immuno: transplants and tumors Flashcards
graft between identical twins (syngeneic, histocompatible)
graft rejection?
isograft
no graft rejection anticipated
allograft
btw same species
histoincompatible
rejection expected
alloreactive responses
IR against alloantigens (Ags that differ btw members of the same spp)
alloantibodies
Ab against alloantigens
graft btw diff species
xenograft
graft will be rejected
this transplant has a high success rate and no tissue typing due to immune privilege
corneal
allogenic BM/HSC transplant
bone marrow
peripheral blood
umbilical cord blood or placental blood
blood can be enriched for HSC pops by
hemapharesis or tx donor with CSFs (colony stim. factors)
CSFs (such as GM-CSF, IL-3) can enrich donor blood for
CD34+ HSC
the BM recipient is tx with
anti-mitotic drugs and irradiation (BM ablation) prior to donation
autologous HSC from BM
collect CD34+ HSC from BM–>cryopreserved–>ablative tx–>HSC thawed and infused
IR causes graft rejection: supporting evidence
2nd-set rejection happens faster
histo: lympho and mono infiltrate
athymic pts do not reject (need T cells)
slow rejection via IS dampening (lymphos, CMI)
hyperacute rejection
few hrs
preformed Abs to MHC, BG ags–>
activation of complement–>recruit. phagos, platelet activation–>thrombosis–>hemorrhage–>necrosis in transplant
fever, leukocytosis, loss of transplant function
CMI not involved
hyperacute rejection may be result of
ABO blood group incompatibility
Previous incompatible transplantations
Previous blood transfusions from a related donor
Pregnancy
acute rejection
begins few days-14 days complete
not prev. sensitized mostly, some 2nd set
infiltration lymphos, monos–>CTLs phagocytize and present transp. Ag to help T cell
reaction against MHC and mhc Ags
acute rejection may be prevented by
immsuppr tx: Abs against T lymphos: cortsters, other drugs
chronic rejection is a Type ???
Type 3 hypersensitivity
acute rejection is a Type ???
Type 4 hypersensitivity: CMI (Abs also)
chronic rejection
mos-yrs slowly lose function activation of CD4+ cells-->macro, CTL activation, Abs agains alloAgs (HLA class I), classical comp. pathway activation, ADCC
chronic rejection depends on…
imm. mechanisms that are active and cause histo changes
lymphoid prolif–>formation of follicles over time–>fibrotic changes (scarring)
immsuppr tx for chronic rejection
useless, damage already took place
Rituximab may slow down chronic rejection until other organ can be found
graft vs host reactions (GVH)
transplanted lymphocytes mount Type IV hypersn rxn against recipients tissues
(lymphos competent and host imm compromised)
occurs in BM transplant of with lymphos that “piggy back”
GVH s/s
rash, hepato-spenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, diarrhea, anemia, weight loss, wasting
leukemia pts that receive HSC transplant may have..
graft vs leukemia effect
donor T cells recognize minor histocompatibility/tumor sp. Ags–>donor cells attack/kill leukemia cells
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
main influence on graft acceptance/rejection
-transplantation Ags
MHC is on…
gene products…
short arm of chromosome 6 HLA, closely linked genes: MHC class I: A, B, C MHC class II: DP, DQ, DR
HLA class I expressed on... vs HLA class II...
all nuc. cells
subset of hematopoeitic cells (dendritic) and thymocytes (but can be induced, as via IFN-y)
combo of the 6 MHC alleles makes up a
total number of HLA alleles expressed
haplotype
1 inherited from each parent- 2 total–>genotype
12 (6 loci x 2 haplotypes)
genetic polymorphism
multiple stable allelic forms of one gene in a population
-basis of forensics, paternity testing, DNA ancestry, tissue matching
??? initiate graft rejection without the requisite for processed peptide
HLA class II molecules
key initiating even in acute allograft rejection
direct activation of rec. CD4+ T cells by non self HLA class II on grafted tissue, or carried into recipient by “passenger leukocytes” in transplant
direct recognition
recog. of non self HLA (w/out processing foreign peptide)–>stimulus to recipient’s T cells
(unlike conventional IR)
up to 5% clones may respond (vs. 0.01-0.0001% if need TCR to bind self HLA class II and foreign peptide)
indirect recognition
recipient’s APC process donor Ag and present to T cells
chronic rejection
HLA class II: most potent transplantation Ag good paring btw donor and rec at ??? locus is assoc. with longest graft survival
HLA-DR
mechanisms activation
activation CD4+ T cells via recog of foreign HLA class II (+/- peptides) rec. CD8+ T cells directly activated by non self HLA class I but need CD4+T cell via *IL-2* production for full activation
important cytokines in graft rejection are mostly…
immune response is Type….
Th1
Type 1 IR