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Immunology Flashcards

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Encapsulated organisms

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(Please SHINE my SKiS)

Pseudomonas aeurginosa, s. pneumo, h. flu, n. meningitidis, e. coli, salmonella, klebsiella pneumo, GBS`

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From where does the thymus develop?

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3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches

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Disease associated with HLA A3

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Hemochromatosis

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Dz assoc. w/ HLA B8

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Addison, myasthenia gravis

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Dz assoc. w/ DQ2/8

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Celiac (I ate too much gluten at Dairy Queen)

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Dz assoc. w/ DR2

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MS, hay fever, SLE, Goodpasture

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Dz assoc. w/ DR3

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T1DM, SLE, Graves, Hashimoto, Addison

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Dz assoc. w/ DR4

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RA (4 walls in a room), T1DM, Addison

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Dz assoc. w/ DR5

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Pernicious anemia, Hashimoto

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NK activity enhanced by these cytokines

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IL-2, 12, IFN alpha, beta

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Contraindication in hereditary angioedema

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ACE inhibitors.
HA is a C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency. Leads to unregulated conversion of kallikrein to bradykinin. ACE inhibitors block degradationof bradykinin, making it worse

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IL-1 (secreting cell, and the effects)

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Macrophages
Osteoclast-activating factor
Fever, acute inflammation, activates endothelium
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”)

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IL-2 (secreting cell, and the effects)

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Secreted by all T cells
Stimulates all T cell types, and NK cells
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”)

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IL-3 (secreting cell, and the effects)

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Secreted by all T cells. Supports growth and differentiation of bone
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”)

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IFN-gamma (secreting cell, and the effects)

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Secreted by NK cells and T cells in response to IL-12 from macrophaghes
Stimulates macrophages to kill phagocytozed pathogens
Also activates NK cells and increases antigen presentation by all cells
Inhibits Th2 differentiation

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IL-4 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by Th2 cells
Induces Th2 differentiation and class switches to IgE and G
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”)

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IL-5 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by Th2 cells
Enhances class switching to IgA and stimulates eosinophils
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”)

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IL-10 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by Th2 cells and Tregs

Attenuates response

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IL-6 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by macrophages
Fever and acute phase proteins
(“Hot T-bone stEAK”, K is for akute)

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IL-8 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by macrophages
Major chemotactic factor for neutrophils
(“clean up on isle 8”)

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IL-12 (secreting cells, and the effects)

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Secreted by macrophages

Induces Th1 differentiation and activates NK cells

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TNF-alpha (secreting cells and the effects)

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Secreted by macrophages
Septic shock, activates endothelium, recruits WBCs, vascular leak
Also causes cachexia in malignancy

23
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Exposure to these pathogens can be treated by passive immunity

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Tetanus, botilinum, HBV, varicella, rabies

“to be healed very rapidly”

24
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This is the only live attenuated vaccine given to people with HIV

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MMR

25
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Inactivated vaccines

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Rabies, influenza (injection), Polio (salk), hepatitis A

“RIP Always”

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Dz assoc. w/ anticentromere ab

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limited scleroderma (CREST)

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-desmoglein

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aka anti-desmosome. Pemphigus vulgaris

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm

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SLE

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-hemidesmosome

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bullous pemphigoid

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-histone

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drug induced lupus

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-Jo-1, anti-SRP, anti-Mi-2

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polymyositis, dermatomyositis

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-microsomal

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hashimoto. also assoc w/ antithyroglobulin

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-mitochondrial ab

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primary biliary cirrhosis

34
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Dz assoc. w/ anti-phospholipase A2 receptor

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primary membranous nephropathy

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-Scl-70 (anti-topoisomerase II)

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diffuse scleroderma

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Dz assoc. w/ anti-smooth muscle

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Autoimmune hepatitis type I

37
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Dz assoc w/ anti-Ro, anti-La (aka SSA, SSB)

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sjogren syndrome

38
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Dz assoc. w/ anti-U1 RNP

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MCTD

39
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Dz assoc w/ P-ANCA (MPO-ANCA)

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microscopic polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss (eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis)

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Dz assoc. w/ C-ANCA (PR3-ANCA)

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Wegener’s (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)

41
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This immunodeficiency has an increased risk of autoimmune disease

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CVID

42
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Etiology of Job syndrome

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Th17 deficiency due to STAT3 mutation

43
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Clinical manifestations of Job syndrome

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FATED: facies, cold staph abscesses, retained primary teeth, increased IgE, dermatologic problems (eczema)

44
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lab findings in ataxia-telangietasia

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lymphopenia, low antibody titer, high AFP

45
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Catalase positive organisms

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Nocardia, pseudomonas, listeria, aspergillus, candida, e. coli, staph, serratia, b cepacia, h pylori
(“Cats Need PLACESS to Belch their Hairballs”)

46
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Abnormal screening test sin GCD

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Dihydrorhodamine (flow cytometry) and nitroblue tetrazolium dye reduction (stays clear)

47
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AE cyclosporine and tacrolimus

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Both nephrotoxicity, HTN, hyperlipidemia, and neurotoxicity.
Cyclosporine uniquely has gingival hyperplasia and hirsutism
Tacrolimus has increased risk of diabetes and neurotoxicity, but none of CsA’ unique ones

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AE of sirolumus (ripamycin)

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pancytopenia (“panSirtopenia”), insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, spares kidney

49
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AE of daclizumab, basilixumab

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Edema, HTN, tremor

50
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Allopurinol increases toxicity of this immunosuppresant

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azathioprine

51
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AE mycophenolate mofetil

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GI upset, pancytopenia, HTN, hyperglycemia. Associated with invasive CMV infection

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