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Uveitis Vol. 1 Flashcards

1
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What are the two main physiologic changes that occur within a tissue in response to inflammation?

A

Cellular recruitment and altered vascular permeability

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What is the most abundant type of granulocytes found in the blood?

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Neutrophils

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3
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What cytokine is especially important in the recruitment of eosinophil?

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IL-5

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4
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What type of leukocyte is important mediator of parasitic infections?

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Eosinophils

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5
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What is the blood borne equivalent of tissue-bound mast cells?

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Basophils

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6
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What type of leukocyte does the cornea NOT contain?

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Mast cells

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7
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Where are Kupper cell macrophages located?

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Liver

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What type of cells is associated with Birbeck granules?

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Langerhans cells

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What are the only type m cells that express class II MHC in the conjunctiva and limbus?

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Langerhans cells

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10
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Where do T-cells mature?

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Thymus

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Where do mature, naive lymphocytes reside awaiting exposure to antigens?

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Lymph nodes

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What is the antigen presenting complex of CD4, or helper T-cells?

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Class II MHC

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What is the antigen presenting complex of CD8, or regulatory T-cells?

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Class I MHC

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What is an epitope?

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Specific region of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system

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15
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What is a paratope?

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Epitope-specific binding site of the Fab portion of the antibody

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16
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What is the primary cytokine released by CD4 T-cells in response to activation?

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IL-2

17
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What cytokine released by Th1 calls inhibits Th2 calls?

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INF-gamma

18
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What cytokine released by Th2 calls inhibits Th1 calls?

A

IL-4

19
Q

What type of macrophages are found within the retina?

A

Microglial macrophages

20
Q

What type of immunoglobulins are found in the choroid?

A

lgG and lgA

21
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Name 3 characteristics of the cornea that lead to “immune privilege.”

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  1. Fas ligand 2. Avascularity 3. Lack of central APC
22
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What is the most important immunoregulatory system of the conjunctiva?

A

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)

23
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What is the two primary antibodies form by the MALT system?

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lgA and lgE

24
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What is the primary type of helper T-cell of the MALT system?

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Th2

25
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What type of collagen is found in the vitreous?

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Type II collagen

26
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What is the primary characteristic of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID)?

A

Robust systemic antibody response but absence of delayed hypersensitivity response

27
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What is primary function of Fas ligand?

A

Apoptosis of effector T-cells

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