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WK 5- IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Flashcards

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What is a titre

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Tires is the relative amount of a specific antibody present in a sample-> it is the reciprocal value of the highest sample dilution given a positive reaction in a serological test. The further the sample is able to be diluted (and remain coloured) indicates a high titre and a high antibody conc.

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What is antiserum

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Serum collected from an animal that has been exposed to a particular antigen and therefore contains antibodies for that antigen-> antiserum is able to be used to test for antibodies within the body (as the antiserum will bind to the antibodies it has been primed against)

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What are the two approaches for diagnosing disease by immunoassays

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  1. Testing for specific antigens
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  2. Testing for antigen-specific antibodies
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What is a monoclonal antibody

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Every antibody in the re-agent is identical, all derived from a single B cell clone and is used to detect an antibody

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What is an antigen

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Antigen is a molecule on the surface of a cell that identifies it as being foreign or self

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What is an antigen-specific antibody

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Antigen specific antibodies are Ab that are specific for one particular antigen-> if you were wanting to test for presence of HIV, would use HIV-specific antibodies as they would attack/bind to HIV antigens

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What does polyclonal mean

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Polyclonal serum is produced when you immunise an animal with Ag that contains numerous epitopes, so the host animal will generate antibodies against several of these epitopes (creating a large variety of Abs)

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What is humoral immunity

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Immunity that is mediated by cells found in extracellular fluids such as secreted antibodies, complement proteins, and certain antimicrobial peptides.

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What is a serological assay

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Assays performed on serum, plasma or any other body fluid (eg. synovial)-> allows you to measure acute phase proteins, complement levels, cytokine levels, Ig, Ab to microbial antigens, autoantibodies and allergy IgE

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What is cell enumeration and phenotyping

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Allows you to determine the types of cells that are present in the sample-> T vs B cells, CD4 vs CD8

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What is an In-Vivo assay

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Done inside of the patient eg. Allergy skin test (place allergens on the skin and wait for a reaction)

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What is the ELISA test used for

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used to test for antigen or antibody

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How does the ELISA test work

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Solution containing antigen is placed on the bottom of a well-> primary antibody (ie. pt serum/plasma) is added->if there are antibodies in the serum/plasma, they will bind to the antigen in the well-> antispecies antibody (antibody from an animal) is added to the well-> the antispecies antibody will bind to the antibody (that has bound to the antigen)-> the binding will cause a colour change that will indicate a positive test

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In an ELISA test, what does a dark colour indicate and what does no colour indicate

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Dark colour indicates a high presence of antibodies

No colour indicates no antibodies are present for that particular antigen

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When testing Ab levels to determine Ag exposure, what does;

a) IgG and IgM ab negative
b) IgG and IgM ab positive
c) IgG ab neg, IgM ab pos
d) IgG ab post, IgM ab neg

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a) Either there is no exposure or it is too early to detect in acute phase
b) Current or recurrent infection
c) Very early acute phase or false positive IgM
d) Past exposure to infection

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What does a high IgG mean

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High when there was a past exposure to an antigen

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When is IgM high

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IgM is high when there is an acute infection

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What is a paired serum

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Paired serum is when a serum test is taken two weeks apart- conducted in order to analyse titre levels- if the titre level has continued to rise it indicates the infection is still present

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What is a precipitation test - give an example

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-Soluble antigens cause antibodies to bind and precipitate

Eg. testing for CRP - Binding of an antibody to CRP causes precipitation, indicates a positive test and CRP presence

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What is an agglutination/haemaglutination test

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Involves the interaction of antibodies and antigens-> one arm of Y of antibody will bind to antigen, other arm of Y may cross link and bind to other antigen→ causing clumping and agglutination of antibodies-> this process is used in haemaglutination

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What does a negative haemaglutination test look like

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no antibody in sample will mean there is nothing to clump them together and the RBC fall to the bottom in a ‘button’ formation

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What is a direct coombs test/how does it work

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Direct; Addition of anti-human Ig antibodies to washed foetal RBC→ if the mothers antiRh antibodies are present on the fetal RBC then there will be agglutination

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What is an indirect coombs test/how does it work

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Maternal serum with is incubated with Rh+ RBC→ add anti-human Ig antibodies → if anti-Rh antibodies are present in maternal serum there will be agglutination

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What is the difference between an indirect and a direct coombs test

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Direct assesses presences of anti-RH antibodies on surface of FETAL RBC
Indirect assesses whether there are antibodies in SERUM

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What is an ELISPOT assay

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Is like an ELISA, except involves measuring cytokines not antibodies

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How does an ELISPOT assay work

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population of T cells are stimulated with antigen, and then settle onto plastic plate coated with antibodies to the particular cytokine being studied→ if the activated T cell is secreting that particular cytokine, it is captured by the antibodies on the plastic plate→ T cells are then removed and anti-cytokine antibody is added and will attach to the cytokine:antibody complex and reveal the circle of each activated t cell

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What does a positive ELISPOT assay look like

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A dark spot allows you to determine frequency of t cell secreting that particular cytokine–> darker the spot, more cytokines released

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What is a ficoll gradient

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-ficcol combined with centrifuging will cause the PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells→containing
lymphocytes and monocytes) to separate from the RBC and polymorphonuclear cells (granulocytes)
-allows you to collect the cells you are wanting to analyse

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How does western blotting work

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  1. dissociate virus and separate different proteins→ 2. blot proteins to a piece of filter paper→ 3.add persons serum and if they have antibodies against proteins they will bind→ 4. introduce anti-species anti-body and observe for colour change
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How does western blotting work

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  1. dissociate virus and separate different proteins→ 2. blot proteins to a piece of filter paper→ 3.add persons serum and if they have antibodies against proteins they will bind→ 4. introduce anti-species anti-body and observe for colour change
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What is a point of care test

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Can be used bedside/in clinic-> provides rapid results (ie. preg test)

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How is a point of care test done (Immunochromatography)

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  1. add sample (blood/urine/saliva) to filter paper→ 2. antibodies in that sample can interact with antigens imbedded in that paper →3. anti-species antibody is added to observe colour change
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What is flow cytometry

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Is performed on cell suspension→ most commonly used medium is blood
-Antibodies are marked with flourescent markers–> antibodies will bind to antigens on cells and allows the cells to be identified/counted

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How does flow cytometry work

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  1. take blood, incubate with antibodies, wash off excess antibodies→ 2. cells pass in single file past the laser→ the colour of the emission tells you what cell it is (ig. Every cell that has a green label will be detected by a specific receptor)→ 3. allows you to work out how many cells and antigens are present
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What is a forward and side scatter

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Allows you to determine the size and structure of cells by how much light is scattered

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How does forward/side scatter work

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-if the cell has lots of granules inside, the scattered light will be detected by lots of different receptors (side scatter)→ allows you to determine which cell is which (based on size and intracellular contents- granules)

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Which cell would have the largest side scatter and why

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Neutrophils- have the largest amount of granules inside, and are the largest WBC cell

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What is a limitation to forward/side scatter

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On scatter, CD4/CD8 look the same so antibodies are used to determine which is which → eg staining with anti-HLA identifies the HLA molecules

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