Transplantation immunology Flashcards
What are the differences between autocraft, syngraft, allograft, and xenograft?
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What do alloreactive or xenoreactive mean?
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What is the relative rejection rate?
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What is the difference between a first set and second set rejection?
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Why does the offspring NOT reject grafts from either parent?
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Why do both parents almost always reject grafts from their offspring?
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What is the major target for rejection?
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What type of cellular immunity do MHC I and MHC II elicit?
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Why do foreign MHC antigens elicit a stronger immune response than ordinary foreign antigens?
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Compare and contrast hyperacute, acute and chronic rejection and the associated mechanisms.
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What are the consequences of the different kinds of rejection (clinical changes)?
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What are the strategies used to prevent rejection?
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What is the mechanism behind treatment of rejection?
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Why is MHC matching important?
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How does blood typing work?
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