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Semester 2: L18: Immunology 2 Flashcards

1
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Name 3 immune dysfucntions?

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Hypersensitivity
Autoimmunity
Immunodeficiency

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what is Hypersensitivity?

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Excessive responses

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3
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what is Autoimmunity?

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Inappropriate responses

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4
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what is Immunodeficiency?

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Inadequate responses

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5
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How many classifications of hypersensitivity are there?

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what type I hypersensitivity?

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Immediate hypersensitivity – allergic reactions

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7
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what’s Type II hypersensitivity?

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Antibody dependent cytotoxic hypersensitivity

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8
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what’s Type III hypersensitivity?

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Immune complex mediated hypersensitivity

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what’s Type IV hypersensitivity?

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cell-mediated delayed hypersensitivity

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10
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what are allergens?

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antigens that can cause an allergic reactions

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allergens generally to those who are not allergic are…

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innocuous proteins that do not threaten the body

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12
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what cells are involved in allergic reactions?

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Mast cells, basophils and eosinophils

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13
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what are 2 examples of allergic reactions?

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Hay fever

Asthma

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what happens when someone has asthma?

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  1. mucosal mast cell captures an antigen
  2. inflammatory mediators, contract the smooth muscle, this increases mucous secretion, and increases blood vessel permeability
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15
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what is chronic asthma?

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Chronic inflammation of the airways

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what’s linked to chronic asthma?

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Th2-cells, eosinophils and neutrophils

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17
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what is chronic asthma classified as?

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Type IV hypersensitivity

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18
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A chronic response to asthma is…..

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mediated by cytokines and eosinophil products

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19
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what are treatments of Type I Hypersensitivity?

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Prevention of exposure
Pharmacological treatments
Prevention of production of IgE antibodies

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20
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what are the Pharmacological treatments for Type I Hypersensitivity?

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Monoclonal IgE antibodies
Antihistamines
Immunosuppressant drugs

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21
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what happens during Type II hypersensitivity?

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  • IgG and IgM antibodies bind on antigens on the cell surface of own cells
  • Results to activation of the complement or effector cells
22
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what type of hypersensitivity does haemolytic disease of the newborn link too?

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Type II hypersensitivity

23
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what is Haemolytic disease of the newborn ?

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mother is negative, with positive child, red blood cells form baby lead to mother producing anti-RhD antibodies, but these can’t cross placenta.
In a 2nd pregnancy the same thing will happen causing a secondary response that will produce IgG antibodies, which will cover the babies red blood cells, destroying them. the baby will have severe anemia, when born can be fatal.

24
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what is Haemolytic disease of the newborn prevented by?

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the mother having the anti-D injections

25
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what does the anti-D injection do to prevent Hemolytic disease of the newborn ?

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It will coat baby erythrocytes and the immunological response of the mother will not be activated

26
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what happens during Type III hypersensitivity?

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  1. Small soluble antibody-antigen complexes
  2. The complexes are deposited in tissues
  3. Activation of complement
    Inflammatory response
27
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what is Type IV hypersensitivity mediated by?

28
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How long does delayed-type hypersensitivity take ?

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1-3 days after exposure

29
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what are examples of delayed-type hypersensitivity ?

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contact dermatitis
Poison ivy
Coeliac disease

30
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Type IV hypersensitivity links too?

A

Contact dermatitis

31
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what is Contact dermatitis ?

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  • Small amounts of Nickel pass through the skin and interact with human proteins.
  • They are then recognised by DC that transfer to the lymph nodes
  • Activated T-cells attack the skin area
32
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what is Autoimmunity?

A

Failure of self-tolerance

33
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what happens to Autoimmunity?

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Antibodies or T-cells attack own cells and tissues

34
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autoimmunity resembles what?

A

type II, III and IV hypersensitivity reactions

35
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Name a Immune complex disease ?

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Systemic Lupus Erythromatosus

36
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what are some T-cell mediated disease ?

A

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Multiple Sclerosis

37
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what diseases have antibody against cell-surface or matrix antigens ?

A

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Insulin autoimmune syndrome (Hypoglycaemia)

38
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what is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Chronic and episodic inflammation of joints

39
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what is the Rheumatoid factor?

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auto-antibody specific for the Fc region of human IgG

40
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what causes inflammation when someone has Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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Over production of TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor)

41
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what stem treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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  • physiotherapy with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs
  • Monoclonal anti-TNFα antibodies
42
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what are the two type of Immunodeficiency?

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Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases

43
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what does Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases cause?

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Malnutrition
Immunosuppressant drugs
Tumours, Traumas
Infectious agents

44
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what’s AIDS stand for?

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

45
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what’s HIV?

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

46
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what does HIV infect?

A

T helper (CD4+) cells, macrophages and Dendritic cells

47
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HIV leads to the destruction fo what?

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CD4 T-cells

48
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when someone has AIDS/HIV what becomes less effective ?

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Both antibody-dependent and cell-mediated immunity become less effective

49
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what’s a treatment for HIV?

A

Highly Active anti-retroviral therapy

50
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Highly Active anti-retroviral therapy involves and does what?

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  • Combination Therapy
  • reduces the viral load
  • slows down disease progression
51
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