Regulating Immunological Aspects Flashcards

1
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What are cytokines actions?

A

Signalling by receptors depends on association with Janus kinases, tyrosine phosphorylation of signalling molecules.

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2
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Cytokines are split into?

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Type 1- IL
Type 2- IFN gamma Il 22
TNF
IL-1 Family Cytokines

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3
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Cytokines pleiotropy?

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The higher the pleiotropy the more cell types or tissues are targeted

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4
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Cytokines redundancy?

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Different cytokines have the same effects

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5
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Endothelial cells produce?

A

IL6, causing inflammatory cells to be activated, fever and acute phase protein production in the liver

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6
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Haptotaxis?

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Migration following a gradient of increasing conc of immobilised molecules

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7
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Chemokinesis?

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Increased movement by soluble chemokine

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8
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Haptokinesis?

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Increase of movement induced by immobilised chemokines

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9
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Chemokines contain?

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4 cysteine

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10
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Names of chemokines are determined by?

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Spacing between first 2 determines

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11
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For blunt chest trauma severity measure?

A

IL3/13/21

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12
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Inflammation and newborn sepsis and chorioamnionitis diagnostic use through?

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IL6/ IL8

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13
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Therapeutic use of melanoma use?

A

IL 2

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14
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Homing to skin which cytokine interaction?

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CXCR3 of Th1 CD4 T cells interacts with CXCL9 on endothelial cells

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15
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Homing to gut lamina propria cytokine interaction?

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Th1 CD4 T cell CCL25 acts on CR9 on endothelial cells

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16
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How do chemokines interact at receptor?

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G - protein coupled chemokine receptors

17
Q

What is the diagnostic use of IL 1 beta?

A

Inflammation, ventilator associated pneumonia

18
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What is the diagnostic use of il 3 13 and 21?

A

Blunt chest trauma severity

19
Q

What is the diagnostic use of il 6 and 8?

A

Inflammation sepsis and chroioamnionitis

20
Q

What is the diagnostic use of il 10?

A

Large B cell lymphoma

21
Q

What is the diagnostic use of interferon gamma?

A

Tb

22
Q

Which interleukin has therapeutic use for psoriasis?

A

Il 10

23
Q

Which cytokine has therapeutic use for viral hepatitis, cancer and tuberculosis?

A

IFN alpha

24
Q

Which interleukin has therapeutic use for il 2?

A

Melanoma, renal cell carcinoma

25
Q

Which cytokine has diagnostic use for macrophage activation in CGD chronic granulomatous diseasE?

A

IFN gamma

26
Q

Which is a cytokine antagonist for therapeutic use in rheumatoid arthritis?

A

Anti TNF