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Exam 2 - Cytokines (part 2) Flashcards

1
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What does CSF stand for?

A

Colony Stimulating Factors

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2
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T/F: Colony Stimulating Factors are a family of glycoproteins.

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TRUE

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3
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Colony stimulating factors support _____ colony formation.

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Colony stimulating factors support HEMATOPOIETIC colony formation.

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4
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Name the cytokines that stimulate hematopoiesis.

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COLONY STIMULATING FACTORS (CSFs)

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5
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What are colony stimulating factors also known as?

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Blood-forming cytokines

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T/F: Colony stimulating factors support the survival, proliferation, and maturation of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells.

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TRUE

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7
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What function do CSFs modulate?

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CSFs modulate the function of MATURE EFFECTOR CELLS

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8
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T/F: CSFs include only lineage specific cytokines.

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FALSE

-CSFs include both lineage specific and multipotential cytokines

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9
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What term describes cytokines that only acts on one type of cell?

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Lineage specific

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10
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What term describes cytokines that act on more than one type of cell through proliferation, maturation, etc.?

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Multipotential

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11
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T/F: CSFs protect patients from infection and allow increase in cytotoxic agents.

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TRUE

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12
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CSFs prevent ______ - ______ neutropenia.

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CSFs prevent CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED neutropenia.

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13
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When do CSFs stimulate heamopoiesis?

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In BONE MARROW FAILURE

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14
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CSFs promote cell _____.

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CSFs promote cell DIFFERENTIATION.

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15
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Do CSFs assist in marrow transplantation?

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YES

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16
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What is effector cell function?

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What a cell does

-CSFs augment effector cell function

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17
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T/F: CSFs stimulate monocyte’s anticancer effects.

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TRUE

-Increase tumor killing ability of monocytes

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18
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What does G-CSF stand for?

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Granulocyte-CSF (colony stimulating factor)

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19
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What secretes G-CSF?

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Macrophages, Endothelium, and Leukocytes

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20
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What does ADCC stand for?

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Antibody Dependent Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity

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21
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One function of IgG is ____.

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One function of IgG is ADCC.

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22
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G-CSF is considered a ____ ____ cytokine.

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G-CSF is considered a LINEAGE SPECIFIC cytokine.

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23
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What does G-CSF stimulate?

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NEUTROPHILS ONLY

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24
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T/F: Granulocyte-CSF is responsible for the survival of eosinophils.

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FALSE

-Granulocyte-CSF is responsible for the survival of NEUTROPHILS

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25
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G-CSF stimulates ____ ____ to produce neutrophils and then direct their migration to the peripheral blood.

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G-CSF stimulates BONE MARROW to produce neutrophils and then direct their migration to the peripheral blood.

26
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What is a growth factor for the proliferation, differentiation, effector function, and survival of neutrophils?

27
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T/F: G-CSF causes proliferation of endothelial cells.

28
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T/F: G-CSF decreases the phagocytic activity of neutrophils.

A

FALSE

-G-CSF enhances the phagocytic activity of neutrophils

29
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Does G-CSF cause ADCC?

A

YES

-It causes antibody-mediated cellular toxicity by neutrophils

30
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Name the drug that is a G-CSF.

A

Filgrastim

31
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What type of cytokine is Filgrastim?

32
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How is Filgrastim produced?

A

By recombinant DNA technology

33
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Who receives Filgrastim?

A

Pts receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy for advanced cancer

34
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What does Filgrastim cause in terms of neutropenia?

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A dose-dependent amelioration of neutropenia associated with cancer-chemotherapy.

35
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Filgrastim has been well tolerated and may reduce the ____ and ____ rate associated with chemotherapy.

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Filgrastim has been well tolerated and may reduce the MORBIDITY and MORTALITY rate associated with chemotherapy.

36
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What does Filigrastim do to cytotoxic agents?

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It permits the used of high doses of cytotoxic agents and a greater anti-tumor response

37
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What is the name of the drug that stabilizes neutrophils?

A

Filgrastim

38
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What does GM-CSF stand for?

A

G - Granulocyte

M - Macrophage

39
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What does granulocyte mean?

A

NEUTROPHILS

40
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What cell types produce GM-CSF?

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Macrophages, T cells

-Also: mast cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells

41
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What does GM-CSF do?

A

It stimulates stem cells to produce neutrophils and monocytes
-Monocytes migrate into tissues and differentiate into macrophages

42
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T/F: GM-CSF cytokines are multilineage cytokines.

43
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What type of cytokine is Sargramostim?

44
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What kind of side effects does Sargramostim exhibit?

A

Flu-like symptoms

45
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T/F: Sargramostim is a human recombinant GM-CSF.

46
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When does Sargramostin exhibit beneficial effects?

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On bone marrow function in pts getting high dose chemo in the setting of autologous bone marrow transplantation as well as in the treatment of advanced cancers

47
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What disease states has Sargramostim been used for to stimulate bone marrow function?

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  • AIDS
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Aplastic Anemia
48
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What do high doses of Sargramostim result in?

A
  • Weight gain
  • Generalized edema
  • Hypotension
49
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GM-CSF causes _____ -_____ asymptomatic eosinophilia.

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GM-CSF causes DOSE-DEPENDENT asymptomatic eosinophilia.

50
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What produces IL-11?

A

BONE MARROW STROMA

51
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What does IL-11 activate?

A
  • B cells
  • Plasmacytomas
  • Hepatocytes
  • Megakaryocytes
52
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IL-11 plays a role in ____ ____ proliferation and increases ____ levels after chemo.

A

IL-11 plays a role in BONE CELL proliferation and increases PLATELET levels after chemo.

53
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T/F: IL-11 does not modulate antigen-antibody responses.

A

FALSE

-IL-11 does modulate antigen-antibody responses

54
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What cell types does IL-11 promote differentiation in ?

A
  • Progenitor B cells

- Megakaryotes

55
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Name the drug that is an Interleukin-11 drug.

A

Oprelvekin (Neumega)

56
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____ is recombinant human IL-11.

A

OPRELVEKIN is recombinant human IL-11.

57
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What is Oprelvekin used for?

A

To stimulate bone marrow to induce PLT production in pts on chemo

58
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When Oprelvekin administered?

A

SC

6-24 hours after chemo

59
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What side effects does Oprelvekin have?

A
  • Flu-like
  • Fluid retention
  • Tachycardia
  • Edema
  • N/V
  • SOB
60
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What is Oprelvekin used to treat?

A

PLT deficiency (cancer, genetic abnormality)

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