Immunopathology Flashcards
List types of PRRs
1) Toll-Like
2) NOD-Like
3) C-type Lectin
Activation of NK cells
1) MHC I
2) NKG2D Ligands
Inhibition of NK cells
Presentation of MHC I
Describe Type I Hypersensitivity
1) IgE Mediated
2) Sensitization and Second exposure
Function of Leukotrienes and Prostaglandins
1) Leukocyte Infiltration
2) Epithelial Damage
3) Bronchospasm
Histamine Function
Vasodilation
Vascular Leakage
smooth Muscle Spasm
What causes late phase reaction in Type I hypersensitivity
Cytokines –> leukocyte recruitment
What cells are recruited during Type I hypersensitivity
Eosinophils
Basophils
Neutrophils
Examples of type I hypersensitivity
1) Asthma
2) Seasonal Allergies
3) Food allergies
4) Severe Allergic rxns
5) eosinophilic esophagitis
6) skin prick test
Characteristics of Asthma
Bronchoconstriction
Bowel peristalsis
Vasodilation Permeability
List some Severe Allergic Reactions
1) Urticaria
2) Angioedema
3) Anaphylaxis
Describe Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Recurrent Dysphagia Weight Loss (due to painful to swallow)
What causes Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Food Driven antigen
Morphology of Type II Hypersensitivity
Smooth Linear
Mechanism of Type II Hypersensitivity
1) Opsonization and Phagocytosis
2) Complement and Fc Receptor-mediated Inflammation
3) Antibody-Mediated Cellular Dysfunction
Type II Hypersensitivity: Opsonization/Phagocytosis Examples
1) Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- RBC membrane Proteins (Rh; I antigen)
2) Autoimmune thrombocytopenia Purpura
- GpIIb:IIIa
Type II Hypersensitivity: Complement and Fc receptor-mediated inflammation Mechanism
1) Basement membrane proteins
2) Streptococcal Proteins that Cross-react w/ Myocardium
Describe a Lentivirus
Goes under extensive latency
Type II Hypersensitivity: Complement and Fc receptor-mediated inflammation examples
1) Vasculitis
2) Goodpasture
3) Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is the cause of Vasculitis
Neutrophil Degranulation
What type of antibodies are present in vasculitis
ANA
MOA of Good pastures syndrome
1) Type II Hypersensitivity
2) Basement Membrane
What are some common clinical manifestations in Goodpasture’s syndrome
1) Nephritis
2) Lung Hemorrhage
MOA of Acute Rheumatic Fever?
Molecular Mimicry
Clinical Manifestations of Acute Rheumatic Fever
Arthritis
Type II Hypersensitivity: Anti-Mediated Cellular Dysfunction mechanisms
1) Disrupted Endocrine Signaling
2) Disrupted Neural Signaling
Type II Hypersensitivity: Anti-Mediated Cellular Dysfunction Examples
1) Disrupted Endocrine Signaling
- Graves Disease
- Insulin-Resistant Diabetes
2) Disrupted Neural Signal
- Myasthenia Gravis
What is the MOA of Graves Disease
Ab to TSH receptor
MOA of Type II Diabetes
Ab to insulin
MOA of Myasthenia Gravis
Ab inhibits ACh receptors
MOA of Type III Hypersensitivity
Ag-Ab Complexes
Morphology of Type III Hypersensitivity
Granular
Examples of Type III Hypersensitivity
1) Serum Sickness
2) Arthus Reaction - Local Rxn
3) Lupus Erythematosus
MOA of Type IV hypersensitivity
Cell Mediated (T Cell-mediated)
Morphology of Type IV Hypersenitivity
Immune Granulomas
Examples of Type IV Hypersensitivity
1) Type I Diabetes
2) RA
3) MS
4) IBD
5) Psoriasis
6) Contact Sensitivity
Inhibitory receptors and their ligands
1) CD80/86 and CTLA4
2) PDL-1/2 and PD-1
Which inhibitory receptors/ligands do APCs have?
1) CD80/86
2) PDL-1/2
Ankylosing SPondylitis is associated with which type of gene?
HLA- B27
Clinical Manifestations of Ankylosing Spondylitis
1) Neck and Lower Back Pain
2) Bamboo Spine
Pathogenesis of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Vertebral Disc Degeneration
Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
1) Abnormal B and T Cells
2) Type IV Hypersensitivity
3) Absence of Central/Peripheral Tolerance
Genetic association of RA
PTPN22 Polymorphism
Clinical Manifestation of RA
1) Swollen Joints
2) Stiffness
3) Redness
What cell dysfunction is present in chron’s disease
Paneth Cells
What receptor is dysfunction in Chrons
NOD-2
Pathogenesis of Chron’s Disaese
Microbial Overgrowth
Clinical Presentations of Rheumatic Fever
1) Pharyngitis
2) PGST Complication
3) Heart Valve Destruction
MOA of Oral Lichen planus
Epitope Spreading
Etiology of Oral Lichen Planus
Epithelial Damage due to T Cell response