Immuno Path flashcards

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Different types of SCID

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X-linked (unresponsive to cytokines - IL-2);
Low T, Low NK, High (non-functioning) B cell, Low Ig

ADA (presents 3 months);
Low T, Low B, Low NK, normal neutrophil

Reticular Dysgenesis (AK2);
Low ALL - presents very early
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What is Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome 2

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No CD4 cells –> cant class switch IgM to IgG/IgA

Normal CD8, absent/low CD4, HIGH IgM, Low IgG/IgA

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CD40 mutation

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DEFECTIVE CD40 on T cell = no class switching
Normal CD9, Normal CD4, High IgM, Low IgG/IgA
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Bruton

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X linked, Tyrosine Kinase Gene
Stops Pre B cells maturing to B cells
Therefore No B cell or Igs, normal everything else

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5
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What ligand is commonly affected in LAD

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CD18

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Pathophysiology of CGD and treatment?

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No oxidative killing, therefore NON-caseating granulomas form

NEGATIVE dihydrorhadanine and NBT

antibiotics, antifungals and interferon Gamma

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What are primary innate immunodeficiencies susceptible to?

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Staph Aureus
Enteric organisms
Candida Albicans
Aspergillus Flavus

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What does NK cell deficiency predispose to

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Viral infections and tumours

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Primary innate immunodeficiency, recurrent atypical mycoplasma/ TB infections

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IFN gamma receptor deficiency

Signalling failure; IL-12 and IFN gamma
(produced by macrophage and T cell) respectively
(receptor for T cell and macrophage) respectively

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Inheritance for Kostmans vs Cyclical

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AR vs AD

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What is the most common complement immunodeficiency

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C2, associated with SLE

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Why are complement deficiencies associated with SLE

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less removal of cellular debris gives NUCLEAR remnants causing ANA production –> SLE

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Which organisms are complement deficiencies susceptible to>

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NHS (encapsulated)

complement forms the attack complex which normally poked holes in the encapsulated organisms

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CVID

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Common variable immunodeficiency
Presents later in life with IgG/IgA/IgE deficiency alongside;
another AI disease
Lung, liver, kidney problems
 \+ LYMPHOMA
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What are the co-factors for HIV binding to T cells

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CD20 (main), CCR5, CXCR4

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What ligands does HIV use to bind?

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gp120, gp41

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17
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What are the screening tests if you suspect someone has HIV

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1) ELISA

2) rapid screening test (less sensitive)

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18
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What is diagnostic for HIV?

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Western Blot (for HIV antibodies)

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19
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What are the most important HLAs for transplant matching

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DR>B>A

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20
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How many HLA mismatches are too many?

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> 6

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21
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what is the chance a sibling will have x amount of HLA matches

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25% = 6 MM
50% = 3 MM
25% = 0 MM
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22
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What are the types of graft rejection?

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Hyperacute - preformed antibodies to ABO
Acute 1) T cell mediated; interstitial inflammation
2) Antibody mediated - vasculitis
Chronic - can be immune or non immune

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23
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Which drugs are used for prophylaxis of transplant rejection

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1) antiproliferative - azathioprine (pro-drug which turns into 6-mercaptopurine) OR mycophenalate mofetil
2) Cell signalling inhibitor (calcineurin) such as tacrolimus or cyclosporin)
3) Steroids

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C3 deficiency + lipodystrophy + glomerulonephritis?

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C3 nephritic factor (antibody to C3 convertase)

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25
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Polygenic autoinflammatory condition?

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Familial mediterranean fever (FMF)

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What is FMF (symptoms, pathophysiology) + treatment

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mutation in the MEFV gene causing failure to regulate cryopyrin regulation of neutrophils —»> which means the inflammasome complex doesn’t work

fever + serositis (lung, mesenchyma) every 46-96 hours
+ AA deposits long term

Treatment; colchicine (neutrophil inhibitor) + anti IL-1 and anti TNF alpha (anakinra and etanercept)

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27
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Name 3 monogenic autoimmune disease

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APS-1/APECED - autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, candidiasis, ectodermal dystrophy
IPEX - Immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked
ALPS - autoimmune lymphoproliferative disorder

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28
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APS-1

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Defect in the AIRE protein (means thymic central tolerance is defective so autoreactive T cells fly around causing loads of random AI disease)

Autosomal recessive

Hypoparathyroid + Addisons + candida infections (as also against IL17)

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What do treg cells have on their surface

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CD3 (all T cells), Foxp3 and CD25

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What is IPEX

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IPEX = immune dysregulationpolyendocrinopathy enteropathy.
- treg malfunction because Foxp3 is mutated = lack of PERIPHERAL tolerance

3 Ds; polyendocrine and enteropathy;
Dermatitis, Diabetes and Diarrhoea

X-linked

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ALPS

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Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
- failure to apoptose lymphocytes vis FAS pathway
- CD4 negative and CD8 negative BOTH present
- High lymphocyte count
cytopaenia e.g. haemolytic anaemia and LYMPHOMA

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32
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Crohns disease gene

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IBD1 - NOD2

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33
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HLA associations; seronegative arthropathies

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PEAR; B27

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34
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HLA associations; goodpastures

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DR2/DR15

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35
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HLA associations; Graves

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DR 3

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36
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HLA associations; SLE

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(DR )2,3, SLE

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37
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HLA associations; T1DM

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DR3/4

38
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HLA associations; Rheumatoid arthritis

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DR4

39
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Hypersensitivity disorders: atopic dermatitis

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type 1

40
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Investigations for allergy

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acute; mast cell tryptase

otherwise

1) RAST; can rule out allergy
2) Skin prick
3) Gold standard challenge test (in hospital)

41
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Hypersensitivity disorders: serum sickness

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type 3, reaction to proteins (penicillin) in antiserum

42
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Hypersensitivity disorders: polyarteritis nodosa

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type 3

43
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Hypersensitivity disorders: SLE

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type 3

44
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Hypersensitivity disorders: T1DM

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type 4

45
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Hypersensitivity disorders: MS

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type 4

46
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Hypersensitivity disorders: Contact dermatitis

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type 4

47
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Hypersensitivity disorders: mantoux test

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type 4

48
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Autoantibodies: Antiphospholipid syndrome

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cardiolipin, lupus anticoagulant, B2 glycopeptide

49
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Autoantibodies: AI hepatitis

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anti LKM-1 and anti smooth-muscle

50
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Autoantibodies: congenital heart block in children when mothers have SLE

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anti-Ro

51
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Autoantibodies: Dermatitis herpertiformis

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anti-endomysial

52
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Autoantibodies: Diffuse cutaneous scleroderma

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anti-topoisomerase (SCL-70) - nucleolar pattern

53
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Autoantibodies: Sjogrens

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anti ENAs; anti-Ro, anti-La (speckled pattern)

54
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Autoantibodies: Myasthenia gravis

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anti-Ach

55
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Name live attenuated vaccines

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MMR VBOY
Measles
Mumps
Rubella

VZV (no HIV)
BCG
Other; Sabin (polio) and typhoid
Yellow fever (no HIV)

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Name conjugate vaccines

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NHS

pneumococcal is polysaccharide

57
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Name toxoid vaccines

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Diptheria, Tetanus

58
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Name component vaccines:

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HPV (capsid), HepB (HbS antigen), Influenza (HG/NA)

59
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Name DNA/ RNA vaccines

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COVID - target spike protein

60
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Name vaccine adjuvants

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aluminium salt (ALUM) - B cell maturation
CpG
IL2 - for Hep B (t cell)

61
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T cell replacement therapies (3)

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1) viral (leukaphoresis, sensitise, expand, return)
2) tumour (biopsy, isolate, expand, return)
3) CAR-T (leukaphoresis, prime against CD19, return to kill B cells - ALL and NHL)

62
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General IVIG replacementt

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1) primary immunodeficiencies

2) secondary immunodeficiencies (CLL, MM, BM transplant)

63
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Interferon therapies

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IFN alpha; hep B and C + CML
IFN Beta; Behcets
IFN gamma: CGD

64
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Melanoma treatments

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checkpoint blockers;

  • anti PDL1 = PEMBROLIZUMAB/ nivolumab
  • anti CTLA4 = IPILIMUMAB
65
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name anti proliferative agents (4)

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azathioprine, mycofenalate mofetil, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate

66
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MOA and considerations: azathioprine

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used for transplant prophylaxis
prodrug –> 6 mercaptopurine (BM suppression)
T>B cells
antimetabolite (purine)
need to measure TPMT levels – allopurinol

67
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MOA and considerations: mycofenalate mofetil

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used for transplant prophylaxis
T>B cells
antimetabolite (guanine)
complication; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (reactivating the JC virus)

68
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MOA and considerations: cyclophosphamide

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B > T cells
connective tissue, vasculitis, cancer
Haemorrhagic cystitis

69
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MOA and considerations: Methotrexate

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folate
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, crohns + abortions
BM suppression

70
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Name cell signalling inhibitors:

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Tacrolimus, Cyclosporin, Sirolimus (MTOR), Tofacetinib (JAK-STAT), Apremilst

71
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MOA and considerations: Tacrolimus/ Cyclosporin

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Rejection prophylaxis in transplants
calcineurin inhibitor
nephrotoxic and ototoxic
cyclosporin –> gingival gum hypertrophy

72
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Name agents directed at cell surface antigens

BAM No Receptor Today!

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Basilixumab (anti CD25) - allograft rejection
Anti-thymocyte (allograft rejection)
Muromonab (mouse, anti-CD3) - active allograft rejection

Natalizumab (for relapsing remitting MS)

Tocilizumab (anti IL6) - RA, doesnt work in PA
Abatacept (anti-CTLA4) - RA and melanoma

Rituximab (anti CD20) - depletes mature B cells for LYMPHOMA

73
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Name agents against cytokines

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anti TNF alphas (infliximab, adalimumab, Certolizumab, Golimumab) - RA + PEAR

Etanercept (TNFa and TNFb) - RA + PEAR
Secukinumab (anti IL17) - 3rd line Ank,Spon + psoriasis
Ustekinumab (anti-IL12 and IL23) - psoriasis

Denosumab (anti-RANKL) - osteoporosis

74
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Autoantibodies: dermato/polymyositis

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Anti-Jo-1 (tRNA synthetase)

75
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HLA association: Coeliac

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DQ 2 and 8

‘I ate too much at Dairy Queen’

76
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What can be used as a marker of SLE severity?

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C3, C4 (C4 depletes first, if severe C3 depletes)

77
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Treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis

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NSAIDs –> Etanercept (anti TNFa/b) –> Secukinumab (anti IL17)

78
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What causes a post transplant lymphoproliferative disease?

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EBV

79
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What does rituximab do?

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Cell surface antigen blocking of CD20
Used in LYMPHOMA ( and ALL)
Rheumatoid arthritis and SLE

80
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What is the Gag protein (HIV)

A

intrastructural support

81
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C1 inhibitor deficiency

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hereditary angioedema

82
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Which drug commonly can cause anaphylaxis (drug reaction)

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ACEi (think hypertension)

83
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Mutation for HIV resistance

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CCR5-delta 32

84
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Which immune cell produced in the bone marrow, migrates to perform oxidate and non oxidative killing methods?

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neutrophil

85
Q

A teenage girl who gets an erythematous rash when cross-country running

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Cold urticaria

86
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A 60 year old lady with recurrent chest infections, reduced total serum protein and ITP. What is the diagnosis

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CVID

87
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What immunodeficiency is susceptible to mycobacteria?

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IFN gamma deficiency

88
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What does common gamma chain mean and thus what is the related immunodeficiency

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IL2 and X-linked SCID

89
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What cell type do antibodies bind to in antibody mediated solid organ transplant rejection?

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Endothelial

the other is T cell mediated

90
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ALUM effect of vaccine

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helps B cell maturation

91
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CpG effect on vaccine

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Activates Toll-like receptors on APCs to increase costimulation

92
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What adjuvant can you give to people receiving the HepB vaccine

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IL 2