Immune response Flashcards
What releases arachidonic acid?
Bradykinin
What releases arachidonic acid?
Bradykinin
What does arachidonic acid release?
Prostaglandins
Leukotrienes
Thromboxanes
What cells are involved in humoral immunity?
B Cells
What do basophils store?
Chemical mediators
What is the job of thromboxanes?
Clotting
What is related to leukotriene action?
Arthralgia and myalgia
What produces antibodies?
Plasma cells
What substance initiates the inflammatory response?
Haegman Factor
Function of interleukins?
stimulate T and B cells
cause fever, myalgia, arthralgia, slow wave sleep
increase activity of b cells, cytotoxic cells, NK
stimulate the production of more t cells
Major histocompatibility complex
Distinguish self from nonself
What is responsible for fever, myalgia, joint pain?
Interleukins
What is a type of myelocyte?
Basophil
How long does it take to make antibodies?
several days
Neoplasms occur when?
when mutant cells escape the immune system and multiply
What cells stimulate other cells to be more aggressive?
T helper cells
What immunoglobin is the first to be released upon exposure to an antigen?
IgM
Full thickness body burns can cause what barriers to be destroyed?
Skin & Mucous membranes
How many immunoglobins are there?
5
Complement proteins form a ring around an antigen and do what?
alter the antigens membrane
release histamine
induce chemostaxis
increase phagocyte activity
Gold salts inhibit what?
Phagocytes
NSAIDS inhibit what?
Prostaglandins
Salicylates block what?
Prostaglandin activity
When can a pt who underwent surgery begin taking aspirin again?
1 week (7 day)
How is etanercept given?
SQ
What agent is contraindicated for a pt allegic to tartrazine?
Aspirin
What is injected into the knee to prevent arthritis?
Hyaluronidase
How long does it take for penicillamine to take effect?
2-3months
Acute salycilate toxicity signs?
Hyperpnea
Excitement
Tetany
When is gold salts contraindicated?
DM
HTN
Blood dyscrasias
Celebrex is contraindicated in?
Sulfa allergies
Are there drug to drug interactions for interleukins and interferons?
No
Which drug causes t cells to be disabled?
Muromomab-CD3
What is an adverse effect of monoclonal antibodies?
Pulmonary edema
What is an adverse to immune stimulants?
flu like symptoms
What is the most common immune suppressant?
Cyclosporine