Extra pathoma stuff Flashcards
P selections are upregulated by what molecules?
TNF alpha and IL-1
Adhesion molecules are upregulated by what molecules?
C5a and LTB4 (note how these are the same as the chemo attractants)
What do selectins bind to?
Sialyl Lewis X
What is the pathological basis of leukocyte adherence deficiency?
CD18 defect, leading to inability of PMNs to bind and exvascate
What are the clinical signs/symptoms of leukocyte adhesion deficiency? (3)
Delayed separation of umbilical cord
Increased circulating PMNs
Recurrent bacterial infx w/o pus
What is the pathological basis of chediak-higashi syndrome?
AR disease where micro tubules are defective
What are the clinical signs/symptoms of chediak-higashi syndrome? (4)
Increase pyogenic infx
Neutropenia
Albinism
Peripheral neuropathy
What is the pathological basis for chronic granulomatous disease?
NADPH oxidase deficiency, leads to ineffective immune killing, meaning granulomas everywhere
What are the five organisms that can infect patients with chronic granulomatous disease? What do they all have in common
S Aureus P Cepacia S marcescens Nocardia Aspergillus
All catalase positive
What materials induce a noncaseating granuloma formation? (6)
Foreign material Sarcoidosis Be exposure Crohn's disease Cat scratch disease
What materials induce a caseating granuloma? What are the tests that can detect these?
TB
AFB or GMS stain
What are the primary cells involved in a granuloma?
Epithelioid histiocytes (macrophages)
What is the shape that a granuloma from cat scratch disease forms?
Stellate
What are the histological characteristics of a caseating vs a non-caseating granuloma?
Noncaseating have a pink center
Caseating have a darker, “dead” center
Where do T cells from the bone marrow go to “mature”? What happens there?
Thymus–undergo tests for recognizing self and foreign.
What are the two steps of T cell activation?
- MHC binding
2. B7 ona APC binds CD28 on CD4 T cells
What is the function of CD4+ T cells?
Secrete cytokines to help inflammation (help either B cells or T cells)
What cells do Th1 cells help? What are the two cytokines they secrete, and what does each do?
Helps CD8+ T cells
Secretes IL-2 (CD8 growth factor)
IFN-gamma (macrophage activator)