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Immunological homeostasis depends on the balance between what?

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induced oral tolerance and productive immunity (secretory IgA-mediated and systemic)

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Where are Ags captured in the GI tract to be carried to the mesenteric lymph node by DC’s?

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Lamina propria and Peyer’s patch

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How do the LN DCs stimulate expansion of induced Treg cells? (iTregs)?

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By mechanism dependent on TFG-beta, retinoic acid, and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase

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How do DCs induce IgA-secreting plasma cells?

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RA-dependent mechanisms

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Gut-homing iTregs are expanded by what?

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in the lamina propria by IL-10 expressing Mo

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What is the role of iTregs?

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suppress systemic immune responses, including allergic sensitization in Ag-specific manner

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The gut microbiota and its constituents can suppress allergic immune response through what process? What type of diet is needed?

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microbiota can induce Treg cells which suppress Th2 cells
They can also suppress basophils and mast cells and decrease IgE

With a vitamin D, A, and folate diet (Long chain FA and AHR ligands),

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What type of diet can promote inflammation and allergy?

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High fat diet and medium chain TG

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How can a high fat diet promote inflammation?

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Cause the epithelium to release chemokines IL-1 and IL-21
Increases the amount of Th2
Th2 releases IL-4, 5, 9, and 13
these activate IgE producing B cells, mast cells, and basophils
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What type of diet may promote tolerance or suppress allergy?

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Vitamin A and D and long chain fatty acids

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What can exposure to food allergens through non-oral routes such as skin do?

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predispose to sensitization

particularly in the context of genetic barrier defects or inflamed skin

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When can bacteria in the gut help with homeostasis?

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Balanced microbial composition that results in symbiosis

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What can dysbiosis lead to?

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Due to various environmental factors, it could lead to dysregulation of the immune system and to inflammation in susceptible host (genetics)

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What barrier function may be disrupted by malnutrition?

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microbiota barrier against enteropathogen infection

Malnutrition also is associated with defect in the innate and adaptive immunity

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How are all adverse food reactions classified?

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Immune-mediated (food allergy and celiac disease)

Non-immune mediated (formerly known as food intolerances)

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What is food allergy caused by?

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Ag-specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food
The term used when an immunological mechanism has been defined

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There are two main types of adverse food reactions, toxic and non-toxic. Which one induces pathogenic mechanisms that are both immune and non-immune mediated?

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Non-toxic

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What does non-immune mediated mechanisms include?

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pharmacological, enzymatic and unclear causes, such as certain irritants and psychosomatic responses

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What does immune-mediated mechanisms include? (Food allergy)

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IgE-mediated: type I hypersensitivity

non-IgE-mediated: Type III (IgG or IgM) or type IV (delayed-type T cell mediated)

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What are IgE-mediated reactions divided into

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Immediate onset reactions

Late-phase (prolonged or on-going symptoms)

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Non-IgE mediated reactions are typically delayed in onset and can occur how long after ingestion of the offending food?

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4 to 28 hours

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_____ disposition and _______might abrogate oral tolerance leading to food allergy.

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Genetic

Environmental factors

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Food allergies affect what percentage of children and adults in westernized countreis?

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5% of children

3-4% of adults

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What are the most common food allergies in the U.S?

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milk (2%), egg(1.3%), peanu(.5%)t, soy, wheat, tree nuts, fish and shellfish
With milk allergy most common

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What allergens after 5 years of life, do most children lose their sensitivity to?
milk, eggs, wheat and soy
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What allergies continue into adulthood?
peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish
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Where are mast cells most commonly found in the body?
skin, GI tract, and respiratory tract
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What do mast cells release upon activation?
Proteases: tryptase->tight junction rearrangement (via granules) Histamine (via granules) Cytokines de novo: IL-1b, TNFa
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Mast cells in skin, lung or systemic circulation release ____ and _____ that cause systemic symptoms
Histamine | PAF
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Mast cell degranulation of what products causes local acute GI response- diarrhea upon exposure to allergen? What is necessary for the local symptoms?
Serotonin PAF Mastocytosis
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What is GI manifestations of food allergy dependent on?
Th2 cytokines | IL4, 13, and 9
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The spread of Ags can trigger _____ and ______
utricaria and bronchospasm
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What is anaphylaxis?
``` systemic reaction against allergens Sudden release of multiple chemical mediators mediated by IgE antibodies Sever itching, hives swelling of throat bronchoconstruction lowered BP unconsciousness death ```
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What foods are most frequently associated with anaphylaxis?
peanuts, tree nuts, seeds, seafood, spices, celery, eggs, milk and some fruit
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During anaphylactic reaction, the release of granules from mast cells induce what effects on the GI tract, airways and blood vessels?
GI: increased fluid secretion, increased peristalsis (diarrhea, vomiting) Airways: decreased diameter, increase mucus secretion (phlegm, coughing) Blood vessels: Increased blood flow and permeability (edema, inflammation)
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What receptor does IgE bind to on mast cells?
FceRI
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Describe how C3 and C5 becomes involved in anaphylaxis
Mast-derived mediators like histamine causes vascular permeability and C3 and C5 can enter area Tryptase released from activated mas cells act on C3 and C5 to locally generate C3a and C5a which activate mast cells further to exacerbate the symptoms
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Peanut-induced anaphylaxis is also mediated by IgG-induced activation of Mo. What is the receptor on the Mo?
FcyRII and FCyRIII Release of PAF
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What are reactions that wheat allergy can induce?
``` IgE plays a central role (systemic) -wheat-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA) -occupational asthma (baker's asthma) Rhinitis Contact Urticaria ``` *progressively increases with age
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What are the types of food intolerance?
Absence of an enzyme (lactose) Irritable bowel syndrome - chronic Food poisoning - bacteria Sensitivity to food additives - sulfites used to preserve can trigger asthma Recurring stress or psychological factors Celiac disease
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What is celiac disease?
``` chronic digestive condition is triggered by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains Some features of true food allergy Symptoms mostly GI NOT at risk of anaphylaxis 15-20% also have autoimmune diseases ```
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What are highly variable non-GI findings that Celiac disease can be associated with?
``` failure to thrive delayed puberty autoimmune disorders inflammation neruological disorders metabolic disorders ```
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What is the main genetic predisposing factor of Celiac disease?
HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 molecules | They play a key role in orchestrating an adaptive immune response against gluten peptides
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Serum autoantibodies against what molecule is is specifically associated with celiac disease?
Ubiquitous enzyme tissue transglutaminase 2 | TG2
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How do APCs process Ag?
``` Via phagocytosis(Mo) or endocytosis (DCs and B cells) Protein Ags undergo enzymatic degradation into peptides Peptide Ags loaded into Class II MHC and presented for recognition by CD4 T helper cells ``` NB! no Ag-free MHC molecules are displayed on APCs
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What is gluten? is it digested?
proline-rich protein that is poorly digested in the small intestinal tract due to lack of prolylendopeptidases Rich in glutamine residues Gluten peptides 10-15 aa in length are formed and left incompletely digested
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How does gluten become an antigen?
Some glutamines in the peptides can be deamidated by TG2->negatively charged glutamic acid residues in lamina propria Peptides with a specific spacing of proline and glutamic acid bind to HLA class II on APCs The majority of CD patients express the HLADQ2.5 heterodimer
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How does gluten cause a immune response in celiac disease?
The peptides become crosslinked with TG2 HLADQ2.5 heterodimer displays peptide self-reactive T cells (CD4 and CD8) are generated cell-mediated autoimmunity is warrant tissue damage occurs in Type IV hypersensitivity manner TH2 cytokines produced driving production of Antibodies to gluten and TG2 are made Chronic inflammatory response, damage to mucosa and malabsorption continues if patients continues to eat gluten
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How does a reaction to gluten cause mucosal remodeling and villus atrophy? What maintains the response?
Activated CD4 T cells secrete mainly Th1 cytokines like IFN-y which induced the release of MMPs by myofibroblasts which results int he remodeling IL-18, IFN-y or IL-21 seem to play a role in polarizing and maintaining the Th1 response
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Which cytokine links the adaptive immune system to innate immune responses?
IL-15
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Who should be tested for CD?
children with a failure to thrive and persistent diarrhea GI symptoms including recurrent abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting Non-Gi symptoms including dermatitis herpetiformis, dental enamel hypoplasia, osteoporosis, short stature, delayed puberty iron-deficient anemia resistant to iron
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How do you test for CD?
initial test of measuring IgA antibody to TTG Measurement of total serum IgA when tTG IgA is low (IgA deficency?) Intestinal biopsy - for seronegative CD and to confirm all CD cases Genetic test: for HLA alleles DQ2 or DQ8

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