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Immune System Flashcards

1
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Post-splenectomy

A

Howell-Jolly bodies
target cells
thrombocytosis

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2
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Positive Selection

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thymus, cortex

MHC restriction

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3
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Negative Selection

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thymus, medulla

non reactive to self

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4
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HLA A3

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Hemochromatosis

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5
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HLA-DQ2/8

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Celiac Disease

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6
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HLA-DR5

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pernicious anemia/b12 def

hashimoto’s thyroidits

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7
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NK cells

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induce apoptosis of virally infected and tumor cells

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8
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Th1/Th2 secretes

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Th1 - ifn gamma

Th2 - IL-4,5,10,13

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9
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Th1/Th2 activates

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th1 - macrophages

th2 - eosinophil, Ige production

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10
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Th1 inhibited by

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IL4 and IL10

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11
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th2 inhibited by

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IFN-gamma

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12
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SCID

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infant, agammaglobulenima, lymphopenia

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13
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SCID cause

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defective IL-2 receptor
adenosine deaminase def
X-linked

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14
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SCID treatment

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BMT

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15
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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Thrombocytopenia
infections
Eczema
combined B and T cell def

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16
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cause of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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X linked, WAS gene

T cells unable to reorganize actin skeleton

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17
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Ataxia-telangiectasia

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cerebellar defects - ataxia
spider angiomas - telangiectasia
IgA def
increased AFP

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18
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Ataxia-telangiectasia cause

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defects in ATM gene, codes for DNA repair

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19
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Hyper IgM sydrome

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severe pyogenic infections early in life
defective CD40L on Helper T cells/inability to class switch
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20
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Leukocyte adhesion def

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recurrent bacterial infections
perstistent neutrophilia
absent pus
delayed separation of umbilical cord

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21
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Cause of Leukocyte adhesion def

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defect in LFA-1 integrin on phagocytes

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22
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Chediak-Higashi syndrome

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recurrent infections - catalase positive
AR
microtubule dysfunction in phagosome-lyosome fusion

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23
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Chronic Ganulomatous disease

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boy
catalase + infections
Abnormal DHR flow cyto test or nitroblue tetrazoliume

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24
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catalse poisitve organisms

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S aeures, E coli
Serratia
Aspergillus

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25
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Chronic Granulomatous dz causes

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lack of NADPH oxidase –> decrease of ROS

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26
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X-linked agammaglobulinemia

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infant boy, 4-6 months
encapsulated organism sepsis
absent B cells

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27
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cause of X linked agammaglobulinemia

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X linked recessive/defect in BTK/no B cell maturation

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28
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Selegtive IgA def

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asymptomatic
anaphylaxis to IgA-containing blood products
false positive B-HCG tests

29
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CVID

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young adults
recurrent sinusitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis
splenomegaly, malignacies, GI absorption

30
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CVID labs

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decreased plasma cells

31
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DiGeorge syndrome cause

A

22q deletion

failure to develop 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches

32
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DiGeorge Syndrome

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CHD - truncus arterosus
facial abnormalities
low Ca (PTH) and T cells

33
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IL-12 receptor def

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decreased Th1 response

disseminated mycobacterial infections

34
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Hyper-IgE syndrome cause

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neutrophils can’t respond to chemotactic stimuli

no IFN-gamma from TH1 cells

35
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Hyper IgE syndrome

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FATED: coarse facies,
cold staphylcoccal absecess
retained primary teeth
increased IgE
dermatological problems/exzema
36
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Chronic Mucocutaneous candidias

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T cell dysfunction

37
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Cyclosporine

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binds to cyclophilin
suppress organ rejection
nephrotox, HTN, hirsuitism

38
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Tacrolimus

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binds FK-binding protein

39
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Sirolimus

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inhibits mTOR

hyperlipidemia

40
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Azathioprine

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interferes with synthesis of nucleic acids

toxicity increased by allopurinol

41
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Muromonab

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binds to CD3 on T cells

prevent acute transplant rejection

42
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Digoxin Immune Fab

A

antidote for dogoxin intox

43
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Abciximab

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Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa

prevent cardiac ischemia

44
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Rituximab

A

CD20, B Cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

45
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Omalizumab

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IgE, asthma

46
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Adesleukin

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interluekin-2

renall cell carcinoma, metastatic melnoma

47
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epoetin alfa

A

erythopoietin

anemias

48
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filgrastim

A

granulocyte colon-stimulating factor

recovery of bone marrow

49
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sargramostim

A

granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor

recovery of bone marrow

50
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alpha interferon

A

hep B and C
kaposi’s sarcoma
leukemias
malignant melanoma

51
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beta interferon

A

multiple sclerosis

52
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gamma interferon

A

chronic granulomatous dz

53
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oprelvekin

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thrombocytopenia

54
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thrombopoietin

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thrombocytopenia

55
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chronic transplant rejection

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months/years

Class-1 MHCnon self perceived as self present a non-self antigen

56
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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction

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type II hypersen
fever and chills
against HLA antigens and leukocytes

57
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anti-U1 RNP

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mixed CT dz

58
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anti-glutamate decarboxylase

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T1DM

59
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examples of passive immunity

A

tetanus toxin
botulinum toxn
HBV
rabies

60
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C1 esterase inhibitor def

A

hereditary angioedema

ACE inhibitors contraindictored

61
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DAF/GPI anchored enzyme def

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paroxysmal noctural hemoglobinuria

62
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IL-1

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fever

63
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IL-2

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T cells

64
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IL-3

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bone marrow

65
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IL-4

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IgE

66
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IL-5

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IgA

67
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IL-8

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neutrophils

68
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IL-12

A

activates NK cells

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