German - Tolerance And Transplants Flashcards
3 problems with transplantations?
Transplant must perform its fxs
Transplant and recipient health must be maintained
Recipient immune system must not reject the transplant
What are 2 transplantation types?
Solid organ
Blood
- Bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell
- Transfusion
Demands exceeds supply, short term survival is good, LT attrition unchanged, not a permanent solution
What is an autologous transplant?
Donor and recipient are the same individual
What is a syngeneic transplant?
Donor and recipient are genetically identical
What is an allogeneic transplant?
Donor and recipient are genetically different but of the same species
What is an xenogeneic transplant?
Donor and recipient are of different species
T/F - Organ rejection limits allogeneic transplant survival.
TRUE
What are the three types of organ rejection?
Hyperacute
Acute
Chronic
What type of organ rejection is this?
- Type II hypersensitivity
- Minutes to hours
- Blood type alloantibodies
Hyperacute
What type of organ rejection is this?
- Type IV hypersensitivity
- CD4 and CD8 T cells
- HLA mismatches
Acute
What type of organ rejection is this?
- Type III hypersensitivity
- Chronic transplant inflammation
Chronic
T/F - Most transplants are allogeneic.
TRUE
What is the biggest predictor of transplant success?
Histocompatibility
- Blood type
- HLA major and minor genes
*Donor matching and immunosuppressants improve survival rates
What is the most common transplantation?
Blood transfusions
T/F - Erythrocytes do not express MHC I or II.
-So, no HLA matching
TRUE
- Blood type and rhesus D antigens matched
- Leukocytes removed from blood fractions
- Leukocyte transfusions rarely performed
What are the 3 parts of blood commonly transfused?
Erythrocytes
Plasma - Water, protein (albumin and Ig), orgos, inorgos
Platelets - Clotting factors
What determines blood type and transfusion success?
ABO antigens