxins)
3) Margination
4) Regulate vascular tone
_____: small MW substance that induces degranulation of mast cells and release of histamine/other vasoactive substances
Anaphylatoxins