Hypersensitivity Flashcards
Type 1. Humoral component?
IgE
Type 1. Cellular component?
Basophils, Mast cells
Type 1. What IL is important?
IL-4, because in type 1 participate basophil, mast cells and IgE
Type 1. Sensitization mechanism?
IgE is formed as a result of prior sensitization (i.e., previous contact with the antigen) and coats mast cells and basophils.
Type 1. What happens when antigen is encoutered after sensitization?
Subsequent encounter with antigen results in an IgE-mediated reaction by preformed IgE antibodies: free antigen binds to two adjacent IgE antibodies (crosslinking) → degranulation of cells
Type 1. What means ,,crosslinking”?
free antigen binds to two adjacent IgE antibodies (crosslinking)
Type 1. What substances are released from effector cells?
histamine and other mediators (e.g., prostaglandin, platelet-activating factor, leukotrienes, heparin, tryptase)
Type 1. What happens once substances are released? what effect?
↑ Smooth muscle contraction → bronchospasm, abdominal cramping
Peripheral vasodilation and ↑ vascular permeability → hypovolemia, hypotension
Extravasation of capillary blood → erythema
Fluid shift into the interstitial space → edema, pulmonary edema
Pruritus
Type 1. What happens in ,,late phase”?
Mast cell secretion of cytokines and other proinflammatory mediators → EOSINOPHIL and NEUTROPHIL chemotaxis → late-phase reaction → inflammation and tissue damage
Type 1. Examples?
Anaphylaxis
Allergies (food: nuts, shellfish, eggs, soy, wheat; drugs: penicillin, muscle relaxants; insect venom allergies (e.g., bee, wasp)
Allergic or anaphylactic transfusion reactions (e.g., in patients with IgA deficiency)
Reactions to inhaled or other environmental allergens (e.g., dust mites, animal dander, pollen, latex) → asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopy
Type 2. Humoral component?
- IgG and IgM
2. Component activation
Type 2. Cellular component?
NK cells; Eosinophils, Neutrophils, Macrophages
Type 2. what 3 mechanism belong to type 2?
Cellular destruction;
Inflammation;
Cellular dysfunction
Type 2. What is patho of IgM and IgG?
IgM and IgG mistakenly bind to surface antigens of the cells in the body (aka Cell is opsonized (coated) by antibodies) that results in those 3 mechanisms.
Type 2. Cell destruction. Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. What cells?
NK (main) or macrophages
Type 2. Cell destruction. Target cell opsonization. What cells?
phagocytosis (eg macrophages) and/or complement activation
Type 2. Cell destruction. Examples?
acute hemolytic transfusion reaction,
autoimmune hemolytic anemia,
hemolytic disease of the newborn
Type 2. Inflammation. Antibodies bind to cellular surfaces –> ………….. and ……….
activation of the complement system and Fc-receptor mediated immune cell activation
Type 2. Inflammation. Examples?
Goodpasture syndrome, rheumatic fever
Type 2. Impaired cellular function. Mechanism?
Antibodies bind to cell surface receptors → inhibition or activation of downstream signaling pathways → impaired cellular function
Type 2. Impaired cellular function. Examples?
Myastenia gravis, Graves disease
Type 3. Humoral component?
Deposition of ANTIBODY (mainly IgG)-ANTIGEN complexes;
Complement activation
Type 3. Cellular component?
Neutrophils –> release lysosomal enzymes
Type 3. What happens once deposits are present in tissues?
Immune complexes are deposited in tissue, especially blood vessels → initiation of complement cascade → release of lysosomal enzymes from neutrophils → cell death → inflammation → vasculitis
Type 3. The most common site of deposit accumulation?
blood vessels
Type 3. Type III means three things stuck together: ….+….+……
antigen + antibody + complement
Type 3. what two manifestations?
Serum sickness (general) and arthus reaction (local)
Type 3. Serum sickness commonly induced by?
Antivenom or antitoxin;
Medications most frequently antibiotics (e.g., penicillin, amoxicillin, cefaclor, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole);
Infections: Hepatitis B virus
Type 3. Mechanism of serum sickness?
exposure to an antigen (e.g., antivenom, drug) → formation of antibodies (takes few days) → deposition of antibody-antigen complexes in tissue → activation of the complement cascade → tissue damage and systemic inflammation
Type 3. When occurs symptoms in serum sickness?
Symptoms appear 1–2 weeks following initial exposure (because antibodies take several days to form), and usually resolve within a few weeks after discontinuation of the offending agent.
Type 3. Sypmtoms of serum sickness?
Fever Rash (urticarial or purpuric) Arthralgias, myalgia Lymphadenopathy Proteinuria Hand edema Headache, blurred vision Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting Mucosal involvement is uncommon
OCCUR 1-2 weeks after exposure
Type 3. Etiology arthus reaction (its subacute reaction)?
Vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria