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What occurs to T cells during and after infection?

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During infection there is massive T cell expansion

After infection, only some memory cells survive

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What are the 3 APCs?

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Denditic cells
Macrophages
B lymphocytes

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What are the traits of memory T cells?

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  • Longevity
  • Specific pattern of expression of cell surface proteins involved in chemotaxis cell adhesion (to allow cels to rapidly access non-lymphoid tissue)
  • Rapid, robust response to subsequent antigen exposure (lower threshold of activation than naive cells)
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What are the traits of memory B cells?

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Longevity
Pre-formed antibody (high affinity IgG)
rapid robust response to subsequent antigen exposure

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What are the aims of a vaccine?

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MEMORY - generate long lasting response
PROTECTIVE response
no adverse reactions
Practical - one shot, easy storage

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What antibody is required to fight off influenza?

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Antibody against haemagglutiini

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what is haemagglutinin?

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The receptor-binding and membrane-fusion glycoprotein of the influenza virus

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What are haemaglutinin antibodies detected with?

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haemaglutinin antibodies are detected with an haemaglutinin inhibition assay

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How does a haemaglutinin inhibition assay work?

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Normally: red cells clump at the bottom forming a red spot

With virus: Sialic acid receptors on RBC bind to hemaglutinin on virus, causing RBC to haemagluttinate (haemaglutinin makes the cells stick together, causing diffuse coloration across the wall)

With Antibodies: antibodies bind to haemaglutinin prevent this haemagglutionation > RBC clump at bottom forming a red spot

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What is BCG a strain of?

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Of bovine TB

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What kind of protection does BCG provide?

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Some protection to primary infection (20%) > little protection against getting the infection
Protection against active progression to active TB (70%)

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How will an individual with the BCG vaccine experience TB?

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TB infection remains latent and well controlled

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What is a Mantoux test?

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Injection of small amount of liquid tuberculin intradermally
Examine area of infection 48-72 hours after tuberculin injection
Reaction is the area of swelling around the site

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What are the types of vaccine you can have?

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Live attenuated
Inactivated /component
Conjugate / adjuvant

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What occurs in a live attenuated vaccine?

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The live organism is modified to limit pathogenesis

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What are examples of live attenuated vaccine

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MMR 
BCG
Yellow fever 
Typhoid 
Polio (sabin - oral)
Vaccinia
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What are advantages of the live attenuated vaccine?

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Establishes infection (mild)
Raises broad immune response to multiple antigens (protection to MANY strains)
Activates ALL phases of immune system
Confers LIFELONG immunity

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What are examples of inactivated vaccines?

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Influenza 
Cholera 
Polio (Salk - injected)
Hep A 
Pertussis 
Rabies
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What are examples of toxoid vaccines?

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Diptheria

Tetanus

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What are examples of component vaccines?

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Hep B
HPV
Influenza

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What are disadvantages of the live attenuated vaccine?

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Storage problems
Possible reversion to virulence > DO NOT give to immunocompromised
Spread to contacts of vaccine who have not consented to vaccine
Spread to immunocompromised/immunosuppressed

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What are advantages of inactivated/component vaccines?

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No mutation or reversion 
Can be used in immunodeficient patients 
Can lead to elimination of wild-type virus from the community 
Easier storage 
Lower cost
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What are disadvantages of inactivated/component vaccines?

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Do NOT follow normal route of infection
Have poor immunogenicity
May need multiple injections
Require conjugates / adjuvants to enhance effect

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What is a conjugate vaccine made up of?

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Polysaccharide + protein carrier

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What does the polysaccharide cause?
A T cell independent B cell response
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What are examples of conjugate vaccines?
haemophiliac influlenza B Meningococcus Pneumococcus
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What is an adjuvant, and how does it work?
Increases the immune response without altering the specificity Mimic actions of PAMPs on TLR and other PRR
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What are examples of adjuvant'?
Aluminium salt Lipid (monophosphoryl lipid A) Freund's anjuvant
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What is the most commonly used adjuvant in humans?
Aluminium salt
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What vaccines use aluminium salt as adjuvant?
Hep A | Hep B
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What are theories for the function of aluminium salt?
Allow antigens to be slowly released over time, leading to prolonged antigenic stimulation May induce a mild inflammatory r reaction that promoted development of adaptive immune response May activate Gr1 IL4 oesinophils to prime naive B cells > antibody response
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What is an adenovirus vector vaccine?
DNA of relevant protein inserted to viral vector to produce a vaccine This infects cells in vivo
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What are ISCOMs?
mmune-stimulating complexes | These are cage like structures mixed with antigens to enhance cell-mediated immunity
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What are DNA vaccines?
Plasmid containing gene of choice from the pathogen is inserted into a muscle cell The plasmid does not replicate, but the gene encodes protein that is presented at the cell surface This mimics the normal action of a virally infected cell and stimulates T cell response
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What is a disadvantage of DNA vaccine?
Plasmid may integrate into host DNA and response to DNA could lead to autoimmune conditions eg SLE
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What are dendritic cell vaccines used for?
FOr tumours where dendritic cell function is compromised
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How do dendritic cell vaccines work?
Take patient's dendritic cells and load them with a tumour antigen Reintroduce them to the patient to boost immune response against tumour antigen
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What is an example fo dendritic cell vaccine / personalised immunotherapY?=
PROVENGE - for prostatic cancer
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How does PROVENGE work?
Remove WBC from patient's bloods Harvest and incubate APC with recombinant protein PAP-GMCSF APC is infused back to patient
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What is the technique for replacement of missing components of the immune system?
HAEMATOPOEIC stem cell transplantation
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What are indications for hfaematopoeic stem cell transplant?
Life threatening immunodeficiency e.g. SCID Haematological malignancy Offers complete, permanent cure
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What are antibody replacement therapies?
Immunoglobulins can be replaced bu giving human immunoglobulin from pool of >1000 donors Contains pre-formed IgG to a variety of organisms
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What are indications for antibody replacement=
Primary antibody deficiency (agammaglobulimae, hyper IgM syndrome, common variable immunodeficiency) Secondary antibody deficiency (CL, multiple myeloma, after BM transplant=
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When do you give specific immunoglobulin ?
Passive immunisation (for post exposure prophylaxis - TETANUS)
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What are examples of specific immunoglobulin given for passive post exposure immunisation?
Hp B Tetanus Rabies Varicella zoster
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When is Adoptive Cell Transfer of virus specific T cells used?
Used for EBV in people who are immunosuppressed to prevent the development of B cell lymphoproliferative disease
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How does Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocyte T cell therapy work?
You remove the tumour from the patient You stimulate T cells within the tumour with cytokines so that they develop a response to the tumour You the select and expand the tumour infiltrating lymphocyte and rein fuse into the patient
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How does TCR therapy work?
Take T cells from patient Insert gene that encodes a specific TCR (against tumour cell antigen) Reinsert T cells
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What type of receptors are used in CAR therapy?
insert CHIMERIC receptors (both B and T) into T cells | It usually recognises CD19 on B cells and harnesses T cells to kill it
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What treatment can you use for advanced melanoma?
Ipilimumab (Antibody specific to CTLA4)
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How does Ipilimumab work?
Ipilimumab binds to CTLA4, which would normally emit inhibitory signal This means that CD80 and CD86 must act via CD28 CD28 transmits stimulatory signal Thereby T cell response is enhanced
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How do Pembrolizumab / Nivolumab work
Normally PD1 transmits an inhibitory signal to T cells Its ligands PDL1 and PDL2 are present on APCs and tumour cells If tumour cells express PD ligands they turn off T cells NIVOLUMAB binds to PD1 > blocks this inhibitory effect > activates T cells
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What is a risk of using Nivolumab?
As they invigorate the immune response, there is a risk of AI disease
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What is interferon alpha used for?
Anjunct to Help B, Hep C, Kaposi, CML, MM
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What is interferon beta used for?
Behcet's disease, MS
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What is interferon gamma used for?
Chronic Granulomatous disease
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How does the influenza vaccine built?
INACTIVATED vaccine The vaccine used is a trivalent vaccine. Each injected seasonal influenza vaccine contains three influenza viruses: - one influenza type A subtype H3N2 virus strain - one influenza type A subtype H1N1 (seasonal) virus strain - one influenza type B virus strain
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What is CAR T Therapy largely being used for
for targeting CD19 In ALL, NHL

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