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DEN 7102 Micro & Immuno Concepts > Exam 3 - Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity Part 2 > Flashcards

Exam 3 - Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Type II (cytotoxic) hypersensitivity is a ____ response

A

Humoral

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Cytotoxic (Type II) Hypersensitivity is associated with what diseases?

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  • hemolytic disease of the newborn (Rhesus incompatibility)
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Sympathetic opthalmia
  • Drug-induced hemolytic anemia
  • Autoimmunity
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Type III hypersensitivity also known as:

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Immune complex diseases

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Type III hypersensitivity involves ____ bound to ____ which forms _____

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IgG; soluble antigens; Antigen-antibody complex

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Antigen-antibody complex is mostly cleared by ____, but sometimes are not cleared and leads to ____

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innate mechanisms; Type III hypersensitivity

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Type III hypersensitivity diseases

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  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Arthus reaction
  • Serum sickness
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Anti-snRNP or anti-SmDNA antibodies are associated with what disease?

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Systemic lupus erythematosus - clinical presentation

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  • malar rash (butterfly)
  • oral ulcers
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9
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Another name for antibodies against snRNPs

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Anti-Smith antibodies

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10
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Complications of systemic lupus erythematosus include:

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  • Non-infectious endocarditis (Libman-Sacks)
  • Membranous glomerulonephritis
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11
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What occurs in lupus-related non-infectious endocarditis?

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Mitral/tricuspid valve has IgG-Sm (snRNP) complex buildup

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What occurs in lupus-related membranous glomerulonephritis?

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immune complex depositing in renal glomeruli (wire loop)

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13
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Lupus treatments are often:

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Palliative (relieving symptoms without addressing cause of symptoms)

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Lupus treatment includes:

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  • NSAIDs
  • corticosteroids
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15
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Triggers for Lupus

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  • UV light
  • vitamin D deficiency
  • infectious agents
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16
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Relative risk of lupus

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Females 9:1

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17
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Rheumatoid arthritis

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  • Chronic autoimmune disorder that affects joints
  • typically results in swollen, painful joints mainly linked with RF
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18
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What is Rheumatoid factor?

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Autoantibody against IgG Fc portion

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19
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In rheumatoid arthritis, RF and IgG form ____ contributing to disease progression

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Complexes

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20
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Rheumatoid factor is considered a:

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Cryoglobulin - form solid or gel like complexes under 99F

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Type 2 Rheumatoid arthritis

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Monoclonal IgM against polyclonal IgG

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Type 3 Rheumatoid arthritis

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Polyclonal IgM against polyclonal IgG

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23
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In rheumatoid arthritis, immune complexes cluster in ____, leading to ____

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Joints; synovial damage

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____ occurs at synovial lining of joint mainly due to inflammation

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Granulation

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25
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Granulation in rheumatoid arthritis consists of:

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Immune complexes and inflammation

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26
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Granulation in rheumatoid arthritis is also called:

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Pannus

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27
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Granulation at joints leads to:

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  • bone loss
  • calcification
  • loss of joint space
  • ankylosis
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Ankylosis

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Stiffening of joint

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29
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Arthus reaction is a Type ___ hypersensitivity involving ____

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3; vaccine administration

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30
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Rare complication of some types of immunization

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Arthus reaction

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31
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Arthus reaction is infrequently reported with:

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Diphtheria and tetanus (toxoid vaccines)

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32
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Serum sickness is a major treatment risk with:

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Xenogeneic anti-toxin

33
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Serum sickness can induce:

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  • inflammation
  • fever
  • urticaria (hives) for days/weeks
34
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Serum sickness - easy or hard to clear?

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Hard to clear

35
Q

Type IV hypersensitivity is also called:

A

delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH)

36
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True or false: Type IV hypersensitivity involves antibodies/antibody complexes

A

False - does not

37
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Type IV hypersensitivity is associated with ___ response

A

Th1 (macrophages)

38
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Type IV hypersensitivity occurs after:

A

48-72 hours

39
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Contact sensitivity is type ____

A

Type IV hypersensitivity

40
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Contact hypersensitivity occurs in contact with:

A
  • poison ivy or poison oak
  • hair dyes
  • latex protein
  • nickel (small metal ions)
41
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Contact hypersensitivity with nickel results in:

A

Inflammation

42
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Examples of Type IV hypersensitivity

A
  • contact hypersensitivity
  • tuberculin hypersensitivity
  • granulomatous hypersensitivity
43
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Tuberculin hypersensitivity occurs with:

A

PPD tuberculin test

44
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The Mantoux skin test (PPD) is read after ____ which is a classic ____ response

A

48-72 hours; DTH

45
Q

What is measured after PPD skin test

A

Induration

46
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis has mycolic acids in the cell wall which are ____ and inhibits ____ formation. This allows for replication in ____

A

anti-phagocytic; phagolysosome; macrophages

47
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Granuloma formation from tuberculosis infection occurs as a result of:

A

Failure of acute inflammation resolution

48
Q

End stage macrophages

A

Epithelioid cells

49
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Autoimmunity appears to preferentially affect _____ due to _____

A

Females; increase of age-associated B cells (AABCs)

50
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Age associated B cells express surface markers ___

51
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Age associated B cells express transcription factor:

52
Q

Age associated B cells have a robust response to ____ which bind ____

A

TLR7 and TL9; bind bacterial or viral DNA

53
Q

Relative risk for autoimmune diseases are greater among ____. What is the exception?

A

Females; Ankylosing spondylitis is higher among males

54
Q

Ankylosing spondylitis RR

A

1:3 (males affected more)

55
Q

What is ankylosing spondylitis?

A

Type of arthritis in the joints of the spine

56
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Over 90% of ankylosing spondylitis patients have:

57
Q

Lichen planus is mediated by:

A

Cytotoxic T cells (CD8+)

58
Q

Lichen planus commonly affects ____ of the oral mucosa

A

Basal keratinocytes

59
Q

Lichen planus looks a lot like:

A

Pemphigus/pemphigoid

60
Q

Patients with lichen planus are usually taking ____

A

Immunosuppressants (more oral and viral diseases)

61
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Oral lichen planus commonly presents as:

A
  • bilateral white lesions of buccal mucosa (reticular white lacy lines)
  • confluent white papules on dorsal tongue
62
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Systemic sclerosis is also known as

A

Scleroderma

63
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What is systemic sclerosis?

A
  • autoimmune disease of connective tissue
  • thickening of skin (collagen accumulation)
  • frequent damage to small arteries
64
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Systemic sclerosis may result in

A

Disfiguring disease, auto-amputation of phalanges

65
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Common feature of systemic sclerosis

A

Narrowing of esophagus

66
Q

Main oral symptom of systemic sclerosis

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Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

Also incomplete mouth closure, sclerosis of frenulum

67
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Multiple sclerosis is a ____ disease

A

Demyelinating

68
Q

In multiple sclerosis, autoreactive ____ can cause damage and inflammation

A

T-lymphocytes

69
Q

Multiple sclerosis involves:

A
  • T-lymphocytes
  • CNS macrophages
70
Q

Initial infection with _____ may trigger multiple sclerosis response

A

Epstein Barr virus

71
Q

There is a ____ risk of multiple sclerosis after EBV infection

A

EBV infection

72
Q

Type I diabetes is also known as

A

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

73
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Type I diabetes is caused by

A

Autoimmune damage to insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells

74
Q

What allelic variations are associated with type 1 diabetes?

A
  • HLA-DR3 plus HLA-DR4 (highest risk)
  • HLA-DQ*B1 (associated)
75
Q

Type 1 diabetes can lead to what oral manifestations?

A
  • periodontitis
  • hyperplastic gingivitis

another reason why kids may have periodontitis

76
Q

Addison’s disease is also known as

A

Primary adrenal insufficiency

77
Q

Addison’s disease involves antibodies against

A

21-hydroxylase in adrenal cortex

78
Q

Addison’s disease results in

A

Endocrine disorder - hypocortisolism

79
Q

Addison’s disease causes ____ in oral mucosa

A

Hyperpigmentation

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