Week 14 Flashcards
What is the malignant species that causes malaria?
Plasmodium falciparum
Name three benign plasmodium species.
Pl. Vivax
Pl. ovale
Pl. malariae
What species of mosquito is malaria typically spread by (pl. falciparum)?
Anopheles species
True or false… there is an increasing trend for malaria in the unites states since 1973
True
What are some symptoms of cerebral malaria?
Seizures
Acidosis
Anemia (coma with eyes open, may lead to heart failure)
Skin becomes lighter
What four groups of people are at risk for death if they get malaria?
Children 6mo to 6 years
Non-immune adults
Pregnancy - especially primigravida
Emigrants returning from home visits
Severe Malaria rarely occurs in what groups of people?
Sickle cell trait (heterozygous)
People from endemic areas (become immune)
Note that these people can still get malaria, just not severe malaria
Describe the life cycle of plasmodium falciparum
Parasite develops in mosquitos. The sporozoites are released into the mosquito saliva. Mosquito bites a human host. Sporozoites enter the blood and in the liver. Note that there is no latent stage in the liver, here they are called hypnozoites. When they infect RBCs they are called merozoites. The life cycle in the RBCs is called shizogany
Describe shizogany. The life cycle of pl. falciparum in the RBCs.
Ring trophozoites
Rings with Maurer’s clefts
Rings: appliqué forms
Maturing trophozoites
Shizont (early stage)
Mature shizont (looks like a RBC filled with stuff)
Where are the mature shizonts located?
Adhered to the microvessels of the brain. (Cytoadhesion)
Explain why malaria shizonts are sequestered to the microvasculature of the brain
Malaria parasite secrete a complex of proteins that incorporate into the membrane of RBCs called ‘knobs’ pf-EMP-1 is expressed through the membrane so it is in contact with the plasma. This will bind to receptors of endothelial cells in the brain.
What is opisthotonos?
This is a hyperextended position the body takes due to severe cerebral malaria because of its effect on the CNS
What are the benefits to the parasite of sequestration?
Evades splenic clearance - free intravasculature replication
Post capillary venue blood ph is low which favors replication
Post capillary venue pco2 is high which also favors replication
The parasite infects RBCs of any age.
All lead to enormous parasite mass in severe malaria
What is the three pronged approach for combating malaria?
Incesticide impregnated bed nets
Residual insecticide spraying
Preimptive treatment with ACT (artemisinin based combination therapy
True or false… bacteremia with septic shock results in multiple organ failure, whereas malaria results in selective organ pathology
True
What are some ways to prevent malaria?
Prophylaxis with anti-malarials
Mosquito repellent
Permethrin-impregnated bed nets
Permethrin-treated clothing
What is the difference between antigenic drift and antigenic shifts?
Antigenic drift - antigens involve a few mutations that reduces the hosts immune system’s ability to recognize the virus
Antigenic shifts - drastic changes to the antigen via mutation that frequently results in viral resistance, leading to epidemics
Describe how Antivirals for DNA-encoded viruses, like Herpes virus, work
They inhibit viral transcription via inhibiton of DNA polymerase
How do Antivirals for RNA-encoded viruses, like rhinoviruses, work?
Inhibitors of viral uncoating (M2 protein )
HSV-1 typically resides in the ___ ganglion. HSV-2 typically resides in the ___ ganglion
Trigeminal
Sacral
Name the following…
HSV-1 HSV-2 HHV-3 HHV-4 HHV-5
Herpes simplex 1 (oral herpes)
Herpes simplex 2 (genital herpes)
HHV-3 also known as VSV (varicella zoster virus (chicken pox))
HHV-4 - EBV (Epstein Barr virus)
HHV-5 - CMV (cytomegalovirus)
What are some triggers that can cause latent herpes infections to become active?
Stress, fatigue, sun, surgery, fever, menstrual periods, immunocompromised
What is immunosenescence?
Age-related decline in immune function
Name four antiviral drugs for HSV and/or VSV
Acyclovir
Valacyclovir
Penicyclovir
Famcyclovir
Acyclovir is 10x more potent against ___ than ____. It is typically inexpensive. It can be administered oral, IV, or topical
HSV-1 or HSV-2
VZV
What is valacyclovir?
It is administer orally only but then is converted in the body to acyclovir to levels that are 3-5x greater than oral acyclovir
Which antiviral drug for HSV is administered topically only?
Penicyclovir
Which drug is administered orally only but is metabolized into penicyclovir? It is mainly used for VZV
Famcyclovir.
Patients must always hydrate well while on any -cyclovir drug to avoid ____
Crystalline nephropathy (damage to kidneys)
Name two drugs that are used to trear HSV and or CMV infections
Gamcyclovir
Foscarnet
Gancyclovir is used for prophylaxis or treatment of ___ or ___
CMV
HHV-6
What are some contraindications or adverse effects of gancyclovir?
Contraindicated during pregnancy and in males (shrinks testes 😵)
Due to its high risk of cytotoxicity, it must be administer in a clinical setting and monitored closely
True or false…. both gancyclovir and foscarnet can only be administered via IV
True
Foscarnet is used to treat…
CMV and viral induced retinitis in immunocompromised patients.
Useful in acyclovir or gancyclovir resistant HSV or CMV infections
Note that this drug is much safer than gancyclovir although it has possible nephrotoxic effects
What is the method of action for Foscarnet?
Selectively inhibits viral DNA polymerase enzymes (not kinases)
The cyclovir drugs depend on___. Why is this an issue?
Viral enzymes.
Herpes simplex uses thymadine kinase and DNA polymerase
This is an issue because these enzymes can mutate
What is the method of action of oseltamivir? Is it active against influenza A, B, or both? Why is early administration crucial?
Neuroaminidase inhibitor. Prevents cleavage of cell receptor keeping virus particle bound to host
***active against both influenza A and B
Early administration is crucial because replication peaks at 24-72 hours after the onset of illness. (When a 5 day course of treatment is initiated within 2 days of onset, the duration of flu symptoms are decreased by up to 1-2 days
note that there may be a disulfuram like reaction
What is the mechanism of zanamivir? What is its clinical use? How is it administered? What are its contraindications?
It is a neuraminidase inhibitor
Clinical use: treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A and B
Administer via inhaler only
Contraindications: sever asthma, COPD, severe allergies to milk proteins
What is the mechanism of amantadine? Is it used to treat influenza A, B, or both? Contraindications/adverse effects?
Antiviral: interferes with viral M2 protein and thus blocks the uncoating in the host (not used anymore cause it has 100% resistance)
Anti Parkinson’s disease: a weak antagonist of the NMDA receptor, increases dopamine release and prevents its reuptake
Only active against influenza A!!!
Contraindications: patients with renal impairment, epilepsy, pregnancy, glaucoma
Adverse effects: ataxia, dizziness, anxiety, slurred speech
Th17 cells release ___ and ___ which induces the epithelial cells to produce ___
IL-17
IL-22
Antimicrobial peptides
What are the three purposes of antimicrobial peptides?
Destroy pathogens
Select commensal communities
Initiate inflammation
What does cathelicidin do?
Disrupts membranes of bacteria. Additional toxic effects intracellularly. Kill cells and disable viruses
Barriers are sites of ongoing innate and adaptive immunity. ___, ___, and ___ monitor tissue health
Macrophages
Dendritic cells
Gamma-delta T cells
What are some things that granulocytes release?
Elastase
Histamine
Proteases
Antimicrobial peptides
Etc.
-Note that they do not release perforin or granzyme
How long does it take a single lymphocyte to completely circulate?
~24 hours
Macrophages promote an inflammatory response. List 5 cytokines they release to promote inflammation and briefly describe what they do.
IL-1b: activates vasculature, tissue destruction to allow access of effector cells
TNF-a: activates vasculature (permeability)
IL-6: induces acute-phase protein production in liver. Increase antibody production
CXCL8: attracts neutrophils, basophils, T cells
IL-12: activates NK cells. Induces differentiation of CD4 cells to Th1
Which cytokine stimulates the liver’s acute phase response? What are some proteins produced in this phase?
IL-6
C-reactive protein
Mannose binding lectins
Serum amyloid protein
What are the three killing mechanisms of neutrophils?
Phagocytosis
Degranulation
Nets