Oral Allergies and Immunologic Diseases Flashcards
Definition of Hypersensitivity/ allergic reactions
immune response that cause tissue injury and disease
Hypersensitivity traits (3)
- Excessive or aberrant immune Responses
- Causes tissue damage
- manifested on second/subsequent contact w/ an antigen
Who came up w/ classfication of Hypersensitivity?
Coombs and Gell
Type I Hypersensitivity
allergic or immediate hypersensitivity reaction: allergen-specific IgE triggers histamine release (mast cells)
Binding to self protein
Type II Hypersensitivity
results from IgG/IgM Antibody binding to self Antigen developing cytotoxic reactions
Type III hypersensitivity
results from non-clearance & deposition of immune complex, and inflammation
Type IV hypersensitivity
- CD4 T Cell-mediated cutaneous contact reactions to nickel, latex, or skin responses to leprosy or TB
- Delyaed hypersensitivity 48-72hrs
Antibody
- Type I ( anaphylactic)
- Type-IV (delayed type)
- IgE
- None
Antigen
- Type I ( anaphylactic)
- Type-IV (delayed type)
- Exogenous
- Tissues & organs
Response Time
- Type I ( anaphylactic)
- Type-IV (delayed type)
- 15-30 minutes
- 24-72 hours
Appearance
- Type I ( anaphylactic)
- Type-IV (delayed type)
- wheal and flare
- erythema (redness) and induratoin (swelling)
Histology
- Type I ( anaphylactic)
- Type-IV (delayed type)
- Basophils, mast cells and eosinophil
- Macrophages and T cells
Examples
- Type I ( anaphylactic)-4
- Type-IV (delayed type)-2
- Allergic asthma, hay fever, uticaria, penicillin exposure
- Contact with Metal, latex, granuloma
Type I
First exposure to antigen
- B cell activation →allergen-specific IgE production
- IgE binds to IgE-specific Fc receptors on mast cells/basopils
Type I
Second Exposure to same allergen
- IgE on the mast cells/basophils binds to the allergen
- Activation of mast cells/basophils
- triggers immediate and late phase allergic reactions
Type I
activation of mast cells/basophils release
- Activation of mast cells/basophils
- Release of histamine
- leukotrienes
- prostaglandin
- cytokines
Type I
Triggers immediate & late phase allergic reaction via
- Smooth muscle contractoin
- increase vascular permeability
- vasodilatation
- increased mucus secretion and inflammation
TH2 secretes
IL-4
Type I allergy mechanisms
- APC (TH2) secrete IL-4
- IgE secreting B cell
- IgM class switches to IgG
- IgG becomes IgE
- IgE releases Histamine
What are the two classes of active compounds that mast cell degranulation release ?
- Pre-formed mediators: immediate
- Newly synthesized mediators: late phase
pre-formed mediators that mast cell degranulation releases
- immediate
- Histamine
- bronchoconstriction& vasodilation
newly synthesized mediators: late phase that mast cells degranulations release
- Leukotrienes and Prostaglandin D2
- bronchoconstriction & vasodilation
- Cytokines
- Inflammation
Type I Hypersensitivity Major Reactions
- Local allergic reaction
- Systemic Reaction
- Chronic inflammation
Type I
Local allergic reaction
(4)
- Rhinitis
- Uticaria
- Dental Allergy
- Drug Allergy
Type I
Systemic Reaction
- A rapid, vascular and smooth muscle reaction
- Anaphylaxis (severe)
- Vasodilation: fall in BP
- Bronchoconstriction: shortness in breath
treatment of anaphylaxis
- epinephrine
type I chronic inflammation examples
- asthma
- atopic dermatitis
Atopic Allergy
- genetic predisposition to have high IgE level by inheritance of
- HLA genes
- Cytokine genes
Diagnosis of Allergy
- History of signs and symptoms
- Family history
- Detection of allergen specific IgE Antibody
How to detect IgE (responsible for allergic symptoms) via testing
- In Vivo Tests
- In patient’s body
- determines allergen-specific IgG in patient
- prick test and intradermal test
- In Vitro Tests
- blood sample
- RAST
- ELISA
- Determines IgE total/ for a specific allergen