Week 3 - Complement and Acute Phase + Serology Flashcards
What kind of globulins would show up high on Serum electrophoresis during:
Normal, Chronic Liver Failure, Chronic inflammation
Normal - Albumin
Chronic Liver Failure - Gamma would be relatively high since liver is not producing the others well enough.
Chronic Inflammation - Gamma would actually rise!
What is ESR? what does it tells us regarding Myeloma or Inflammatory Diseases?
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate: Diagnostic Tool
Negative Sialic Acid on RBC binds positive Igs and Fibrinogen, causing them to form a rouleaux faster!
What should we suspect if the Serum electrophoresis comes back with a peaked gamma globulin reading (not curved)? Example.
M-spike, it is an indication of a Monoclonal Gammopathy (Curved when Polyclonal).
One plasma cell colony is over-proliferating forming the monoclonal antibodies, e.g. Multiple Myeloma.
Agglutination Vs Precipitation
Agglutination - Corpuscular Antigen (like a RBC)
Precipitation - Soluble Antigen (like a Nutrient)
Antibody Titer
The Highest degree of dilution, where hemagglutination still occurs.
Indirect agglutination? use in lab?
Secondary Antibody binds first binding Antibody Fc region as an Antigen. used for Anti-D detection.
Passive agglutination? use in lab?
Haptens or Antigen bind pretreated RBCs/Latex.
Antibodies specific to coating molecules induce agglutination.used for Rheumatoid Factor Detection.
Indirect ELISA
1) Antigen binds pretreated vessel walls,
2) Serum antibody binds antigen
3) Treated Enzymatic Secondary Binds Fc portion of First
4) Enzyme produce colour even after wash (Bound)
Sandwich ELISA
1) Antibody Fc binds pretreated vessel walls,
2) Serum antibody binds antigen
3) Treated Enzymatic Secondary Binds Antigen +First complex
4) Enzyme produce colour even after wash (Bound)
Where are Complement proteins produced?
Liver Mostly and Immune cells
Upon cleavage of a Complement protein, one part will get an “a” name addition and other will get a “b”,
(C3-> C3a + C3b ) what do these mean?
a - Cleavage product diffuses away (anaphylatoxins)
b - Larger, Enzymatic Part stays in the site of cleavage
Parts of C1 ?
C1r , C1s , C1q
How does the Complement system aids Bacteria Killing?
1) Opsonins : C3b,Cbi,C3dg
2) Membrane attack complex (MAC) : C5b-C9
How does the Complement system links between the Innate and Adaptive Immune system?
- Antibody responsive
- by promoting opsonization it also promotes antigen presentation and cytokine release
How does the complement system helps in the elimination of Immune complexes?
(CR1 Function)
Erythrocytes membrane CR1s bind C3b-Antibody complexes to be phagocytosed by Splenic Macrophages later. (C3b/C4b receptor or CD35)
Immune Functions of CR2
CR2 (CD21) - B cell activation by C3dg (Late degredation Product) binding.
Complement Regulation proteins:
Inhibition of the classical pathway initiation:
C1 inhibitor: C1INA
Deficiencies in Complement:
Early Parts (C4,C2,MBL,C1 …)
C3 Convertase
Late Parts (C5b - C9)
Early parts - Autoimmune Diseases (SLE: Lupus )
C3 Convertase - Chronic Bacterial Infections
Late Parts (C5b - C9) - Chronic Neisseria Infections
Deficiencies in Complement Regulators
Deficiency in C1INH Causes:
C1INH Deficiency - Hereditary angioneurotic edema (Bradykinin elevated)
How does Acute phase reaction (APR ) differ from Inflammation?
APR develops later, it is systemic by default, onset is from above a threshold, Inhibits inflammation in order to restore Immune Homeostasis.
Time scale of progression of APR?
6-12 hr
What are the Second wave mediator of Inflammation that cause APR?
TNF
IL1
IL6
IL8
What are the acute phase reactions formed in (Second wave mediator targets): LIver Bone Marrow Adipose CNS
LIver - Acute Phase Proteins (like CRP)
Bone Marrow - Leukocytosis
Adipose - Lipid Mobilization
CNS - Hypothalamus: Fever
APR Events in Hypothalamus
APR Events in Hypothalamus:
- IL6 elevates CRH (parallelly ACTH and Cortisol) leads to inhibition of Inflammation.
- Fever by PGE2 formation