Slide Set 2 Moska- Inflammation Flashcards
Acetaminophen a NSAID?
What is it generally considered?
But it Inhibits the synthesis of?
It has effects similar to?

How are allergic rxns classified?
Immediate hypersensitivity caused and triggered by?
Antibody mediated?
Immune complex mediated?
T lymphocyte mediated?

Review of Allergic Rxns

Immediate Hypersensitivity?
Allergies?
Mechanism 3 of them

IgE Overview
Is IgE common? Why is this?
IgE instegates immediate? How does it cause this?
Mast cell mediators:
Performed mediators are released de novo synthesis of lipid mediators produces symptoms withiin minutes what happens after?

Mast Cell Mediators
Histamine, Serotonin, Vasoactive amines and Lipid mediators what do they cause?


Histamine:
Principle mediator in?
What are the 4 receptors?
Metabolism of Histamine? Where is the enzyme that synthesizes it expressed? What can store histamine?


Roles of Histamine
Mediator of?
Released in the gut by? Increases?
Stored where? And acts as a? Occur in both?

Expressed in many tissues, such as the CNS, vascular smooth muscle and GI tract
General Function of H1R?
Functions in Immune modulation?

Physiological Relevance of H1R 5 things its involved in.
Clincal Relevance?
Antagonists? 4


H2R
General Functions? 4
Function in Immune Modulation? 5

H2R
Physiological Relevance?
Clinical Relevance?
Antagonists?

Structure

H3R
Functions, Immune modulations, physiologic relevance

H3R
Clinical Relevance and Antagonists?

H4R
Expressed where?
General functions?
Functions in Immune modulation?
Clinical Relevance?
Antagonists?

H Receptor effects
Tissue, Effect, Clinical Effect, Receptors

Histamine Receptor Summary

Histamine and Asthma

Histamine and Itch?

Immedicate Hypersensitivity and Anaphylaxis
Immediate Hypersensitivity Background
Clinical Manifestations?
Definition of Anaphylaxis

Organ systems in Anaphylaxis?
What drives a sudden drop in blood pressure?
How does death from anaphylaxis usually occur?

Anaphylaxis Treatment Goals?
What do you use?
What is the mechanism of this drug? Acts on 3 things

Questions to Consider for anaphylaxis

questions

Pharmacology of Immunosuppression
Immunosuppressive drugs can be grouped into 3 categories?
What are the goals for transplant immunosuppression?

Rejection of Transplant Tissues
Hyperacute
Acute
Chronic
Compliment cascade is activated
Inflammation and tissue damage ensues
Inflammation, smooth muscle proliferation, and vessel occlusion ensues
T lymphocytes react with graft antigens and produce cytokines
Performed antibodies react with transplant antigens
T lymphocytes react with transplant antigens

Induction Therapy
Goal:
Induction strategies?
What based therapy?
Drug used? Mechanism, Indication, AEs?


Induction: Antibody Based Therapies
Drug?
Mechanism:
Indication:
AEs


Induction/Rejection Therapy
Horse anti-thymocyte globulin (ATGAM)
Mechanism
Indication
AEs?

Maintenance Therapy
Goals: 3 goals
Maintenance regimens?

Maintenance Therapy
5 major agents available

Azothioprine
Mechanism
Treatment indications?
AEs?

Mycophenolate
Mechanism?
Tx indications?
AEs?

Leflunomide
Mechanism
Indication
AEs?

Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus what type of drugs?
Mechanism
Tx indication?

Calcineurin Inhibitors
AEs
Vascular

mTOR Inhibitors 2
Mechanism
Tx indication
AEs

Anti CD20 3 meds
Mechanism
Tx indication
AEs

Belatacept
MOA
Tx indication
AEs


Antirejection Therapy
What are included in the Tx options?
Monoclonal Antibodies?

AntiCD20

Eculizumab (Soliris)
Mechanism
Tx Indication
AEs

Pharmacology of Autoimmune diseases
In what diseases would immunosuppression be useful? 3
Immunosuppressive drugs? 6 total but 3 classes

TNF-a inhibitors? 3
Mechanism
Tx indication
AEs

Methotrexate
MOA
Indication
AEs















