Primary Autoimmunity in INNATE immunity Flashcards
What is autoimmunity?
Congenital or acquired state where the immune response has
i) missing components
ii) non-functioning components
iii) incorrectly functioning components
which increases susceptibility to infection.
What are the three types of Inheritance
1) Autosomal dominant
2) Autosomal recessive
3) X-linked
Autosomal dominant
1 normal functioning allele and one defective allele where the defective allele dominates.
There is a 50%chance of having an affected child
Autosomal recessive
This is least common. There is a defective allele from both parents.
There is 1/4 chance of an affected child, 50% chance of being a carrier.
X-linked
Most common. There is a defect in the X chromosome. Males inherit this X gene from carrier mothers.
What is Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) 1, 2, 3?
Autosomal recessive
The deficiency of leukocytes to bind to membranes.
LAD type 1: CD18 deficiency resulting in no tethering to endothelium
LAD2 type 2: Fucose transport/ CD15 deficiency results in no rolling
LAD type 3: Kindlin 3 deficiency results in no migration through endothelium
Rac 2 deficiency is autosomal dominant
What are the symptoms/consequences of LAD?
-Inability to recruit neutrophils to site of infection
-delayed umbilical cord detachment
-omphalitis: inflammation of the umbilical cord when it detaches (unusual)
-Bacterial infection (no puss) which they cannot deal with no any level.
-Poor wound healing
-Death
Treatment: bone marrow transplantation
What is hyper IgE ?(Autosomal dominant)
Problem with signalling pathway
Why do we know more about these conditions?
There is about 270 conditions we know; this is due to change in molecular genetics and identification of incorrect proteins.
What is Sialyl lewis X molecule (LAD2)
Molecule involved in neutrophil rolling; Sialyl lewis on neutrophil binds to E-selectin on endothial cells for weak adhesion for rolling along surface.
LAD type 2 means no rolling, no recruitment to site of infection.
What is CD18 (LAD1)
It is part of the LFA-1 molecule on neutrophil surface.
Therefore, there is rolling but there is no tight binding of neutrophil LFA-1 to endothial surface ICAM in LAD 1
What is Kindlin 3?
An intracellular molecule that enables signal for neutrophil to move through/between endothial layer.
Therefore LAD 3 there is no signalling within cell, no completion of tight binding and so no neutrophils to site of infection.
What is the cause of Chronic granulomaous disease (CGD)?
A X linked or autosomal recessive disease caused most commonly by an X linked gene called gp91phox (in 70%)
although an X linked male disease for males, an affected mother can be carrier and affected; she will make some normal neutrophils, and some with abnormal gene; more abnormal gene neurophils selected then mother will show symptoms
Rare recessive genes like p21, as well as rare autosomal dominant gene Rac2 which also cause disease
What is Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
Deficiency in one of the proteins that makes up the NADPH oxidase that causes the superoxide production for degradation of particular types of CATALYASE POSITIVE BACTERIA.
How are granulomas formed? How does this compare to CGD?
mycobacteria triggers protective reaction; it surrounds/blocks the mycobacterium like TB with T cells.
In CGD it is not mycobacterium but inability to destroy common bacterias. Neutrophils phagocytose bacteriums but cannot destroy it.
What are granulomas?
A central infected phagocyte population (forming the dead zone) surrounded by T cells trying to wall of uncontrolled bacterium.
This will decrease functions of healthy tissues/organs
What are the symptoms/consequences of CGD?
1 )Recurrent infections wih CATALASE positive bacteria: causing pneumonia, abscesses of skin and infection of lymph nodes.
2) Lung disease
3) Inflammatory bowel disease
4) Granulomas in lungs and livers.
Treatment: Stem cell transplant from bone marrow
What affect does CGD have on the immune system?
immune cells are over activated; there is a large pathogen burden causing signals bu no ability to clear infection.
What is the test for CGD?
DHR reduction assay: In lab, we measure the ability of neutrophils in blood to reduce a chemical called DHR (dihydrodarhodamine)
- load up neutrophils from control and patient
- activate with chemical PMA that hits a signalling pathway
- if positive for CGD they are not able to reduce DHR, there is no respiratory burst so no second peak from resting neutrophil peak.
- flow cytometer used to measure fluorescence
What are TLR deficiencies?
Deficiencies in different Toll like receptors or signalling molecules which mean patient is susceptible to pathogen
Name two TLR deficiencies?
1) Herpes simplex encephalitis
2) IRAK4
What is Herpes simplex encephalitis (TLR Deficiency) ?
A deficiency in TLR3 (AD), and signalling molecules in TLR3 pathway: TRIF (AD) , AR. This means on the first exposer to herpes simplex there is a dangerous response. However it is only this virus that they have a problem with.
What is IRAK4 (TLR Deficiency) ?
where patients are susceptible to pyogenic infections .
What is a pyogenic infection?
bacteria that cause fever
