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Hypersensitivity and Immunopathologies Flashcards

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Hypersensitivity reactions def

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excessive or inappropriate immune response due to prolonged or repeated exposure to antigen.

• Can target self antigens OR foreign antigens

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Types of hypersensitivity reactions

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  • Type I = immediate IgE
  • Type II = antibody mediated IgM and/or IgG
  • Type III = Immune Complex IgM and/or IgG
  • Type IV = cell mediated T cells
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Type I hypersensitivity

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immediate or allergic reactions that occur within minutes to hours after exposure

  • Reactions are known as ALLERGIES
  • suffered by 54% of pop
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Initial exposure of type I hypersensitivity

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  1. allergen enters body
  2. APC eats it
  3. APC presents peptides from allergen to MHC II
  4. Helper T cells activated and differentiate into Th2 for STRONG response
  5. Th2 activate B cells (PLASMA CELLS) specific for antigen
  6. B cells make IgE
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Plasma cells

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B cells that mass-produce antibodies

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IgE half-life

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IGE antibodies only live in blood for a day, but can attached to mast cells for half-life of several weeks

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Steps in hypersensitivity type I

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  1. first exposure
  2. sensitization
  3. re-exposure
  4. allergic reaction
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first exposure (step1 hypersensitivity type I)

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person may or may not have an initially allergic reaction to first exposure because IgE antibodies take time to accumulate in load onto mast cells

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sensitization (step 2 hypersensitivity type I)

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Fc region of IgE binds to mast cells located throughout the body. This allows a second exposure of allergen to activate mast cells

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re-exposure (step 3 hypersensitivity type I)

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allergen binds to IgE antibody and creates clusters which causes degranulation and release of chemistry

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allergic reaction (step 4 hypersensitivity type I)

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chemistry live release by mast cells includes:

  • early phase: immediate release of histamines, proteases, prostaglandins
  • late phase: 6-24 hours which includes IL-4, TNF and WBC
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Cells involved with allergies

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  • mast cells = located in tissue for immediate response
  • basophils = rapid response brought by blood due to signal from mast cell. Will degranulation upon antigen exposure
  • eosinophils = delayed response that are recruited from bone marrow
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Non-atopic individuals

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nonallergic people

  • respond weakly to allergens
  • produce mainly IgG
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Atopic individuals

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Allergic people

• produce large amounts of IgE

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Hygiene hypothesis

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theory that chronic inflammation (especially allergies and asthma) is an unintended consequence of greed adduction and exposure to microbes in the first year of life

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Type II hypersensitivity

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antibody mediated (IgM or IgG)

  • antibodies bind to surface of cells (cell membrane) or extracellular matrix
  • means of destruction include: antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity, complement system, functional derangements
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antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)

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complement INDEPENDENT destruction of target cell and hypersensitivity type II

  1. antibodies (IgG or IgA) bind to antigens on target cell’s surface.
  2. Complex is recognized to WBCs (monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, NK cells)
  3. WBC mediates destruction of pathogen
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Complement system

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complement proteins (MAC) destroy target cells in hypersensitivity type II

  • IgM and IgG are good it fixing complement
  • production of complement proteins activates macrophages and neutrophils
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functional derangement

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antibodies act as agonists or antagonists to cell receptors in hypersensitivity type II

• may occur with or without inflammation

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Hemolytic Anemias

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what are the five carbon protein on RBC. RBC are then phagocytized. When complemented fixed, RBCs are quickly lysed

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rheumatic heart disease

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streptococcal throat infection activate helper cells

  • helper T cells cross react with a protein present on mitral valve the heart
  • cross reacting helper T cells direct an inflammatory attack on the heart
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hypersensitivity reaction type III

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deposition of antibody-antigen complexes accumulate (MAC), are first cleared

  1. IgM and IgG fixed complement
  2. complement attracts neutrophils and macrophages
  3. FC region on neutrophil in macrophage bind to FC region of IgM and IgG
  4. phagocytes eat the antigen-antibody complex thus releasing inflammatory chemistry
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Lupus Erythemoatosus

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an inflammatory disease of the in T-cell intolerance

  • IgG recognizes many antigens that form self antigen-antibody complexes
  • example than autoimmune hypersensitivity type III
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Hypersensitivity reaction type IV

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cell mediated = inappropriate or excessive immune response from T cells

  • types: delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), cell mediated cytotoxicity
  • they do not involve antibodies. But stimulated by intercellular parasites
  • may be directed against self or exogenous antigens
  • require prior exposure
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Delayed type hypersensitivity

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form of hypersensitivity type IV reaction

  • Th1 secretes INFγ Which stimulates macrophages
  • macrophage does damage and stimulates fibrosis
  • examples include: contact dermatitis, Crohn’s disease, type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis

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it example of delayed hypersensitivity (hypersensitivity type IV)

  • initiated by self reactive T cells that target myelin base proteins
  • helper T cells emit cytokines attracting macrophage which do damage
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Cell mediated cytotoxicity (hypersensitivity type IV reaction)

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CTL cells display foreign antigens

  • perforin or granzyme B
  • CTLs release INFγ (Activates macrophage –> fibrosis)
  • major reason organ transplants are rejected
  • example = viral hepatitis

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