Pathoma Inflammation, inflammatory disorders, wound healing Flashcards

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Inflammation allows what to happen?

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Inflammatory cells, plasma proteins, and fluid to exit from vessel to enter interstitial space

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Cells seen in acute inflammation

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Neutrophil

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Cells in chronic inflammation

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Lymphocytes

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Acute inflammation characterized by

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Edema and neutrophils

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Acute inflammation arises in response to what 2 things

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Infection or tissue necrosis - eliminate pathogen or clear necrotic debris

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What is included in innate immunity

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epithelium, mucus secreted by cells, complement system, cells (mast, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils)

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Acute inflammation mediated by what factors?

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TLRs: present on cells of innate immunity

AA: from phospholipase A2 (acted on by COX/5-lipooxygease)

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What do TLRs recognize?

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PAMPs - pathogen associated molecular patterns

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What TLR is found on macrophages and recognizes LPS on outer membrane of G- bacteria

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CD14

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TLR activation results in upregulation of?

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NF-kappaB

activates immune response genes

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COX pathway produces what?

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PG
I2, D2, E2
Mediate vasodilation (arteriole) and vascular permeability (post-capillary venule)

E2 - also mediates fever and pain

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5-lipooxygenase produces?

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LT
B4 - attracts and activates neutrophils

C4, D4, E4 - vasoconstriction, bronchospasm, increased vascular permeability - contract smooth muscle

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What attracts/activates neutrophils?

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LTB4, C5A, IL8, bacterial products

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mast cells activated by

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tissue trauma
complement proteins C3a, C5a
Crosslinking of cell surface IgE by antigen

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what does histamine do

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mediates vasodilation of arterioles and increase vascular permeability

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Delayed response of mast cell

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production of AA metabolites - leukotrienes to maintain inflammatory response

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Complement for acute inflammation activation

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classical pathway (C1) binds IgG/IgM bound to antigen 
"GM makes classic cars"

alternative pathway - microbial products directly activate complement

mannose binding lectin pathway - MBL binds mannose on microorganisms and activates complement.

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complement pathways result in

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C3 convertase: C3 - C3a/b which activates
C5 convertase: C5 - C5a/b which creates formation of MAC
Binds with C6-9 to form MAC complex

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C3a and C5a trigger what?

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Mast cell degranulation

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C5a is chemotactic for what?

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neutrophils

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C3b action

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opsonin for phagocytosis

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22
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MAC complex does what?

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Lyses microbes by creating holes in cell membrane

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Hageman Factor

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Activated up subendothelial or tissue collage

Produced in liver - important role in DIC (Gram - Sepsis)

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What does Hegeman factor activate?

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Coagulation and fibrinolytic systems
Complement
Kinin system (cleave HMWK to bradykinin - mediates vasodilation, vascular permeability, pain

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Cardinal signs of inflammation

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Rubor, calor, tumor, swelling, dolor, fever

Redness - d/t vasodilation (arteriole) resulting in increased blood flow

Relaxation of arteriolar smooth muscle

Leakage of fluid from postcapillary venules

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26
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Key mediators of rubor and color

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Histamine, PG, bradykinin

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27
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Key mediators of swelling (tumor)

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histamine, tissue damage

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Key mediators of pain

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Bradykinin and PGE2 by sensitizing nerve endings

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Key mediators of fever

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Pyrogens cause macrophages to release IL-1 & TNF

Increase in COX (perivascular cells of hypothalamus)

PGE2 - raise temp set point

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30
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Neutrophil phase peaks at what time?

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24 hours

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31
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Macrophage phase peaks at what time?

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2-3 days

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Step 1 of neutrophil arrival

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Margination

Vasodilation slows blood flow in postpapillary venule
Cells marginate from center to periphery

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Step 2 of neutrophil arrival

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Rolling

Selectin - speed bumps upregulates

P selectin from Weibel Palade bodies (histamine)

E selectin by TNF and IL-1

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Where does P selectin come from

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Weibel Palade bodies

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What are 2 key proteins from Weibel Palade body

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vWF

P selectin

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36
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E selectin induced by

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TNF & IL-1

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37
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What do selectins bind?

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Sialyl Lewis X on leukocytes - results in rolling of leukocytes along vessel wall

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Step 3 of neutrophil arrival

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Adhesion

binding to wall by cellular adhesion molecules (upregulated by TNF and IL-1)

Bind integrins on leukocytes (upregulated by C5a, LTB4)

Results in firm adhesion to vessel wall

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Leukocyte adhesion deficiency

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CD18 subunit
Ar defect integrin - can’t be drawn into tissue

Delayed separation of umbilical cord - (normally neutrophils destroy tissue to allow separation)
Increased circulating neutrophils
Recurrent bacterial infections that lack pus formation (pus is dead neutrophils)

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Step 4 neutrophil arrival

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Transmigration and chemotaxis

Leukocyte transmigrate across endothelium of postcapillary venule

Move toward chemical attractants (C5a, LTB4, bacterial products, IL-8)

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Step 5 neutrophil arrival

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Phagocytosis

Enhanced by opsonins (IgG & C3b)

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Chediak Higashi Syndrome

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Protein trafficking defect - impaired phagolysosome formation (microtubule defect so can’t merge phagosome + lysosome)

  1. Increased risk pyogenic infection
  2. Neutropenia - (can’t divide properly)
  3. Giant granules in leukocytes (can’t be moved)
  4. Defective primary hemostasis - dependent on platelets - granules not properly distributed
  5. Albinism
  6. Peripheral neuropathy - can’t move proteins from nucleus to nerves
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Step 6 of neutrophil arrival

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Destrocion of phagocytosed material

O2 dependent

  • most effective
  • HOCl generated by oxidative burst in phagolysosomes

O2 independent
- enzyme present in leukocytes

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44
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Which is more effective? O2 dependent or independent killing?

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O2 dependent

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45
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O2 - to O2.- to H2O2 to HOCl

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O2 to O2.- by NADPH oxidase
O2.- to H2O2 by superoxide dismutate
H2O2 to HOCl (bleach) by myeloperoxidase

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CGD (chronic granulomatous dz)

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poor O2 dependent killing
D/T NADPH oxidase defect

can’t generate bleach: granuloma infections with catalase + organisms

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Catalase + organism associated with CGD (chronic granulomatous dz)

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Catalase destroys H2O2 so can’t produce bleach

S aureus
Pseudomonas cepacia

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Test to screen for CGD?

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Nitroblue tetrazolium

Is O2 to O2.- intact by NADPH oxidase? NO - dye remains colorless

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49
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MPO deficiency

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can’t produce bleach but most pt will be asymptomatic

Increase risk in candida infections

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what will happen in NBP (nitroblue tetrazolium) test in MPO deficiency?

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It will turn blue because the O2 to O2.- reaction is intact

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Step 7 neutrophil arrival

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Resolution

Neutrophil undergoes apoptosis

Disappear within 24 hours after resolution of inflammatory stimulus

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Monocytes arrive how?

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Same as neutrophils:

margination, rolling, adhesion, transmigration

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53
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What is primary enzyme in macrophages?

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Lysozyme

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54
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What are anti-inflammatory cytokines?

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IL-10 and TGF-beta

55
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What cytokine continues inflammation?

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IL-8 - macrophages call in neutrophils

56
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Does time or response define acute inflammation?

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RESPONSE - IL-8 Secreted calling more macrophages, production of pus

57
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What characterizes chronic inflammation

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Lymphocytes and plasma cells in tissue

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CD4+ T cell actiavtion

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Extracellular antigen phagocytosed, processed, presented to MCH class II

B7 on APC binds CD28 on CD4+ T cells providing 2nd activation signal
28/7=4

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What do CD4+ T cells secrete?

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cytokines

TH1: IL-2 (T cell GF and CD8+ T cell activator) INF- gamma (marcophages activator)

TH2: B cells
IL-4 - class switching to IgG and IgE
IL-5 - eosinphilia chemotaxis and activation, maturation of B cells to plasma cells, class switching to IgA
IL-10 - inhibits TH1 phenotype
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CD8+ T cell activation

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MHC I - intracelluar antigen

IL-2 from CD4+ TH1 cell produces 2nd activation signal

Cytotoxic T cells activated for killing (kill cell)

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CD8+ kills cells how?

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Perforins & granzyme inducing apoptosis
(caspase is key mediator)

Express FasL bind Fas activating apoptosis

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B cell activation

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Antigen binding by IgM or IgD

B cell antigen presentation to CD4+ helper T cell via MHC II

CD40 receptor on B cell binds CD40L on helper T cell providing 2nd activation signal

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Defining feature of granuloma

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Epitheloid histocyte! macrophages with abundant pink cytoplasm

64
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Noncaseating granulomas lack what? and what are the causes

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Central necrosis

Reaction to foreign material
Sacroidosis
Beryllium exposure
Crohn dz (noncaseating dz)
Cat scratch dz
65
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Differential dx for caseating granuloma

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TB & FUNGAL

AFB for TB
GMS (silver stain) for Fungal infection

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Steps in granuloma formation

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Macrophage and CD4+TH1 helper T cell interaction
Find antigen on present via MCH II
IL-12 secreted from macrophages -> CD4+ helper cells to TH1 subtype which secrete TNF-gamma to convert macrophages into epithelioid histocytes

67
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DiGeorge - failure of what pharyngeal pouches and what deletion?

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3rd/4th pouch

22q11 microdeletion

68
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DiGeorge presents with what?

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T cell deficiency d/t lack of thymus
Hypocalcemia d/t lack of parathyroids
Abnormalities of heart, great vessels, face

69
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SCID

What are the etiologies

A

defective cell mediated and humoral immunity

  1. cytokine receptor defects
  2. Adenosine deaminase deficiency*** (enzyme for deamination of adenosine and deoxyadenosine - build up is toxic to lymphocytes)
  3. MHC class II deficiency
70
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What enzyme is can be deficient in SCID?

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Adenoside deaminase

71
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SCID characteristics

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Fungal, viral, bacteria, protozal infection

Opportunistic infection & live vaccines

72
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SCID tx

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Sterile isolation and stem cell transplant - can generate normal B & T cells

73
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X linked agammaglobulinemia

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Lack Ig in blood - x linked

Disordered B cell maturation so Niave B cell can’t mature into plasma cels

74
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What is Bruton tyrosine kinase mutation associated with

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X linked agammaglobinemia

Signal for B cell to become plasma cell normally

75
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X linked agammaglobulinemia presentation

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After 6 mo
Recurrent bacterial (can't opsonize), enterovirus (no IgA) and Giardia infections (no IgA) 

Live vaccines must be avoided

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Common Variable Immunodeficieny (CVID)

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Low immunoglobin d/t B cell or helper T cell defect

Risk for bacterial, enterovirus, Giardia late in childhoood

Increase risk for AI dz and Lymphoma

77
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Common Variable Immunodeficieny (CVID) has increased risk for what 2 things

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Autoimmune

Lymphoma

78
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IgA def

A

Mucosal infection risk
Most asymptomatic
Celiac dz association

79
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Hyper IgM syndrome

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Too much IgM
Mutation in CD40L or CD40 receptor (B cells)

Can’t produce IL4/IL5
Low IgA, IgG, IgE
Recurrent pyogenic infections especially at mucosal sites

80
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Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome Triad

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Thrombocytopenia
Eczema
Recurrent Infections

81
Q

what is the defect in wiskott aldrich syndrome and inheritance?

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WASP gene and X linked

82
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Complement deficiency

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C5-C9 - at risk for Neisseria infection

C1 inhibitor - edema of skin and mucosal surfaces (called hereditary edema) - especially periorbital

83
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What is the etiology of autoimmune?

A

Loss of self tolerance

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Central tolerance occurs where?

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Thymus & Bone marrow

Stem cells from bone marrow to thymus to Double + cells (CD4 & CD8 & T cell receptor) then turn to Single + cells which progress to niave mature T cells

Undergo check points

85
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DP+ cell undergo + or - selection?

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+ selection
Need to recognize MHC and antigen
If they can recognize MHC they turn to SP+ cells

If not undergo apoptosis

86
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SP+ cell undergo + or - selection?

A
  • selection
    If recognize self antigen, they will undergo apoptosis

Remove self reactive lymphocytes

87
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Central tolerance in Thymus for t Cells

AIRE mutation results in?

A

AI polyendocrine syndrome - destroys endocrine glands

Can’t express some subset of self antigen so some self recognizing antigens escape and go into the periphery

  1. hypoparathyroidism
  2. Adrenal failure
  3. candida infection (chronic)
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Where does negative and positive selection occur in thymus?

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Negative in medulla

Positive in cortex

89
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Central tolerance for B cells occurs where?

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Bone marrow

Stem cell in bone marrow changes to immature (Ig) then escapes bone marrow to naive mature b cell

90
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If B cell recognizes self antigen what happens?

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Ig - undergo
1. B cell receptor editing (Rag genes will be re-expressed and edit the light chain so won’t bind self antigen)
OR
2. undergo apoptosis thru mito pathway

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Peripheral tolerance

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If central tolerance failed - then peripheral tolerance - antigen recognized without co-stimulatory signal - then lymphocyte will undergo anergy (shut down) or undergo apoptosis

92
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CD4+ T cell has CD95 present known as what?

A

FAS- expressed when recognizes self-antigen & binds FAS Ligand inducing apoptosis

93
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ALPS

AI Lymphoproliferative Syndrome

A

mutation in FAS apoptosis pathway

Need FAS, FAS L & caspases (particularly 10)

Can’t undergo apoptotic pathway so self reactive lymphocytes can survive

AI: IgG production (self reactive) - cytopenia, anemia
LP - can’t get rid of self reactive lymphocytes - so lymph node enlargement, HSM (can get lymphoma)

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Regulatory T cells: CD4+ T cells

A

Block T cell activation

Needs second signal - CTLA4 can bind B7 decreasing second signal so cell undergoes anergy

Cytokines - IL-10 & TGF-beta - IL10 inhibits macrophages/dendritic cell limiting TCR, limit B7, TGF-beta inhibits macrophages

95
Q

CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+

Regulatory T cells

A

CD25+ = IL-2R

FOXP3+ transcription factor

96
Q

CD25 polymorphisms are related to?

A

AI (MS & DM1)

Essential for regulatory T Cells

97
Q

FOXP3 mutations related to?

A

IPEX
Immune dysfunction Polyendocrinopathy Enteropathy

Thryoiditis, DM1 (islet of pancreas), Diarrhea, Skin
X linked

98
Q

What might be the effect of estrogen on B cells?

A

decrease apoptosis

99
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AI gene associations

A
HLA subtypes (code for MHC)
Strongest is HLA-B27 (anklyosising spondylitis) 

PTPN22 - tyrosine phosphatase - gain of function decreasing signaling for tolerance

100
Q

2 ethnicities in LUPUS

A

Af Am/Hispanics

101
Q

What complement deficiency is associated with lupus?

A

Early complement
C1a, C4, C2
*Most commonly C2

102
Q

what are the 11 criteria of Lupus?

* is a characteristic but not diagnostic

A
  1. Malar “butterfly” rash
  2. Discoid rash - circle, erythematous, scaling - scars
  3. Rash upon exposure to sunlight
  4. Oral/nasopharyngeal ulcers
  5. Arthritis
  6. Serositis
  7. Psychosis/seizures
  8. Renal damage (Most common/most damaging - Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis or membranous glomerulonephritis)
  9. Antibodies to cells in blood: anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia (Type II specifically even though Lupus is type III Hypersensitivity)
    * Libman-sacks endocarditis - small vegetations of both sides of mitral valve
  10. Antinuclear antibodies
  11. Anti-dsDNA or Anti-Sm antibodies/Antiphospholipid Ab
103
Q

what are the 3 antiphospholipid antibodies generally tested?

A
Anticardiolipin (False + VDRL & RPR - false positive for Syphillis)
Lupus anticoagulant (falsely elevates PTT test) 
Anti-Beta2-glycoprotein I
104
Q

APA syndrome

A

Anitphospholipid antibody + hypercoagulable state
DV, hepatic vein, placental, cerebral thrombosis
Requires lifelong anticoagulant

105
Q

Drug induced Lupus causing drus + antibody

A

Hydralazine, procainamide, isoniazid

ANA+

106
Q

Most common causes of death in Lupus

A

Renal failure and infection

  1. from immunosuppressions
  2. antibodies to WBC
107
Q

Late common cause of death in Lupus

A

Accelerated coronary atherosclerosis

108
Q

Sjrogren syndrome - destruction of what glands?

A

lacrimal - dry eyes
salivary glands - dry mouth/dental caries

Type IV hypersensitivity

109
Q

Antibodies in sjrogen syndrome

A

ANA
anti-ribonucleoprotein (anti-SSA/SSB) - related to extraglandular associations
SSA can cross placenta and develop neonatal lupus

110
Q

Neonatal lupus - develop what condition?

A

Heart block

111
Q

Additional diagnostic criteria for Sjrogen - what biopsy and what are you looking for?

A
Lymphocytic sialadenitis
(on lip biopsy of minor salivary glands)
112
Q

Increase risk of what cancer with Sjrogens

A

B cell lymphoma

113
Q

Systemic sclerosis - sclerodoma

A

Deposition of collagen by fibroblasts

114
Q

Limited scleroderma has limited skin involvement

What does CREST mean?

A
C:alcinosis/anti-Centromere bodies
R:aynaud
E:sophageal dysmotility
S:clerodactyly
T:elangiectasias of skin
115
Q

Diffuse type scleroderma

A

Early visceral involvement

Vessels
GI 
Lungs
Kidney
Heart
DNA topo 1 antibodies
116
Q

Wound healing beings when?

A

Initiated when inflammation beings

Regeneration or repair (scarring)

117
Q

What are the 3 types of regenerative capacity?

A

Labile - continuously regenerating = stem cells
(BONE: CD34 hematopoietic stem cell)
Stable - quiescent (Go - re-enter cell cycle)
Permanent - lack significant regenerative potential

118
Q

What are the permanant tissues in the body?

A

Myocardium
Skeletal muscle
Neurons

119
Q

Repair places damage with?

A

fibrous scar

120
Q

What is the initial phase of repair?

A

Granulation tissue…

Firborblasts (deposit collagen type III)
Capallaries
Myofibroblasts

121
Q

In a scar what collagen replaces the initial collage III deposition?

A

Collagen I removed by collegenase (requires Zn cofactor)

122
Q

Collagen I

A

Bone
B”one”
Strong tensile strenght

123
Q

Collagen II

A

Cartilage

Car”two”lage

124
Q

Collagen III

A

pliable

BV, granulation tissue, embryonic tissue

125
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Collagen IV

A

Basement membrane

126
Q

What type of signaling mediates regeneration and repair?

A

Paracrine signlaing by GR

127
Q

TFG-alpha

A

epithelial and fibroblast GF

128
Q

TGF-beta

A

fibroblast GF

Inhibits inflammation

129
Q

PDGF

A

endotheilum, SM, fibroblast GF

130
Q

FGF

A

angiogensis

Skeletal development

131
Q

VEGF

A

angiogenesis

132
Q

Secondary intention of wound healing

A

Granulation tissue fills in defect so scar will from

Cause contraction of wound - by myofibroblasts

133
Q

Most common cause of delayed wound healing

A

Infection

Less common:
Vit C, Copper, Zn def
Foreign body, ischemia, diabetes, malnutrition