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Biology
Graduate
10/06/2011

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Term

Latex Rubber

 

High risk groups?

 

High risk products?

 

Croos reactivity with foods?

 

What type of hypersensitivity?

Definition

High risk groups: Spina bifida & urologic procedures

 

High risk produts: gloves, balloons, catheters, pacifiers

 

Cross reactivity: kiwi, bannana, avocado, melon, chestnut

 

Type I HSR

Term

Asthma Causes of eosinophilic infiltrates

 

Eosinophil recruitment?

 

Maturation and survival?

 

Eosinophil migration?

Definition

VCAM-1: Eosinophil recruitment

 

IL-3, IL-5, GM-CSDF: Maturation & survival

 

IL-8 & Rantes: Eosinophl migration

 

Term

Graves disease

 

&

 

Myasthenia Gravis

 

Cause?

 

Type of HSR?

Definition

Both are type II HSR(Ab/Ag reaction)

 

Graves

Antibody binding to TSH receptor on thyroid cells stimulates production of thyroid hormone(hyperthyroidism)

 

Myasthenia Gravis

Ab binding to Ach receptor on skeletal muscle blocks Ach binding. Muscle weakness and paralysis

Term

Chronic thrombocytopenic purpura

 

Cause?

 

spleen?

 

Marrow?

 

Peripheral blood?

 

HSR Type?

Definition

Autoantibodies to membrane glycoproteins on platelets & megakaryocytes

 

 

Spleen: normal size, congested sinusoids, prominent germinal centers

 

Marrow: Increased megakaryoctes

 

Peripheral blood: megathrombocytes

 

Type II HSR (Ab to tissue Ag)

Term

Good Pasture's syndrome


Cause?

 

Kind of deposit?

 

Lung?

 

HSR Type?

 

Definition

Autoantibodies to Type 4 collagen in lung and kidney

 

Linear deposit of IgG, C3 and fibrin on basement membrane

 

Lung: red-brown consolidation. Necrotic with associated hemorrhage, Hemosiderin laden macrophages.

 

Type II HSR

Term

Phases of Type III HSR

 

Phase I:

 

Phase II:

 

Phase III:

Definition

Phase I: Immune complex formation

 

Phase II: immune complex deposition; complement & Fc receptor mediated leukocyte recruitment

 

Phase III: Immune complex mediated inflammation and tissue injury

Term

Post Strep Glomerulonephritis

 

Cause?

 

Symptoms?

 

deposits?

 

HSR Type?

Definition

Streptoccus wall antigen.

 

Sore throat, 2 weeks later, fever and smoky urine(Cocacola)

 

Urine volume decreased

 

Periorbital edema(kidney failure)

 

Coarsely granular deposits of C3 corresponding to humps

 

Type III HSR

Term

Polyarteritis nodosa

 

cause?

 

IC formation effect?

 

HSR type?

Definition

Hep B antigen

 

necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium sized artieres

 

Fibrinoid necrosis(happens in vessels)

 

Type III HSR

Term

Multiple Sclerosis

 

Cause?

 

Symptoms?

 

Stain for myelin

 

Type of HSR?

Definition

CD4+ & Th17 react with myelin antigens -> demyelination in CNS

 

Unilateral visual impairment

Ataxia

Motor and sensory problems

 

Luxol fast blue PAS stain for myelin

 

Type IV HSR(T cell mediated)

Term

Guillain-Barre

 

Cause?

 

Symptoms?

 

CSF?

 

HSR?

Definition

Occurs after infection, molecular mimicry. Autoimmune attack of peripheral myelin.

 

Ascending paralysis, starts in legs

 

Increased CSF protein

 

Type IV HSR

Term

Rheumatic Fever

 

Cause?

 

Symptoms(FEVER)?

 

Histology?

Definition

Follows Group A streptococccal pharyngitis, ABs cross react with Heart valve(bread & butter carditis), skin joints.

 

Mneumonic = FEVER

Fever, Erythemia marginatum, Valvular damage(mitral), ESR elevated, Red hot joits, Subcutaenous nodules

 

lymphocytes and MO accumulation: Achoff bodies

MO have owl's eye or caterpillar nuclcei:  Anitschkow cells

 

Two russians, Anitschokow and Aschoff with Rheumatic Fever

 

 

Term

Chronic rheumatic Fever

 

Mitral valve?

 

Aortic valve?

Definition

Mitral Valve

Fish mouth deformity

Stenosis or Regurgitation

 

Aortic Valve

dystrophic calcification

Stenosis

Term

Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

Pathogensis/cause?

 

Associated with what mutation?

 

 Symptoms?

 

What type HSR?

Definition

CD4+ effector and memory T cells in joints early. ALso immune Complex.

 

Associated with HLA-DR4 mutation(MHCII)

 

Pannus: mass of synovium and stroma with inflammatory cells

 

Ulner Drift.

 

Rheumatoid factor(Anti-IgG)

 

Type III/IV HSR

Term

Connective Tissue Diseases

Staining

 

ANA?

 

Diffuse nuclear?

 

rim staining?

 

Speckled?

 

Nucleolar?

Definition

ANA: usually Positive

 

Diffuse nuclear: chromatin, histones, ds DNA

 

rim staining: dsDNA

 

Speckled: Non DNA(SS-A, SS_B)

 

Nucleolar: RNA

Term

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE)

 

Effects what parts?

 

Who gets it?

 

What type HSR?

 

Libmann-sacks?

 

IF Stain?

 

 

Definition

Joints(90%), Kidneys(75%), Heart (50%)

 

Females 20-35 after renal infections

 

Type III HSR

 

Libmann Sacks endocarditis: vegetation on valve.

 

If Stain: will show Ig & complement at DE junction and in vessels

Term

Diagnosis of SLE(ARA  criteria)

 

SOAP BRAIN MD mneumonic

Definition

Serositis(pleura, pericardium etc.)

Oral Ulcers

Arthritis

Photosensitivity

 

Blood: Hematologic disorder

Renal disorder: Wire loop lesions

Antinuclear Ab

Immunological Disorder

Neurological Disorder

 

Malar Rash(Buterfly on face)

Discoid Rash

 

Term

Sjorgan Syndrome

 

Clinical/symptoms:

 

Serology:

 

Morphology/Pathology:

Definition

Dry mucosal surfaces:

 Keratoconjunctivitis

 Xerostomia: Dry buccal mucosa, difficulty swallowing

 Lymphoma in 5%

 

Serology: SS-A, SS-B, Schirmer test

 

Morphology:

 In lacrimal and salivary glands, germinal center formation

 Ductal lining cells -> hyperplasia -> obstruction -> atrophy,fibrosis

Term

Systemic Sclerosis


Clinical:

 

Diagnosis:

 

Pathology:

Definition

Pathology: Immune dysfunction, CD+ lymphs accumulate and stimulates fibroblasts and collagen formation(TGF-B)

 

 Diagnosis:

 ANti-SCL-70 Ab against nuclear topoisomerase

 Anti-centromere Ab in 90% with limited disease

 Arteriorlar intimal thickening(onion skin on histology)

 

Skin: Increase collagen, atrophy of epidermis, Skin of face and hands becomes stiff, stretched, and shiny

 

GI tract: no peristalsis

 

Kidneys: Hypertension due to Arteriorlar intimal thickening

Term

Crest Variant of SS

 

How is it different than SS?

 

Serotype?

Definition

More benign course

 

Reynauds phenomenon(hyper-reactivity of blood vessels in fingers and hands; blaching when exposed to cold)

 

Anti-centromere Ab positive in high titers

Term

Dermatomyositis

 

Clinical:

 

Lab/serology:

Definition

Bilateral, symmetric proximal muscle weakness

 

Ab against capillary network: muscles become ischemic.

 

Heliotropic Rash(eyelids)

 

Lab:

 Increased serum creatine kinase

 Ab to tRNA synthetase: anti-jo-1

 Associated with Occult tumors(metastatic tumor) search for malignancy

Term

Anitschokow Cells

&

Achoff bodies

 

In what disease?



Definition

Rheumatic Fever

 

Two Russians Anitschokow and achoff with Rheumatic fever

 

Achoff bodies: lymphocytes and MO accumulation

 

Anitschkow cells: MO that have owl's eye or caterpillar nuclei

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