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Leila's Yr 5 Pathology (COPY) > Immunology 1A: Autoimmune and auto-inflammatory diseases 2 > Flashcards

Immunology 1A: Autoimmune and auto-inflammatory diseases 2 Flashcards

1
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Which antibodies do systemic diseases produce?

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ANA

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Graves’ disease pathophysiology

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IgG antibodies to TSH receptor –> uncontrolled production of thyroid hormones which cannot be overrided by negative feedback

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What kind of hypersensitivity is Grave’s?

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Type II

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Which thyroiditis is associated with a high T4 and which with low?

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High; Viral thyroiditis (de quervain’s)

Low: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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clinical features of hashimoto’s

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Constipation, lethargy cold intolerance etc

GOITRE - irregular

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Autoantibody in Hashimoto’s

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anti-TPO and anti-thyroglobulin

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Why is it not useful to measure autoantibodies in Hashimotos?

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They are present in many women who do not exhibit any symptoms

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Hypersensitivtiy type of Hashimoto’s

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Type II and IV

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Pathophysiology of T1DM? Therefore what hypersensitivity is it?

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CD8+ T cells recognise autoantigens on pancreatic B cells

Type IV-mediated

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On 1st presentation of T1DM, what else do you screen for?

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Coeliac’s, TFTs and LFTs

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What autoantigens are recognised by T cells in T1DM?

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GAD and IA2

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Antibodies seen in T1DM (often predate symptoms but not used diagnostically)

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Anti-GAD
Anti-islet cell
anti-insulin
anti-IA2

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13
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Clinical fx of B12 deficiency

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Subacute degeneration of cord
Optic neuropahty
Peripheral neuropathy

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Pernicious anaemia autoantibodies

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Autoantibodies to gastric parietal cells and intrinsic factor

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Myasthenia gravis autoantibodies

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Autoantibodies to ACh receptor

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Special test for diagnosis

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Tensilon test

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17
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MG type of hypersensitivity?

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Type II

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18
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Offending antibody in Goodpasture’s

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antibody vs alpha3 subunit of type IV collagen

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Immunohistochemistry for anti-GBM, what is a +ve result?

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Linear IgG deposition along basement membrane

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20
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What is seen on biopsy in GBM?

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Cresentic nephritis

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Goodpasture’s hypersensitivity

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Type II

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Rheumatoid arthritis HLA ASSOCIATIONS

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HLADR4/HLADR1 (Bind to citrullinated peptides with higher affinity)

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Which is the most SPECIFIC autoantibody in RA?

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Anti-CCP

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24
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2 GENETIC predispositions to RA?

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HLAdR4/DR1

PAD2 + 4 polymorphisms (deamination of arginine to citrulline)

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What infection is associated with RA and why?

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Porphyromonas gingivalis - expresses PAD enzyme thus promoting citrullination

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26
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Why does smoking increase RA risk?

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Erosion and increased citrullination

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27
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What is rheumatoid factor

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IgM antibody targeted against Fc region of IgG antibody

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28
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B cell involvement in rheumatoid arthritis - give 2 ways

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Type II - Antibodies bind to citrullinated peptides –> complement activation, macrophage activation and NK cell activation with ADCC

Type III response - immune complex formation by anti-CCP and anti-RF + deposited –> complement activation

29
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How is the joint affected macroscopically in RA?

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Increased synovial fluid
Inflamed synovial tissue –> pannus
Pannus invades articular cartilage and adjacent bone

30
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4 Diseases associtaed with ANA +ve

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SLE
Sjogrens
Systemic sclerosis
Dermato/polymyositis

31
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Which cells are used to test for aNAs?

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Stain Hep2 cells

32
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Pathogenesis of SLE

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Antibodies against intracellular proteins

IMMUNE COMPLEXES formed + deposited in tissues

Complement activation + activation of cells expressing Fc receptors
(type III hypersensitivity)

33
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Is ANA specific to autoimmune diseases?

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No, present in normal population

34
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How does the staining pattern / immunofluorescence differ in SLE and Goodpasture’s?

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Goodpasture's = linear, smooth
SLE = Lumpy bumpy due to immune complex deposition
35
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Which antigens involved in SLE?

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DNA, histones and RNP

36
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You request an anti nuclear antibody test on two patients with joint pain
Patient A’s result is 1:640
Patient B’s result is 1:80
Based on this information, which has the “strongest” (i.e most positive) antibody?

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Patient A’s

37
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4 ribonuclear ANAs

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Ro,La, Sm, U1RNP

38
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Which autoantibody test is highly specific for SLE?

A

Anti-dsDNA

39
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anti-ENA vs anti-dsDNA antibodies

Which one is useful in monitoring disease activity, and in which disease?

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Anti-dsDNA in SLE

40
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homogenous staining of the nucleus is associated with..?

A

anti-dsDNA

41
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speckled staining of the nucleus is associated with antibodies to…?

A

ENA (Ro,La,Sm, U1RNP)

42
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aNTI-ro, ANTI-LA?

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Sjorgens

43
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Antibodies in diffuse CREST

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Anti-topoisomerase (Anti-Scl70)

44
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Antibodies in limited CREST

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Anti-centromere

45
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What other investigation can be done in SLE?

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Measure complement

46
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Which complement factor depleted first in SLE?

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C4 first then C3

47
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C3 and C4 levels in inactive, moderate and very active lupus

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inactive = normal C3 + C4
Moderate = low C4, normal C3
Severe/v active = Low C4 ADN C3

48
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Antiphospholipid syndrome antibodies

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Anti-cardiolipin
Lupus anticoagulant
Anti-B2 glycoprotein 1

49
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Symptoms of APLS

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Clots, obstetric complications, livedo reticularis recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis

50
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Thickening around the mouth, microstomia

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Systemic sclerosis

51
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What does CREST stand for?

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Calcinosis
Raynaud's
Eosophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasia
52
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Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma symptoms

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CREST + more severe GIT involvement + interstitial pulmonary disease + renal problems

53
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Differentiating between diffuse and limited cutaneous scleroderma (CREST)

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Diffuse: skin involvement progresses BEYOND the forearms (Does not progress in CREST, involved PERI-ORAL SKIN)

54
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Immunofluorescence findings in diffuse cutaneous scleroderma

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Nucleolar pattern

55
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Antibodies found in diffuse cutaneous scleroderma

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Anti-topoisomerase (Scl70), RNA pol I,II,III and Fibrillarin

56
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Antibodies found in CREST syndrome

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Anti-centromere

57
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As well as CREST, what other symptom is found in CREST syndrome?

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primary pulmonary HTN

58
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weakness, malaise, periorbital heliotropic rash, Gottron’s papules

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Dermatomyositis

59
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Dermatomyositis clinical features

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Periorbital Heliotrope rash + Gottron’s papules

60
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Dermatomyositis hypersensitivity type

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Type 3, immune complex mediated vasculitis

61
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Polymyositis hypersensitivity type

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Type 4 - CD8 cells kill myofibers via perforin/granzymes

62
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Antibodies in myositis

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Dermatomyositis + polymyositis: Anti-Jo-1
DM >PM Anti-Mi-2
PM - Anti-SRP

63
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3 types of small vessel associated ANCA vasculitis

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA - Wegner’s)
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg Strauss)
microscopic polyangiitis

64
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cANCA antibodies to…

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Proteinase 3

65
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pANCE antibodies to…

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Myeloperoxidase

66
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Staining in cANCA and pANCA

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cANCA - cytoplasmic fluorescence

pANCA - perinuclear staining pattern

67
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pANCA - which diseases?

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MPA and eGPA

68
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What is ANA used for?

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Connective tissue disease screening

69
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What is ANCA used for?

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Small vessel vasculitis including MPA, GPA, eGPA

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