Immunopathology III Flashcards
What is Sjogren’s syndrome?
Autoimmune disease against Exocrine glands, primarily lacrimal and salivary glands
Who is usually affected with Sjogren’s?
Middle aged women
What is sicca syndrome? How
dry eye/mouth alone, without other involvement. $05 of Sjogren’s syndrome
What is the pathogenesis of Sjogren’s?
CD4+ T cells against glandular epithelial self Ag induced by a viral infection
Also Systemic B cell hyperactivity
What are the infections that are associated with Sjogren’s?
EBV, hep C
What are the specific ANA’s associated with Sjogren’s?
SS-A and SS-B
True of false: Rheumatoid factor is also seen with Sjogren’s?
yes, 75%
What causes the symptoms of Sjogren’s?
Attack by immune system, causing hyperplasia, fibrosis, and follicle formation
What is the predominate inflammatory cells in SJogren’s
Lymphocytes
What are the histological changes seenin Sjogren’s?
Ductal hyperplasia, inflammatory cells destroying glands
What are the symptoms of Sjogren’s?
Xerostomia
Keratoconjunctivitis
Nasal septal erosions
What is the lymph node characteristics of Sjogren’s?
Massively hyperplastics d/t hyperplasia
What lymphoma is commonly seen in Sjogren’s
B cell (Marginal zone) lymphoma
What are the systemic symptoms of Sjogren’s?
Vascultiis
renal problems
Skin problems
Perpheral neuropathy
What protein is associated with Sjogren’s?
SS-A-Ab
Which systemic symptoms are more prominant, SLE or sjogren’s ?
SLE
What is the cause of complications of Sjogren’s?
Infects major organs
What is systemic sclerosis?
Autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, destruction of small vessels, and progressive tissue fibrosis
Who gets systemic sclerosis?
50-60 yo females
What are the major problem places in systemic sclerosis?
Heart, GI, or lung involvement
What are the triggers of systemic sclerosis?
T and B cells autoactivation driving fibrosis
Blood vessel narrow
What is the major cytokine in Systemic sclerosis that causes increased deposition of ECM?
TGF-beta
What is the major cytokine in Systemic sclerosis that causes increased deposition of ECM?
TGF-beta
What is CREST syndrome?
Limited variant of scleroderma
What is the anti ab seen in CREST syndrome?
Anti-centromere
What are the symptoms of CREST syndrome?
Calcinosis Raynaud's phenomenon Esophageal dysmotility Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia
What is Raynaud’s syndrome seen in CREST?
vasospasms caused intermittent ischemia to digits
What is sclerodactyly seen in CREST syndrome?
Tapered digits