Immunopathology II Flashcards
What is the cause of GVHD?
Recipient’s APC activate CD4 T4 cells, from the graft, causing an immune response
What causes acute GVHD?
Donor cytotoxic T cells or cytokines from helper T cells destroy epithelial cells
What are the skin changes in acute GVHD?
Rash, exfoliation
What are the GIT changes in GHD?
Ulcerative gastroenteritis
What are the hepatic changes in acute GVHD?
Bile duct necrosis
What happens to the immune system in acute GVHD?
Immunosuppression
What are the histological changes in the bile ducts in acute GVHD?
Loss of cuboidal epithelium
Does acute always precede chronic GVHD?
No
What is the MOA of chronic GVHD?
Development of autoreactive T cells from donor stem cells that cannot be clonally deleted
What are the three places that are most often damaged in chronic GVHD?
- Dermis and skin appendages
- GI mucosa
- Jaundice
What are the two, broad types of autoimmune disease?
Systemic
Single cell or organ
Diffuse scleroderma is caused by what?
Topoisomerase I attacked
Limited scleroderma is caused by what?
Centromere proteins acctacked
What are the three criteria for autoimmune disease?
- Immunological rxn to a self antigen
- Reaction is primary o pathogenesis
- No other well defined cause or identifiable etiology
How do you diagnose autoimmune diseases?
Lab tests
Biopsies
clinical characteristics
What happens to antigen naive T cells in the thymus?
Maturation and selection
What are the two things that are necessary to activate a T cell? What happens if these are not present?
B7 from APC, and signals from Th cells
If not present, then anergy
CD28 ligand on T cells bind to what on APCs?
B7
What is peripheral tolerance?
When T cells bind to MHC, but not bind to B7, then they become anergic (or apoptose)
Expression of what genes confers higher susceptibility to loss of self tolerance?
D locus on MHC class I
Polymorphism in what gene that encodes a protein Y-kinase is implicated in autoimmunity?
PTPN-22
How do microbes stimulate autoimmunity?
cross reactivity or molecular mimicry
Which gender is more susceptible to autoimmune disease?
Females
SLE occurs when, and in whom?
Females around 2-3rd decade
What is characteristic of both the butterfly rash, and the discoid rash seen in SLE?
Photosensitive
What is the malar rash in SLE?
fixed erythema, flat or raised over the malar eminences tending to spare the nasolabial folds
What is the discoid rash in SLE?
Erythematous raised patches with adherent keratotic scaling and follicular plugging; atrophic scarring may occur
What are the neurological disorderes with SLE?
Szs or psychosis
What are the hematologic disorder that occurs in 100% of pts with SLE?
hemolytic anemia
leukopenia
Lymphopenia
What is the serositis in SLE?
Pleuritis or pericarditis document by ST elevation in all leads
What is the renal disorder seen in SLE?
Proteinuira
What are the immunologic disorders with SLE?
Anti-dsDNA, anti SM + anti phospholipid abs
What is the genetic locus associated with SLE? What does this code for?
HLA-DQ
MHC class II
What are the environmental facotors associated with SLE?
UV light
Viruses
Drugs
hormones
What is the immune response to SLE?
Self reactive helper T cells escapse tolerlance drie antibody production by B cells
What type of autoimmunity if SLE?
II, III (antibodies and immune complexes)
What is the immune response to SLE?
Self reactive helper T cells escape tolerance drive autoantibody production by B cells