Week 3 - Tutorial - Immunopathology Flashcards
List 3 types of chronic inflammation which can lead to cancer. (provide specifics of both the inflammation & cancer)
Could be any 3 of the following
- Chronic Ulcerative Colitis = Colon Cancer
- Chronic Hepatitis B or C = Liver Cancer
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or asthma = lung cancer
- Chronic Cystitis = Bladder Cancer
- Sjogren syndrome = lymphoma
- Chronic Thyroiditis = lymphoma
- Fibrocystic breast disease = breast cancer
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia = prostate cancer
How does chronic inflammation develop into a tumour?
(can enter at any stage)
- Cells transform
- Primary growth
- Metastasis
What does a loss in gut bacteria cause? (could be one of 3 reasons)
- loss in gut bacteria =
- loss of barrier function
- increase commensal penetration
- increase inflammation
- = enhanced tumour growth
- Pathobiont-mediated tumorigenesis
- potentially pathogenic commensal strains enhance tumorigenesis
- use TH17 cells
- inflammation
- Dysbiosis-mediated inflammation
- loss of host-related innate sensing platforms
- = pertubation of microbiota composition and function
- = tumour growth enhanced
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How do Inflammatory Cells help tumour cells?
Inflammatory cells release;
- Growth Factors
- TNF
- IL-1
- Survival Factors
- TNF
- IL-1
- IL-6
- CXCL8
- VEGF
- CSF1
Which alter the gene expression of the cell & thus promotes its survival & makes it flourish (specifically through action of IL-2)
What are the primary sources of Chronic Liver Disease?
- 26% Hepatitis C Virus
- 24% Alcohol
- 17% Unknown
- 14% Hepatitis C virus and Alcohol
- 11% Hepatitis B Virus
- 5% Other
- 3% Hepatitis B virus & alcohol
aka Hepatitis B & C main
although data was taken in Alabama
What are the main causes of Hepatitis C?
- 60% Injecting Drug use
- 15% Sexual
- 10% Transfusion (occurred before screening)
- 10% Unknown
- 4% Occupational
- 1% other (Nosocomial, iatrogenic, prenatal)
What does iatrogenic mean?
Means diseases that occurred due to a harmful complication, or other ill effects by any medical activity, including diagnosis, intervention, error, or negligence.
What is the progression of Chronic Liver Disease (CLD)?
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How quickly can the liver regenerate itself?
~2 months
What is the prognosis of CLD?
1 in 4 die (aka v bad)
What is the progression of a healthy liver to liver cancer? Describe the 4 stages. (hint 2 have been said)
- Healthy liver
- normal
- Fibrotic Liver
- continuous inflammation
- if caused by Hep B
- lead to fibrosis aka HEALING WITH SCARRING
- ie formation of scar tissue
- Cirrhotic liver
- scar tissue replaces normal, healthy tissue
- blocks flow of blood through liver
- prevents norm function
- Liver Cancer
- formation of malignant tumours in liver
What does HCC stand for?
Hepatocellular carcinoma
How is Chronic liver disease diagnosed?
- Computed Tomography
- aka ultrasound
- to see if there are any visible lesions
- If yes, a percutaneous biopsy of lesions
- examination under microscope to compare morphology
- diagnose stage & prognosis
What are some factors that may cause liver inflammation?
- HBV & HCV (more so HCV as there is no vaccine)
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Alcohol
- Diabetes
- Aflatoxins
- abnormalities in TGF-β1 pathway
- p53 family abnormalities (as v important in killing cancer)
Which one is healthy? What is the other? Why do you think this?
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- Left = Healthy
- normal
- Right = cirrhosis of liver
- many lymphoid cell infiltration
- more scar tissue (white)
Which of these is infecter and which is uninfected? What disease could it be & why?
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- Left = unifected
- Right = infected
- probs HCV as
- its liver
- infiltration of lymphocytes is seen
- and connective tissue is being placed down
- probs HCV as
What is AFP & what is it a marker for?
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
is a marker for some cancers specifically in the liver
If a patient has Hepatocellular Carcinomas (HCC) then they have a 34% chance of getting what disease?
HCC leads to pulmonary (lung) metastasis
What are the main treatment options for Liver Cancer?
- Liver Transplant
- Trans-Catheter Arterial Chemobolisation (TACE) - for patients who are not suitable for a liver transplant
What is TACE?
Trans-catheter arterial chemobolization