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L:22 Hypersensitivity disorders Flashcards

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What is hypersensitivity

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Exaggerated immune response harmful to organism itself

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Classifications of the 4 types of hypersensitivity reactions

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Antibody-mediated

Cell-mediated

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Antibody mediated effector mechanisms

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Type I, II, and III

Correspond to defenses against extracellular pathogens

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Cell-mediated effector mechanisms

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Type IV- corresponds to defense against intracellular pathogens

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Clinical manifestation of Type I hypersensitivity caused by?

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Mediators secreted by Mast cells

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What type of hypersensitivity takes place when antibodies specific for the cell and tissue Ags cause injury or disease to the tissue?

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Type II

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What is it called when Abs bind to circulating Ags to form immune complexes, which deposit in vessels, leading to inflammation in the vessel walls (vasculitis)

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Immune Complex diseases (type III hypersensitivity)

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What is the cause of type IV hypersensitivity?

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T cell mediated disease caused by inflammation caused by cytokines produced by CD4 Th1 and Th17, or killing of host by CD8 CTLs

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Individuals with a strong propensity to develop allergic reaction is said to be what?

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Atopic

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Type I hypersensitivity rxn is controlled by the binding of what?

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IgE Abs to FcĘR1 located on the membrane of MAST CELLS, BASOPHILS and EOSINOPHILS

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Most IgE produced following initial contact with Ag becomes?

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Fixed on the surface of mast cell and basophils..

Second contact with Ag, the Ag-Ab rxn occurs predominantly on mast cell and basophil membrane

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Hallmarks of Immediate hypersensitivity

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Acute vascular, smooth muscle reactions, and inflammation

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What causes vascular dilation

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Prostaglandins

Histamines

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What causes prolonged smooth muscle contractions?

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Leukotrienes

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What induces local inflammation (the late phase rxn)

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Cytokines

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Time frame of immediate and late phase rxn

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Immediate vascular and smooth muscle develops within minutes.
The late-phase rxn develops 2-4 hrs. later characterized by inflammation

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reversible airway obstruction often caused by inflammatory mediators from mast cells

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Asthma

*spasmatic contraction of smooth muscle surrounding bronchi decreasing lumen size and causing SOB

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Anaphylaxis

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Rapid release of vaso active amines from mast cells and basophils as well as cytokines. Results in smooth muscle contraction in vasculature and vasodilation of capillary epithelium. **BP decreases leading to vascular shock* contraction of smooth muscles in bronchi cause difficulty breathing

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In type II hypersensitivity IgG and IgM activate what pathways?

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Complement system by classical pathway. results in byproducts that recruit leukocytes to induce inflammation

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Type II

What activates leukocytes resulting in pro-inflammatory response?

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IgG antibodies binding to neutrophil and macrophage Fc receptors.

Reactive oxygen and lysosomal enzymes are released and damage adjacent tissue because Ab-Ag complexes are formed on target cell

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Type III

Ab-Ag complexes deposit where?

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blood vessels and other sites resulting in vascular inflammation, and subsequent ischemic damage to tissue

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Type III

Major mechanism triggering tissue damage

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Classical activation of complement

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Type III

Tissue damage is mediated by?

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  • Complement activation
  • Mast cell degranulation
  • Neutrophil chemotaxis
  • Inflammation caused by immune cells
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Type IV (delayed type hypersensitivity DTH) is caused by?

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Activation of Th1 cells

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Unlike Type I, II, III passive transfer of type IV requires the transfer of ?

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Antigen- specific TH1 clones

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What type of hypersensitivity is T cell mediated?

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Type IV

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Tissue injury is caused by what in type IV

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Inflammation induced by cytokines that are produced by CD4 Th1 cells and Th17
Inflammation associated with T-cell mediated disease is typically chronic

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The classical T cell mediated inflammatory reaction is called?

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**Delayed-type hypersensitivity

TB test is type of delayed reaction

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Types Of type IV disease

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MS, rheumatoid, 
type 1 diabetes, 
Crohns, 
contact dermatitis (poison ivy)
Chronic Infections (tb)
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Types of type I syndromes

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Food alergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis

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SLE systemic lupus erythematosus is what type of hypersensitivity?

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Type III

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Type 1:

Pathologic immune mechanism

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TH2 cells, IgE antibodies, mast cells, eosinophils

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Type 1:

Mechanism of tissue injury and disease

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Mass cell derived mediators (vasoactive amines, lipid mediators, cytokines)

Cytokine-mediated inflammation (eosinophils, neutrophils)

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Immediate type 1 hypersensitivity is a type of pathologic reaction that is caused by what?

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Release of mediators from mast cells

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Type 1 hypersensitivity is most often triggered by what?

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Production of IgE Ab against environmental Ags and the binding of IgE to Mast cells

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IgE-Fc∑R1 binding has high affinity for ?

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IgE

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What are the sequence of events in the development of immediate hypersensitivity?

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  1. production of IgE after activation of Th2 cells by 1˚ exposure to allergen
  2. Binding of IgE to Fc receptors of mast cells
  3. Release of mediators by mast cells after 2˚ exposure to Ag and cross-linking of the membrane-bound IgE by Ags
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The activation of TH2 cells causes what to happen to start production of IgE

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Stimulation of IgE class switching in B cells

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What mediators case Imediate HS reaction within minutes

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Mast cells releasing Vasoactive amines, lipid mediators

40
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What mediator cause late-phase reaction within 6-24 hrs.after repeat exposure?

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Mast cells releasing Cytokines

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Examples of type 1 hypersensitivity

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Anaphylaxis
Acute urticaria
Allergic rhinitis
Asthma
Food allergy
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Type 2 hypersensitivity:

Pathological immune mechanism

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IgM, IgG, antibodies against cell surface of extracellular matrix antigens

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Type 2 hypersensitivity

mechanism of tissue injury and disease

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Complement and Fc receptor mediated recruitment and activation of leukocytes (Neutrophils, macrophages)

Opsonization and phagocytosis of cells

Abnormalities in cellular function, e.g. hormone receptor signaling

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Examples of type 2 hypersensitivity

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Hemolytic anemia
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Goodpasture syndrome
Graves disease
Myasthenia gravis
Pemphigus vulgaris
Blood Transfusion rxn
Rheumatic fever
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Type 3 hypersensitivity:

Pathological mechanism:

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Immune complexes of circulating antigens and IgM or IgG antibodies deposited in vascular basement membrane of blood vessel

46
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Type 3 hypersensitivity mechanism of tissue injury or disease

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Complement and Fc receptor mediated recruitment and activation of leukocytes

47
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Type 3 is mediated by the deposition of what in BV

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Soluble Ab-Ag complexes formed in circulation

48
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The complexes initiate the complement to release what anaphylatoxin products

A

C3a and C5a

49
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Examples of type 3 hypersensitivity

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Systemic lupus
polyarteritis nodosa
post-strep glomerulonephritis
serum sickness
arthus reaction
50
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Type 4 hypersensitivity

pathological mechanism

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CD4 Tcells (cytokine-mediated inflammation)
CD8 CTLs (T-cell mediated cytolysis)
51
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Type 4 hypersensitivity

mechanism of tissue injury or disease

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  1. Macrophage activation, cytokine-mediated inflammation

2. Direct target cell lysis, cytokine-mediated inflammation

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The major causes of T-cell mediated (type 4) hypersensitivity is?

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Autoimmunity and exaggerated or persistent response to environmental Ag

53
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**Type 4 tissue injury may also accompany a T-cell response to microbes such as

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M. tuberculosis

54
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Type 4 killing of host cells is caused by?

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CD8 CTLs

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Type 4 cytokine mediated inflammation and tissue injury is primarily caused by

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Cytokines produced by CD4 Th1 and Th17 cells

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What are Th1 cells

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Th1 cells protect against intracellular organisms and secrete IFN¥ and TFNå. They help activate B-cells stimulation to secrete IgG, macrophages, and assist in activation of CD8. **ˆIFN-¥ inhibits IgE production reducing allergic responses

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What are Th2 cells

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Protect against Extracellular organisms and secrete IL-4,5,10, and 13. release mediators that cause sneezing, coughing, and diarrhea to expel extracellular microbes

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HS type systemic lupus erythematous

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Type 3

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HS type rheumatoid arthritis

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Type 2 and 4

diagnostic test for rheumatoid factor

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HS type MS

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Type 4

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HS type Diabetes mellitus type 1

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TYPE 4

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HS type Inflammatory bowel

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Type 4

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