Module 8A - Immune System Flashcards

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What is the immune system?

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• Complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and molecules that work together to defend the body against pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites

• Plays a crucial role in recognizing and neutralizing harmful substances from the environment and fighting against the body’s
own cells when they become cancerous

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What is the immune system composed of?

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• Leukocytes and Immune cells and proteins and other molecules
• Adaptable and Innate Immune system
• Lymphatic System

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What are the key functions of the immune system?

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Defense Against Pathogens
• Recognizing and eliminating pathogens

Surveillance Against Cancer
• Identifying and destroying cells that have become cancerous

Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
• Managing the process of inflammation and healing
Maintaining Homeostasis
• Removing dead cells and renewing tissues

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What are the characteristics of the innate immunity?

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  1. Non-Specific Response
    • The innate immune system provides a general defense against pathogens, meaning it does not recognize specific pathogens but rather responds to several indicators of infection
  2. Immediate Response
    • It responds to pathogens within minutes to hours of exposure and is the body’s first line of
    defense
  3. No Memory
    • Innate responses do not adapt to repeated infections; the response is the same each time a pathogen invades
  4. Components
    • Physical Barriers: Skin and mucous membranes • Chemical Barriers: Stomach acid, enzymes in tears and skin oils
    • Cellular Defenses: Phagocytic
    • Inflammatory Response: Release of cytokines that recruit immune cells to sites of infection

Advantages
• Provides immediate protection
• Protects against all pathogens

Disadvantages
• Lacks specificity
• No immunological memory

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What are the characteristics of the adaptable immunity?

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  1. Specific Response
    • The adaptive immune system can recognize specific pathogens through antigens. Each
    lymphocyte recognizes a unique antigen
  2. Slower Response
    • It takes days to become fully effective; it is activated after the innate immune response
  3. Memory
    • Once an antigen is recognized, the adaptive immune system creates memory cells that
    allow it to respond more rapidly and effectively upon subsequent exposures
  4. Components:
  5. Lymphocytes: T cells (cytotoxic and helper) and B cells
  6. Antibodies: Produced by B cells that specifically bind to antigens
  7. Effector Mechanisms: Cell-mediated immunity (T cells) and humoral immunity (antibodies)

Advantages
• High specificity for specific pathogens
• Immune memory leads to quicker responses upon repeated exposures

Disadvantages
• Takes time to mount an initial response
• Requires prior exposure to the pathogen

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What are the key differences between innate and adaptable?

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Speed and Timing
• Innate immune system acts immediately
• Adaptive system takes longer to respond but develops memory for a faster response on subsequent exposures

Specificity
• Innate immunity is non-specific
• Adaptive immunity is highly specific to a pathogen’s antigens

Memory
• Innate immunity lacks memory
• Adaptive immunity develops immunological memory, leading to an enhanced and faster response to repeated
exposures to the same pathogen’s antigens

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Neutrophils

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• Most abundant type of WBC in humans and are a critical component of the innate
immune system
• Primarily responsible for responding to infections, especially bacterial and fungal

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Eosinophils

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• Involved in combating parasitic infections and mediating allergic inflammatory
responses

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Basophils

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• Least common WBC

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Monocytes

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• Differentiate into Macrophages
• Numerous roles within the immune system

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T-Lymphocytes (T-Cells)

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• WBC responsible for mediating cellular immunity through the direct killing of infected host cells
• Created in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus
• Can differentiate into various subsets such as cytotoxic T cells, helper T cells, and regulatory T cells

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B-Lymphocytes (B-Cells)

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• Create humoral immunity by producing and secreting antibodies that target specific antigens
• Created and mature in the bone marrow and differentiate into plasma cells
• Plasma cells produce antibodies and memory B cells that provide long-term immunity to a specific antigen

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Helper T Cells (CD4+ T Cells)

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• Assist other cells in the immune system by releasing cytokines, which can amplify
the immune response
• Helper T cells are further categorized based on the cytokines they produce: T Helper 1 Cells (TH1), T Helper 2 Cells (TH2), T Helper 17 Cells (TH17)

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Cytotoxic T Cells (CD8+ T Cells)

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• Cells are responsible for directly killing infected cells, primarily those infected with viruses or transformed by cancer
• Recognize antigens presented by MHC class I molecules on the surface of infected cells

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Memory T Cells

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• After an initial response to a specific antigen, some T cells become memory cells
• Persist long-term in the body and enable a faster response upon re-exposure to the
same antigen

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What do B-Lymphocytes differentiation into?

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Plasma Cells
• Create and secrete large amounts of antibodies specific to the antigen they
are exposed to
• Antibodies play a key role in the immune response by neutralizing
pathogens or marking them for destruction by other immune cells

Memory B Cells
• Do not secrete antibodies but persist in the body for years or even decades
• Provide a rapid and robust response upon re-exposure to the same antigen
• Forms the basis of immunological memory.

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Antigen

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• Substance that the body recognizes as foreign, which can trigger an immune response aimed at attacking and eliminating it
• These substances can come from outside the body, like viruses or bacteria, or can be abnormal cells from within the body, such as cancer cells
• Can be proteins, polysaccharides, or other biochemical molecules derived from pathogens (such as viruses and bacteria) or from non-infectious sources (including pollen, food, and own body cells in cases of autoimmune
diseases)
• Basically, think of it as the SSN or SIN (for ya’ Canadians, eh)

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What are the 5 Classifications of Antibodies / Immunoglobins?

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IgG
• Most abundant (~80%)
• Humoral immunity

IgA
• Body secretions (saliva, tears, mucous membranes)

IgM
• First antibody produced with detection of foreign antigens

IgE
• Associated with allergies

IgD
• Found on the surface of B cells

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What are Antigen-Presenting Cells (APCs)?

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• Antigen-Presenting Cells (APCs) are specialized to capture microbial antigens and display these to lymphocytes

• Antigen-Presenting Cells (APCs)
• Dendritic Cells
• Macrophages
• B-Lymphocytes

• Display antigen complex with their Class II MHC molecule on their
surface
• Interact with T helper cells and B cells

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What are the three classifications to immune system disorders?

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• 1. Hypersensitivity
• 2. Autoimmune
• 3. Immunodeficiency

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What is the pathogenesis to hypersensitivity? How are the reactions initiated? What are 4 types of immunodeficiency diseases?

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It is an excessive or harmful reaction to an antigen that normally does not illicit an immunologic response

• Imbalance between effector mechanisms of immune response and control mechanisms that limit the response

Exogenous Antigens
• Microbes, chemicals, food, pollen, dust, drugs
• May range from itchy nose, runny eyes to extreme fatal situations- anaphylaxis
• Commonly referred to as allergies

Endogenous Antigens
• Our own cell antigens
• Lead to autoimmune diseases

Fo ur Types of Hypersensitivity Reactions
• Immediate (type I) hypersensitivity
• Commonly referred to as allergies
• Antibody-mediated (type II) hypersensitivity
• Immune complex-mediated (type III) hypersensitivity
• Cell-mediated (type IV) hypersensitivity

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What is the pathogenesis to autoimmune?

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• Disorders and diseases that are due to a failure of the body’s immune system for self-tolerance

• Immune system is unable to distinguish self-antigens from foreign antigens

• Immune system produces autoantibodies that attack the body’s own antigens

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What is the pathogenesis to
immunodeficient immune disorders? What are 2 categories of immunodeficiency diseases?

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• The immune system is deficient or not functioning at full capability

• Leaves the body vulnerable for the development of diseases and
disorders

• 1. Primary (congenital) immunodeficiencies
• 2. Secondary (acquired) immunodeficiencies

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  1. Hypersensitivity reactions are when the body’s immune system
    causes a deficient response to identified antigens.
    • A) True
    • B) False
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B) False

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Immunodeficient disorders can be due to a genetic abnormality or
due to a viral infection.
• A) True
• B) False

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A) True

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What is the other names of type 1 hypersensitive reactions?

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• Immediate (Type I) Hypersensitivity
• IgE hypersensitivity reactions
• Allergies

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What is the role of the key substances associated with the pathogenesis of type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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Allergen
• Substance that causes an immune response
• Causes sensitization of the mast cells

IgE Antibodies
• Antibodies created in response to specific allergen (antigen)

Mast Cells
• Immune cells that release chemical mediators that cause the physiological changes

Predicated upon IgE antibodies binding to mast cells
• Causes the release of chemical mediators- HISTAMINE
• Responsible for the clinical and pathologic outcomes of this reaction (inflammation)

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What are the steps involved with type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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  1. First Exposure
    • Sensitization

Dander is phagocytized by an APC
• Carries the antigen (called an allergen) to a lymph node
• APC presents allergen (antigen) to a Naïve T Helper Cell
• Naïve T helper cell is built to recognize a specific antigen, but has not been exposed to it yet

Naïve T helper cell differentiates to a Type 2 T Helper Cell (TH2)
• Becomes Primed

Primed TH2 releases Interleukin 4 (IL-4) that causes B cells to make IgE antibodies
• Specific to the cat dander
• Instead of IgM antibodies

These IgE antibodies have a HIGH affinity for receptors on mast cells
• Bind to mast cells

IgE antibodies bound to mast cells- are now sensitized
• Specifically for cat dander

  1. Re-Exposure

• Go back to your friend’s place with that annoying cat lol
• Re-exposure to the cat dander • Dander antigens bind to IgE antibodies on the mast cells
• Sensitized mast cells
• Mast cells go crazy and release their chemical mediators

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What is the role histamine with type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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Vasoactive Amines
• HISTAMINE is the main vasoactive amine

Causes
• Vasodilation
• Increased vascular permeability
• Smooth muscle contraction
• Increased mucus secretion

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What is the role prostaglandins have with type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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Lipid Mediators
• Prostaglandins and leukotrienes from the
arachidonic acid pathway
Causes:
• Bronchospasm (smooth muscle contraction)
• Increased mucus secretion
• Increase vascular permeability

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Compare and contrast immediate and late-phase response of type 1 hypersensitivity reactions

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Immediate Response
• Vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, smooth muscle contraction
• 5-30 minutes after exposure; subsides in about 60 minutes

Late-Phase Response
• Roughly 2-24 hours afterwards
• Characterized by inflammation and tissue damage
• Recruitment of leukocytes can amplify and sustain inflammatory processes
• Eosinophils, Basophils

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What are the common signs/symptoms of type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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• Urticaria / Urticaria
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Allergic Asthma
• Pruritus

Common Treatments
• Antihistamines
• Block the effects of histamine
• Corticosteroids
• Decrease inflammatory

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What is anaphylaxis?

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Life Threatening Type 1 Hypersensitivity Reaction
• Massive and intense systemic type 1 hypersensitivity reaction
• Causes immediate and severe reactions
• Mast cell mediator release and an increased intensity of reactions

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What is the processes, complications, and characteristics associated with anaphylaxis?

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Individuals go into Anaphylactic Shock
• Airways spasm and fill with mucus
• Major drop in blood pressure and tachycardia
• Hives, itchiness, swelling of skin
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting

Treatment
• Epinephrine pen

Must seek medical attention!!!!!
• Symptoms may get better and then get worse

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What is the role cytokines have with type 1 hypersensitivity reactions?

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Cytokines
• Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Cytokines Causes
• Increased mucus secretion
• Promote leukocyte recruitment

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All of the options must occur for type 1 hypersensitivity reactions, except?
• A) APCs must present antigen to T helper cells
• B) IgM antigens must bind to mast cells
• C) A person must have prior exposure to the antigen
• D) Mast cells must release histamine

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B) IgM antigens must bind to mast cells

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All the options are true regarding type 1 hypersensitivity
reactions, except?
• A) Urticaria is a possible outcome
• B) Corticosteroids are a treatment option
• C) A complication of anaphylaxis is high blood pressure
• D) The majority of symptoms are a result of a massive secretion of histamine

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C) A complication of anaphylaxis is high blood pressure

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What are the alternative names of type II hypersensitivity reactions?

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AKA: Antibody-Mediated (Type II) Hypersensitivity
AKA: Cytotoxic Hypersensitivity
• Due to the mediated destruction of cells

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What is the general process of type II hypersensitivity reactions?

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IgG antibodies directed against target antigens on the surface of cells or other tissue components or exogenous molecules
• Basically- our own antibodies bind to our own cells’ antigens eliciting various reactions that cause disease, damage, and destruction

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What is the variables that can lead to a type II hypersensitivity reaction?

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IgG antibodies bind to healthy cells’ antigens or extrinsic antigens
• Intrinsic antigen
— Cell normally makes these antigens
• Extrinsic (exogenous) antigen
— A drug antigen

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Compare and contrast the four mechanisms to type II hypersensitivity reactions

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  1. Opsonization and Phagocytosis
    • When a cell’s antigen are bound to antibodies or C3b complement protein
    • Mark the cell to be phagocytized
  2. Complement System Activation
    • Formation of MAC- causes cell lysis
  3. Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity (ADCC)
    • Antibody-Antigen complex is recognized by Natural Killer (NK) cells
  4. Antibody Mediated Cellular Dysfunction (Non-Cytotoxic)
    • Antibodies bind to cell’s receptors (antigens)
  5. Blocks the receptor from binding its target substance- hormone or neurotransmitter
  6. Causes activation of receptor- stimulates receptor
    • Either case- cell’s function is disrupted

• Examples:
• 1. Myasthenia Gravis • 2. Graves disease

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What option is TRUE regarding type II hypersensitivity reactions?
• A) It only involves self antigens
• B) It can lead to opsonization
• C) All the outcomes lead to cytotoxic processes
• D) All the options are true

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B) It can lead to opsonization

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What are the one outcomes of the non-cytotoxic pathway of type II hypersensitivity reactions? What are the 3 outcomes of the cytotoxic pathway of type II hypersensitivity reactions?

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Antibody Mediated Cellular Dysfunction

Opsonization and phagocytosis
Complement system activation
Antibody Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity

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What are the several diseases Type II (antibody-mediated) hypersensitivity reactions associated with?

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• Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Myasthenia gravis
• Graves disease
• Pernicious anemia
• Vasculitis
• Acute rheumatic fever
• Goodpasture syndrome

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All of the options are true regarding type II hypersensitivity
reactions reactions, except?
• A) Cell lysis is a possible outcome
• B) Overactivation of a cellular receptor is a possible outcome
• C) All outcomes lead to cellular death
• D) Can lead to the formation of MAC

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C) All outcomes lead to cellular death

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What are other names for type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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AKA: Immune Complex–Mediated Diseases

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What is the pathogenesis of type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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Antigen-antibody complexes (called immune complexes) that are
formed in the circulation may deposit in blood vessels
• Leading to complement system activation and acute inflammation
• Causes tissue damage

Only involves antibodies bound to soluble antigens
• Not attached to a cell

Type II Hypersensitivity: Antibodies target antigens bound on cell surfaces in the blood

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What are the types of antigens that can lead to type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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Exogenous
• Foreign protein that is injected or produced by an infectious microbe

Endogenous
• Individual produces antibodies against self antigens (autoimmunity)

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What are the main organs involved with type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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• Kidney (glomerulonephritis)
• Joints (arthritis)
• Small blood vessels (vasculitis)

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What are the three steps to type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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  1. Formation of antigen
    • Antibody complexes in circulation
  2. Deposition of these immune complexes in
    tissues
    • Blood vessels primarily
  3. Inflammatory reaction in various sites
    • Complement system
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Define the process that leads to tissue damage with type III hypersensitivity reactions

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Step 1: Formation of Antigen-Antibody Complexes
• Introduction of a protein antigen triggers an immune response that results in the formation of antibodies
• Antibodies are secreted into the blood and react with the
antigen still present in the blood
• Antibody-Antigen complexes form (immune complexes)

Step 2: Deposition of These Immune Complexes
• Circulating antigen-antibody complexes are deposited in various tissues

Site where these immune complexes are deposited:
• Organs where blood is filtered at high pressure to form other fluids
• Urine and synovial fluid for example
• Like the glomeruli and joints

Step 3: Inflammation and Tissue Injury
• Immune complexes deposited in tissues initiate
acute inflammatory reactions via complement system
• Tissue damage is similar no matter where
complexes are deposited

Depending on the location, the name is different:
• Vasculitis if it occurs in blood vessels
• Glomerulonephritis if it occurs in renal glomeruli
• Arthritis if it occurs in the joints

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What is true of type III hypersensitivity reactions?
• A) Involves antibodies binding to both cellular and soluble antigens
• B) When the antibody-antigen complexes are deposited, they activate the complement system
• C) A common location for the antibody-antigen complexes to be deposited is the heart
• D) None of the options are true

A

B) When the antibody-antigen complexes are deposited, they activate the complement system

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All of the following options are common locations for the antibody-antigen
complexes to be deposited associated with type III hypersensitivity reactions, except?
• A) Kidney
• B) Liver
• C) Joint
• D) Small blood vessels

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The difference between type II and type III hypersensitivity reactions is that type III
only binds to soluble antigens and type II only binds to cellular antigens?
• A) True
• B) False

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What are the conditions with Common Immune Complex-Mediated (Type III) Hypersensitivity Diseases?

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• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Reactive arthritis
• Arthus reaction
• Nephritis (glomerulonephritis)
• Vasculitis

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What is the other names of type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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• AKA: T cell-mediated (type IV) hypersensitivity
• AKA: Delayed Type Hypersensitivity

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What is the immune cells involved with type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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• It is NOT antibody mediated but CELLULAR mediated reactions

• Involves the actions of two different types of T lymphocytes
• Remember where lymphocytes were also associated?
• Each type has its own outcomes and physiological changes

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What is the two types of type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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  1. Cytokine-Mediated Inflammation
    • Cytokines are produced mainly by CD4+ T cells
  2. Direct Cell Cytotoxicity
    • Mediated by CD8+ T cells

CD 4+ Cells
• AKA: Helper T Cells
• Release cytokines

CD8+ Cells
• AKA: Killer T Cells and Cytotoxic T Cells
• Kill specific targets (assassins)

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What is the process of cytokine-mediated inflammation associated with type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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• CD4+ T cell-mediated Type IV hypersensitivity reactions
• When APC presents antigen to CD4+ T cells it differentiates into
• T H1 and TH17 effector lymphocytes

These effector lymphocytes release various chemical mediators to lead to:
• Increase production of effector cells
• Recruitment of macrophages
• Activates macrophages to release pro-inflammatory chemical mediators

Classic example of DTH is the tuberculin reaction
• PPD skin test (purified protein derivative)
• Mantoux test

• Tuberculosis protein antigens are injected into the dermis
• If a person has been previously exposed to this antigen, the body mounts a type IV
hypersensitivity reaction to the antigen
• Takes time for leukocytes and reactions to occur: 24-48 hours

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Why does delayed-type hypersensitivity can occur?

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• Contact Dermatitis and Drug Reactions are commonly DTH reactions
• Poison ivy exposure is an example

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What is the process of direct cell cytotoxicity associated with type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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Direct Cell Cytotoxicity
• CD8+ T cells Type IV hypersensitivity reactions
• Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are created specific for a specific antigen
• DESTROY CELLS DIRECTLY (remember- think assassins)
• CTLs when bind to an antigen on a cell, it goes into KILLER MODE
• CTLs release molecules that ultimately kill the cell:
• Perforins: ”Punch” holes in plasma membrane
• Granzymes: “Enzymes that destroy/kill the cell

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Compare and contrast the four types of hypersensitivity reactions

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Immediate (type 1) hypersensitivity - Production of IgE antibody
Antibody-mediated (type II) hypersensitivity - Production of IgG, IgM
Immun complex-mediated (type III) hypersensitivity - Deposition of antigen-antibody complexes
Cell-mediated (type IV) hypersensitivity - Activated T lymphocytes

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What option is TRUE regarding cytokine–mediated inflammation reaction?
• A) Antibodies activate CD4+ cells
• B) There is recruitment of macrophages
• C) Cells are directly destroyed
• D) There is recruitment of neutrophils

A

B) There is recruitment of macrophages

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All of the options are true regarding type IV hypersensitivity reactions, except?
• A) Activation of cytotoxic T cells leads to cellular death via perforins
• B) Macrophages release pro-inflammatory chemical mediators with cytokine-mediated
inflammation
• C) Both versions utilize antibodies to destroy foreign antigens in the body
• D) The reason there can be delayed type hypersensitivity is due to the time it takes for
leukocytes to be recruited and activated

A

C) Both versions utilize antibodies to destroy foreign antigens in the body

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What is the general process and characteristics to autoimmune disorders?

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What are common autoimmune disorders?

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What is the meaning of immunologic tolerance and self-tolerance in association with autoimmune disorders?

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What are the two mechanisms for self-tolerance the body utilizes?

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Compare and contrast central and peripheral tolerance

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What are the variables associated with the development of autoimmunity?

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Negative selection occurs with peripheral tolerance?
• A) True
• B) False

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A viral infection could be a variable that leads to the development
of an autoimmune disorder?
• A) True
• B) False

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What are the characteristics to systemic lupus erythematous (SLE)?

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What is the primary hypersensitivity reaction it is associated with?

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What is role within SLE and an anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)?

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What is the risk factors to SLE?

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What is the epidemiology to SLE?

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Why can be challenging to diagnosis of SLE?

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What the pathogenesis of SLE?

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What is the clinical manifestations of SLE?

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What are the signs and symptoms associated with the common clinical manifestations of SLE?

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How and why is SLE treated?

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SLE is characteristically associated with the production of antibodies
against DNA and DNA associated proteins.
• A) True
• B) False

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Q

All of the following are common clinical manifestations of SLE, except?
• A) Glomerulonephritis
• B) Pericarditis
• C) Retinopathy
• D) Erythematous

A

C) Retinopathy

85
Q

Corticosteroids are a common treatment because of their ability to
activate CD4+ cells.
• A) True
• B) False

86
Q

What is pathogenesis mechanisms associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome?

87
Q

What are the hallmark symptoms of Sjogren’s Syndrome?

88
Q

What is the epidemiology, treatment, and prognosis of Sjogren’s Syndrome?

89
Q

What is the alternative name associated with systemic sclerosis?

90
Q

What is the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis?

91
Q

What is the overall complication associated with the development of systemic sclerosis?

92
Q

What is the epidemiology associated with systemic sclerosis?

93
Q

Compare and contrast diffuse and limited scleroderma

94
Q

What are the clinical manifestations of system sclerosis and their complications?

95
Q

What are the effects of corticosteroids?

96
Q

Why and how are corticosteroids used to treat autoimmune conditions?

97
Q

All of the options are associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome, except?
• A) Xerostomia
• B) Commonly occurs in individuals older than
• C) Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• D) Mainly affects men

A

D) Mainly affects men

98
Q

All of the options are associated with systemic sclerosis, except?
• A) GI tract dysfunction
• B) Excessive fibrosis being deposited into tissues
• C) Damage to the salivary glands
• D) Skin is the most common location that is affected

A

C) Damage to the salivary glands

99
Q

What is the general process and complication associated with immunodeficiency disorders?

100
Q

What is the term immunocompromised?

101
Q

What is the two classifications of immunodeficiency disorders?

102
Q

What are the characteristics associated with primary immunodeficiency?

103
Q

Compare and contrast the two mechanisms associated with primary immunodeficiency disorders

104
Q

What are the characteristics to severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)?

105
Q

What are the characteristics associated with secondary immunodeficiency?

106
Q

What are conditions that can lead to secondary immunodeficiency?

107
Q

Compare and contrast the three mechanisms that can lead to secondary immunodeficiency

108
Q

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is associated with:
• A) Viral infection that depletes the function of the immune system
• B) A genetic condition that impairs the development of T and B lymphocytes
• C) Genetic condition that only affects humoral immunity
• D) None of the options are associated with SCID

A

B) A genetic condition that impairs the development of T and B lymphocytes

109
Q

All of the following options are mechanisms that can lead to
secondary immunodeficiency, except?
• A) Malnutrition
• B) Chemotherapy
• C) Taking a specific drug
• D) Genetic abnormality

A

D) Genetic abnormality

110
Q

Describe the characteristics, etiology, and complications:
• DiGeorge Syndrome

111
Q

Describe the characteristics, etiology, and complications:
• Goodpasture Syndrome

112
Q

Describe the characteristics, etiology, and complications:
• Arthus Reaction

113
Q

Describe the characteristics, etiology, and complications:
• Amyloidosis

114
Q

This condition is characterized by the absence of T cells within the body?
• A) Goodpasture Syndrome
• B) Amyloidosis
• C) DiGeorge Syndrome
• D) Arthus Reaction

A

C) DiGeorge Syndrome

115
Q

This condition is a hypersensitivity reaction associated with complications from injection of
antigens into the body?
• A) Goodpasture Syndrome
• B) Amyloidosis
• C) DiGeorge Syndrome
• D) Arthus Reaction

A

D) Arthus Reaction

116
Q

This condition is characterized by alveolar hemorrhaging and glomerulonephritis?
• A) Goodpasture Syndrome
• B) Amyloidosis
• C) DiGeorge Syndrome
• D) Arthus Reaction

A

A) Goodpasture Syndrome