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Vaccines, hypersensitivies/deficiencies, lab tests Flashcards

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Who do you vaccine? (4)

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  • Those at risk
  • Family/close contacts
  • Health professionals
  • Location specific travelers
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Symptoms of Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD-1)? (5)

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  • Delayed umbilical separation
  • Omphalitis
  • Persistent leukocytosis
  • Severe gingivitis
  • Recurrent infections of the skin, respiratory tract, GI tract with no inflammation
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What is the hallmark of Multiple drug hypersensitivity?

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Massive and permanent T-cell activation

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How to assess the complement system:

- No CH50: indicative of what?

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Deficiency of complement classical pathway

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What is Type IV hypersensitivity: Delayed type? Give two examples

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o	T-cell mediated (often seen with the PPD tuberculin skin test to determine previous exposure) and you seen redness/swelling at site of exposure. MHC class I Peptides of the test activates the T-cells 
o	Examples: contact dermatitis with poison ivy (and other contact dermatitis like Nickel and Latex), PPD tuberculin skin test
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Clinical features of Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)? (5)

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-	Infection of one of the following rare bacteria:
o	Burkholderia cepacian
o	Aspergillus species
o	Serratia marcesens
o	Staphylococcus
o	Nocardia species
-	No fever and no leukocytosis  
-	Liver abcesses
-	Osteomyelitis
-	Persistent inflammation with (ineffective) granulomas obstructing the GI tract or urinary tract
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Relative distribution of Inborn Errors of Immunity: three most common cause?

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  • Antibody disorders (most common)
  • T-cell disorders (second most common)
  • Phagocyte disorders (third most common)
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What is the lectin pathway of the complement system?

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Mannose binding lectin pathway: Mannose complex binds lectin and protease, which lead to the formation of C3 convertase

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Dx tests for Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)? (2)

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Test: incubation of patient macrophages and we test them as following

  • Positive on Flow Dihidrorhodamine (DHR)
  • Blue result on Nitro Blue Tetrazolium (NBT)
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Recurrent Neisseria infections is a hallmark of what?

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Recurrent Neisseria infections is a hallmark of complement component deficiencies

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What is the classical pathway of the complement system?

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Activated by antigen-antibody -> C1 complex binds to Ab’s bound to an antigen on the surface of a bacterial wall (C1, C2, C4)

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What is Type B classification for drug adverse reactions?

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-	Unpredictable (type B): 20-20%
o	Dose independent  
o	Genetics related
o	Possible activation of immune system
Type B reactions and examples:
o	Intolerance
o	Hypersensitivity: penicillin  anaphylaxis
o	Pseudoallergic reaction
o	Idiosyncratic: dapsone  hemolytic anemia
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What is IgE-mediated adverse reaction to food?

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When crossed bringing with mast cells, mast cells will degranulate and release histamine and cause Anaphylaxis

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When to suspect a T-cell defect/cellular immunity defect? (4)

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  • Opportunistic infections: Candida, Pneumocystis jiroveci
  • Fungal, viral, intra-cellular infections
  • Diarrhea/Malabsorption
  • Poor growth
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What is the difference between drug hypersensitivity and drug allergy?

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  • Drug allergy: specific immune response to drug acting as allergen (presence of hapten). This is the p-i concept
  • Drug hypersensitivity: immune stimulations and drugs bind directly to immune receptors or inflammatory cells are stimulated by drug receptor or drug enzyme (pseudoallergy)
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Diseases that are prevented by vaccination? (11)

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  • Polio
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Pertussis (with measles, it is the only by vaccine preventable disease with a death toll growing due to antivax mvmt)
  • Measles
  • Rubella
  • Mumps
  • Chicken pox
  • Haemophilus
  • Pneumococcus
  • Meningococcus
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Subtype of Type IV hypersensitivity: E. What is it? Symptoms?

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  • Type IV E: More CD8 than CD4 causing the release of histamine via mast cell degranulation, but this time it causes urticaria
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Cause of Meningococcal disease or SLE?

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Properdin deficiency

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What are the four types of hypersensitivies?

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  • Type I: Allergic Anaphylaxis and Atopy/Immediate hypersensitivity (IgE)
  • Type II: Antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) (IgG, IgM)
  • Type III: Immune complex mediated (IgG, IgM)
  • Type IV: Delayed type (T cell mediated)
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Genetics of Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)

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Autosomal recessive x-linked

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Subtype of Type IV hypersensitivity: B. What is it? Symptoms?

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  • Type IV B: CD4 Th2 (IL4, IL5) leading to emission of eotaxin with eosinophil infiltration
    Symptoms:
    o Maculopapular rash
    o Bullous exanthemas
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What is included in secondary immunodeficiency? (6)

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	HIV
	Neoplasia (or radiotherapy, or anti-metabolic/chemotherapy)
	Transplantation
	Immunosuppressor 
	Severe malnutrition
	Uremia, diabetes
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When to suspect a phagocytic defect? (3)

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  • Infections of the skin, liver, GI tract with abscesses
  • Delayed separation of the umbilical cord and wound healing
  • Gingivitis/Periodontitis
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What autoimmune diseases is included in Type II: Antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)? (4)

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  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Goodpasture’s disease
  • Grave’s disease
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Most common food allergies for adults? (2)

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Shellfish, tree nut

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Who should be investigated in immunology (general population case)? (5 sufficient criteria)

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  • Infections with very mild inflammatory signs
  • Recurrent autoimmune phenomena
  • Dysmorphic features
  • Patients that develop vaccine pathogen after vaccination
  • Chronic diarrhea
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When to suspect a complement defect:When to suspect a complement defect? (2)

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  • Pyrogenic infections, rheumatic disorders: C1-C4 deficiency
  • Susceptibility to encapsulated organisms (pneumococcus, meningococcus, H. flu): C5-C9 complement deficiency
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What are the four arms of the immune system?

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  • Humoral arm: B lymphocytes
  • Cellular immunity: T lymphocytes
  • Phagocytic arm
  • Complement system
  • Humoral arm: B lymphocytes
  • Cellular immunity: T lymphocytes
  • Phagocytic arm
  • Complement system
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Most common food allergies for children? (3)

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Peanut, tree nut, egg

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Type I hypersensitivity (allergy) includes what? (5)

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	Asthma
	Anaphylaxis
	Rhino-conjunctivitis
	Urticaria
	Dermatitis
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Undetectable AH50 is indicative of what?

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If AH50 is undetectable: alternative pathway is impaired, preventing hemolytic activity

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Infectious agents associated with B-cell antibody deficiency? (8)

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o	Encapsulated bacteria:
	Pneumococcus
	Haemophilus
	Meningococcus
	Pseudomonas
o	Sinusitis, otitis, pneumonia
o	Bacteremia, meningitis, arthritis 
o	Enterovirus (CNS)
o	Giardia
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What is Type A classification for drug adverse reactions?

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-	Predictable (type A): 80-90%
Characteristics:
o	Dose dependent
o	No activation of immune system
Type A reactions and examples:
o	Overdosage: acetaminophen  hepatic necrosis
o	Side effect: salbutamol  tremor
o	Secondary effect: Clindamycin  C difficile colitis
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What is Type II: Antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) ?

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o IgG or IgM are made against the Ag. However, the self cells surface molecule cross reacted with the Ag (or looks very much like the Ag), and the IgG or IgM attacks the host cells. Possible scenarios:
 Opsonization/Complement activation: seen in penicillin after there’s activation of classical complement pathway (MAC lysis of the host cells)
 Following activation of NK cells, the lysed cells die, and the Ag receptors float around and bind to the surface of other cells

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What is Type III: Immune complex mediated? This causes what? (4)

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o	When circulating antigen is in excess for the number of antibodies, you have the formation of many Antigen-Antibody complexes form. They can deposit in capillaries of tissues like skin, joints, kidneys, etc. This can activate the classical complement pathway and cause:
	Influx of neutrophils
	MAC lysis
	Aggregation of platelets
	Massive inflammation
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Examples of type III hypersensitivity? (3)

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 Serum sickness: occur when patient is injected with someone else’s antibodies, but also not-self proteins
 Immune complex glomerulonephritis
 Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (‘Farmer’s lung’)

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Undetectable CH50 is indicative of what?

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Classical pathway is impaired, preventing hemolytic activity

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Subtype of Type IV hypersensitivity: A. What is it? Symptoms?

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  • Type IV A: CD4 Th1 (IFN-gamma) causing macrophage activation
    Symptoms: Maculopapular rash
39
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What are the symptoms of Severe combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)? (4)

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  • Lymphopenia
  • No growth
  • Protracted diarrhea
  • Infection susceptibility
40
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What is a blockbuster drug?

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> 1 billion sell/year

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What are the symptoms of X-linked Agammaglobulinemia? (4)

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  • Infections begin after 4-6month of birth
  • No circulating B cells
  • No antibody responses to antigen
  • Chronic infections with enteroviruses
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Stats of vaccine market expansion? (3)

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Vaccine market expanding at 12-16% per year: vaccines are more lucrative for pharma

  • Estimated total value of vaccine market (2016): 52 billion
  • Value of Cancer vaccine market (2019): 4.3 billion
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3 main mechanisms of HDR classification for drug hypersensitivity?

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  • Allergic/Immune stimulation: hapten and prohapten concept
  • Pharmacological stimulation of immune receptors: p-i concept
  • Pseudo-allergy (non-immune-mediated DH)
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What are the clinical features of immune system disease indicating phagocytic defects? (4)

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o Minimal or no pus
o Tendency for granulomas
o Gingivitis
o Delayed separation of umbilical cord

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What is the alternative pathway of the complement system?

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Low grade cleavage of C3 in the plasma and the binding of our natural (small amount) C3b to hydroxyl group on cell surface with factors B, D, properdins will create C3bB which can also act as C3 convertase

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What is Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)?

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Immunodeficiency where the patient is vulnerable to bacterial/fungal infections that we usually granulate with macrophages (mycobacterium, TB) due to malfunction of NADPH subunits

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What are the three receptors of NK cells?

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They have cytotoxicity receptors NKp46 and NKp44, plus specific receptor for MCHI, the Killer Ig-like receptors

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What is the Hygiene Hypothesis?

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Hygiene hypothesis: there’s more TH2-cells in neonates, but less hygienic environment increases TH¬1-cell response. This decreases TH2-cells and its (allergic) response later in life.
Other possibilities: climate change, obesity, western diet, housing, etc.

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Genetics of Classical NK deficiency?

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Autosomal dominant

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Treatment for Neisserial infection/Neisseria meningitis? (2)

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  • Prophylactic antibodies

- Frequent immunization

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Diagnostic test for Neisserial infection/Neisseria meningitis?

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Low CH50, classical pathway is impaired, preventing hemolytic activity (Neisseria live intracellularly)

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What is Inborn errors of immunity? What does it include? (4)

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Inborn Errors of Immunity: predisposes the person to infection susceptibility by arming the immune system
Includes:
- Immunodeficiency diseases: Primary immunodeficiency: single-gene disorders and Secondary (acquired) immunodeficiency
- Immune dysregulation syndromes
- Auto-inflammatory syndromes

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Diagnostic test for Meningococcal disease or SLE?

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No AH50, alternative pathway is impaired, preventing hemolytic activity and C3 and C5 convertase stabilization

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What is X-linked Agammaglobulinemia

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X-linked recessive mutation in btk gene, causing an arrest of B-cell development at pre-B cell stage

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What is Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD-1)?

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Ch21 integrins are unable to adhere to endothel

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Infectious agents associated with T-cell deficiency? (5)

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o	Viruses
o	Fungi
o	Mycobacteria
o	Protozoa: Toxoplasma, Intestinal protozoans
o	Strongyloides
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Immune mediated adverse reactions include what?

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 Non-IgE
 IgE-mediated: when crossed bringing with mast cells, mast cells will degranulate and release histamine and cause Anaphylaxis

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What is the treatment for Type I: Allergic Anaphylaxis and Atopy/Immediate hypersensitivity?

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NO Benadryl, that shit kills. Go for epinephrine (alpha-1, beta-1 and beta-2 stimulation)

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Subtype of Type IV hypersensitivity: C. What is it? Symptoms?

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-	Type IV C: Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD4 and CD8) involved where the keratinocytes are killed
Symptoms:
o	Maculopapular
o	Pustular
o	Bullous
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Subtype of Type IV hypersensitivity: D. What is it? Symptoms?

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  • Type IV D: T cell (IL8) with PMN recruitment

Symptoms: pustular exanthema

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Distinction between passive and active immunity?

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Passive immunity: give the patient the antibodies formed in other patients (provide protection for some months at best)
Active immunity: the patient develops its own antibodies after being exposed to the pathogen

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How to assess the complement system:

- No AH50: indicative of what?

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Deficiency of complement alternative pathway

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What is Type I: Allergic Anaphylaxis and Atopy/Immediate hypersensitivity?

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o Most common type, allergic reaction provoked by re-exposure to the same antigen and mediated by specific IgE antibodies
IgE (produced by plasma cells) are bound to FceRI at the surface of tissue mast cells and basophils and the inflammatory mediators causing the symptoms are released upon the binding of IgE to allergen

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What is Severe combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)?

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Severe defect in T cell development (no T cells). Requires transplant

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When to suspect a B-cell defect/humoral defect? (2 conditions)

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When to suspect a B-cell defect/humoral defect: usually after 6 months when maternal antibodies are lost

  • Multiple/Severe Bacterial infections
  • Respiratory tract bacterial infections: streptococcus, haemophilus
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Diagnosis of inborn errors of immunity is often too much delayed. Who should be investigated (children case)? (10 sufficient criteria)

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  • 8 or more new ear infections within 1yr
  • 2 or more serious sinus infection within 1yr
  • 2 or more months on antibiotics with little effects
  • 2 of more pneumonias within 1yr
  • Failure of an infant to gain weight or grow normally
  • Recurrent deep skin or organ abscesses
  • Persistent thrush in mouth, or elsewhere on skin after age 1
  • Need for intravenous antibiotics to clear infections
  • 2 of more deep-seated infections
  • Family history of primary immunodeficiency
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What is the cause of Neisserial infection/Neisseria meningitis?

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Deficiency of proteins of the membrane attack complex (C5-8)

68
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Gross timeline of vaccines development?

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The basis of our method to make vaccines came after WW2, but the first molecular vaccine (for Hepatitis B) came in the late 1980’s

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Treatment for Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD-1)?

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  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
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Two contact interface of vaccines?

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  • Encapsulated organisms (usually in lipid/fats and polysaccharides/sugar): haemophilus SP, pneumococcus, meningococcus induce poor immunity if pathogen is killed or given in particles
  • Particulate vaccines: whole pertussis vaccine comes with high fevers and/or convulsions. Acellular/particulate diminish this side effect
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Impaired T cell development can be caused by deficiencies in what molecules/proteins? (8)

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  • ADAyc chain/ADA
  • JAK3
  • IL-7alpha
  • RAG1
  • RAG2
  • Artemis mutation
  • ZPA-70
  • MHC II
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What is Classical NK deficiency?

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Deficiency of the transcription factor GATA2, which is required for NK survival

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What is the role of hapten in drug hypersensitivity?

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o Hapten will bind to protein or MHC molecule/peptide. The antigen recognized as the major antigenic determinant is either the hapten or the hapten-modified peptide

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What are the diagnostic tests for Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD-1)? (2)

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  • High WBC

- Negative test for CD18/CD11

Block F: Immunnology (9 decks)

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