EXAM BY DOC GAGARIN Flashcards
In 1975, Köhler, Milstein, and Jerne discovered how to fuse lymphocytes to produce a cell line that was both immortal and a producer of specific antibodies. These scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1984 for developing this hybridoma (cell hybrid) from different lines of
cultured myeloma cells (plasma cells derived from malignant tumor strains). To induce the fusion of cells, they used a virus that characteristically causes cell fusion. This virus is:
A. Sendai Virus
B. Bourbon Virus
C. Isavirus
D. H3N2 Virus
E. H1N1 Virus
Sendai Virus
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner discovered ABO blood group system. He wrote a book which was published in 1917, detailing the results of an exhaustive study of haptens that has contributed greatly to our knowledge of Ag-Ab reactions. What was the title of the book that he wrote?
A. The Specificity of Serologic Reactions
B. The Sensitivity of Serologic Reactions
C. The Specificity of Immunologic and Serologic Reactions
D. The Sensitivity of immunologic and Serologic Reactions
E. The Specificity and Sensitivity of Immunologic and Serologic Reactions
The Specificity of Serologic Reactions
Cytokines are polypeptide products of activated cells that control a variety of cellular responses and thereby regulate the immune response. The first cytokine activity to be described was:
A. MIF
B. IL
C. IFN
D. CR1
E. CFU
MIF
They are connective tissue cells of mesenchymal origin. They are widely distributed throughout the body,
with a small round nucleus and more granules. They have a long life span of between 9 and 18 months. The enzyme content of the granules contain ACP, ALP, and Protease.
A. Mast Cells
B. Basophils
C. Neutrophils
D. Macrophage
E. Dendritic Cells
Mast Cells
A cell expressing CD3+, CD25+, and FoxP3+ is a
A. (γδ) T cell
B. Helper T cell
C. Cytotoxic T cell
D. Regulatory T cell
E. Natural killer T cell
Regulatory T cell
A CD31 cell that is CD1 restricted to glycolipids is a
A. (γδ) T cell
B. Helper T cell
C. Cytotoxic T cell
D. Regulatory T cell
E. Natural killer T cell
Natural killer T cell
Not an end cell
1. Monocyte
2. Macrophage
3. B cell
4. T cell
5. Band cell
6. Ferrata Cell
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1, 3, and 5
D. 6 only
E. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
1, 3, and 5
Which of the following cells expresses IgM and IgD on the cell surface?
A. Pro-B Cell
B. Pre-B Cell
C. Immature B Cell
D. Naïve Mature B Cell
E. Plasma Cell
Naïve Mature B Cell
A cell directed by IL-4 to promote tissue repair, angiogenesis, and tumor growth is a:
A. M1 macrophage
B. M2 macrophage
C. Kupffer cell
D. Foam cell
E. Giant cell
M2 macrophage
A cell derived from monocytes that attach to the arterial intima and accumulate lipids is a:
A. M1 macrophage
B. M2 macrophage
C. Kupffer cell
D. Foam cell
E. Giant cell
Foam cell
Which of the following describes a giant cell?
A. A syncytial cell found within granuloma
B. A cell performing somatic hypermutation
C. A cell found in the circulation that secretes INFα and INFβ
D. A cell directed by IFNγ to promote ROS production and cytolysis
E. A cell that secretes large quantities of antibody but does not express surface immunoglobulin
A syncytial cell found within granuloma
Which of the following cytokines has a major role in asthma?
A. INF-y
B. IL-4
C. IL-10
D. IL-17
IL-17
Which of the following describes an immature myeloid-derived dendritic cell?
A. A cell producing cytotoxic compounds following Th1 cell activation
B. A cell expressing cell surface MHC Class II, CD80/88 and secretes IL-12
C. A cell captured by endocytosis using transmembrane immunoglobulin
D. A cell with a majority of MHC Class II located within intracellular compartments
E. An epithelial-derived cell expressing cell surface C3-antigen
A cell with a majority of MHC Class II located within intracellular compartments
Which of the following is associated with defective killing by phagocytes?
A. Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
B. Chronic Granulomatous Disease
C. Alder-Reilly Anomaly
D. SCID
E. Digeorge Syndrome
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
It is an Acute Phase Reactant, originally thought to be an antibody to the c-polysaccharide of
pneumococci. It consists of five identical subunits held together by non-covalent bonds. Binding with
foreign particles is calcium-dependent and non-specific, and the main substrate is phosphocholine, a
common constituent of microbial enzymes. It can be thought of as a primitive, nonspecific form of antibody molecule that is able to act as a defense against microorganisms or foreign cells until specific antibodies can be produced
A. CRP
B. Serum Amyloid A
C. MBP
D. AAT
E. Complement
CRP
Actions of Anaphylatoxin except:
A. Increased Vascular permeability
B. Contraction of smooth muscle
C. Release of histamine from basophils and mast cells
D. Coating of foreign cell to neutralize the charge
Coating of foreign cell to neutralize the charge
Mixed lymphocyte culture assay (MLC) is a special type of lymphocyte stimulation assay based on the
ability of histoincompatible lymphocytes from one individual to stimulate the lymphocytes of another individual (mixed lymphocyte reaction). The major determinant of the MLC phenomenon is found in what HLA locus?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. R
D
Cell death (cytotoxicity) is the endpoint commonly used in functional assays of the cellular immune system. In these assays, cell cytotoxicity may occur as the result of complement activity (complementmediated cytotoxicity) or may be due to the direct effect of one cell on another (cell-mediated cytotoxicity). Conventionally, target cell lysis is determined by the release of a substance such as
51chromium (51Cr) from the target cell upon death, or by the incorporation of a vital dye such as eosin or trypan blue. Based on this explained principle or mechanism, you expect that the device or instrument
to be used in the analysis is
A. Scintillation Counter
B. Flow Cytometer
C. Electron Microscope or Ultrathin Microscope
D. Spectrophotometer
E. None of these
Scintillation Counter
MICROLYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY ASSAY: The dye exclusion lymphocytotoxicity assay is the standard technique for the detection of an antibody–antigen interaction on a cell surface. The lymphocytotoxicity assay was introduced by Terasaki and McClelland in 1964. Viable cells (usually lymphocytes) are incubated with
serum-containing antisera. If a cell surface antigen is present that is recognized by antibodies in the
sera, an antigen–antibody complex will form on the surface. These complexes are detected by the
sequential addition of rabbit complement and a vital dye, such as eosin, to the reaction mixture. The
occurrence of complement fixation on the cell membrane leads to activation of the terminal complement
components, and eventually to cell lysis and death. Dead cells are detected and counted after
differential uptake of the eosin dye and fixation with formalin. Antibody-bound lymphocytes will die, take up the eosin dye, and give a positive reaction; unbound lymphocytes will remain viable, exclude the eosin dye, and give a negative reaction (dye exclusion). Based on this explained principle or mechanism, you expect that the device or instrument to be used is a microscope but what type of such?
A. Polarizing Microscope
B. Bright-Field Microscope
C. Interference Microscope
D. Phase-Contrast Microscope
E. Dark-Field Microscope
Phase-Contrast Microscope
Most of the IgD present is found on the surface of immunocompetent but unstimulated B lymphocytes. It is the second type of immunoglobulin to appear (IgM being the first), and it may play a role in B-cell
activation, regulation of B-cell maturation and differentiation and prolonging its life span in the
periphery. IgD was not discovered until 1965, when it was found in a patient with
A. Multiple Myeloma
B. Waldenstroms Macroglubulinemia
C. Multiple Sclerosis
D. Guillaine-Barre Syndrome
E. Ankylosing Spondylitis
Multiple Myeloma
Which of the following describe/s the bonding of antigen to antibody?
1. Hydrophobic bond
2. Hydrogen bond
3. Van der waals forces
4. Electrostatic forces
5. Non-Covalent bond
6. Ionic Bond
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
D. 6 only
E. 1 and 3
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Marker for Bladder Cancer:
A. CFHrp
B. NSE
C. MAGE
D. HE4
E. NRLU-10
CFHrp
DiGeorge Syndrome or Congenital Thymic Hypoplasia is characterized by a faulty development of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches during embryogenesis. There is also an Aplasia or hypoplasia of thymus and
parathyroid glands. Abnormally high CD4+/CD8+ ratio is present because of a decrease in CD8+ cells. The cause of this congenital anomaly is:
A. Deletion on Chromosome 22
B. Duplication of Chromosome 22
C. Inversion of Chromosome 22
D. Robertsonian Translocation
E. Chromosomal Insertion
Deletion on Chromosome 22
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. An antigen can interact specifically with the immune system but requires other stimuli in order to initiate an immune response.
B. An antigen is any molecule or group of molecules, which can induce an immune response.
C. All antigens are immunogens but not all immunogens are antigens.
D. An immunogen can interact specifically with the immune system but cannot itself stimulate an immune
response.
E. An immunogen is any molecule or group of molecules, which can react only with antigen-specific
receptors on T cells and B cells.
An antigen can interact specifically with the immune system but requires other stimuli in order to initiate an immune response.