Immune-3 Flashcards
what is immunotherapy
any approach that manipulates the immune system of a patient for therapeutic benefit
what is the goal for immunotherapy
selectively reduce unwanted immune response but retain the other protective immune response
what are 2 types of effector t cells
CD8+ and CD4+
what do t regulatory cells do to CD4 cells
inhibits
what is the difference between effector t cells vs t regulatory cells with inflammation
effector T cells promote inflammation, regulatory T cells serve to control it
what are 3 examples of chronic inflammatory disorders
- rheumatoid arthritis
- multiple sclerosis
- allergies: asthma
what is rheumatoid arthritis (what kind of disease)
multisystemic autoimmune disease
what is the etiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
unknown
what 2 things characterize rheumatoid arthritis
- joint inflammation
- bone destruction
what systems does rheumatoid arthritis affect
joints, lung, eyes, skin, nervous system
what characterizes rheumatoid arthritis
inflammatory disease of the synovial membrane that lines surface of joints
what happens to the synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis
it is invaded by T and B cells and chronic inflammatory cells
what do osteoclases do in rheumatoid arthritis
osteoclasts eat the bone
what is the etiology and pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
unsolved, but many genetic
what could be the genetic link for rheumatoid arthritis
MHC class 2
what can happen with circulating antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis
some have circulating autoantibodies
what are the autoantibodies that some rheumatoid arthritis patients have
rheumatoid factor (antibody) against Fc region of other antibodies
what happens with the synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis
it becomes infiltrated with various inflammatory cells
what activates T cells in rheumatoid arthritis
DCs
what do T cells stimulate in rheumatoid arthritis
macrophages
what is important for TNFalpha secretion in rheumatoid arthritis
T cell-macrophage contact
how do synovial fibroblasts and osteoclasts cause damage in rheumatoid arthritis
through secretion of MMPs
what kinds of things cause joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
synovial fibroblasts, osteoclasts, cytokines
what stimulates B cells in rheumatoid arthritis
T cells
what are 3 things that B cells do in rheumatoid arthritis
- secrete cytokines
- act as APCs that maintain T cell activation
- secrete antibodies
what kind of cascade leads to rheumatoid arthritis
cytokine cascade
what are 2 successful treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis
- one or more disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- NSAIDS or corticosteroids
what are DMARDs
agents that impede both the inflammatory and destructive processes of RA
what do DMARDs do
reduce pain and swelling and reduce the progression of destruction
what are 2 examples of DMARD subtypes
small molecule and biologics
what is multiple sclerosis
a chronic inflammatory and neurogenerative demyelinating disease of the CNS
when does multiple sclerosis onset usually happen
in young adulthood
what is the eiology of multiple sclerosis
multifactorial, involves interaction of genetic and environmental factors in a complex manner
what characterizes multiple sclerosis
autoimmune reaction against myelin
what kind of cells attack the myelin sheath and neurons with multiple sclerosis
T cells B cells and macrophages
what are the 3 main subtypes of multiple sclerosis
- relapsing form
- primary progressive
- progressive relapsing
what % of patients have relapsing forms of MS
85%
what are the 2 types of relapsing forms of MS
- relapsing remitting
- secondary progressive
what % of patients have primary progressive of MS
10%
what % of patients have progressive relapsing of MS
5%
what % of patients with relapsing remitting MS becomes secondary progressive MS
80%