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Immunology 3: Autoimmunity Flashcards

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Autoimmunity

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Inappropriate response of the immune system against self components.
- A breakdown of central tolerance or peripheral tolerance in B cells or T cells.

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What types of hypersensitivity is autoimmunity related to?

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ALL types
- Type 1,2,3,4

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What is type 1 hypersensitivity of autoimmunity

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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What is type 2 hypersensitivity of autoimmunity

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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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What is type 3 hypersensitivity of autoimmunity

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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What is type 4 hypersensitivity of autoimmunity

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Type 1 diabetes

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Two types of autoimmune thyroiditis

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Attacking the thyroid
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism

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What are autoimmune skin diseases?

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  • Psoriasis (dry skin)
  • Pemphigus (bumps with fluid)
  • Vitiligo (Depigmentation)
  • All involve self antigens and are organ specific
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What is autoimmune hemolytic anemia?

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  • Organ-specific
  • IgG targeting RBC self-attacking.
    *Different from transfusion reaction.
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Examples of non-organ specific

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Systemic autoimmune disease
- Lupus
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis

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Multiple sclerosis targets what?

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-Targets myelin of CNS

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Rheumatoid Arthritis affects what?

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-affects joints, cardiovascular, neurological, renal

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Sex bias of autoimmune disease?

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Much more common in females

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Is type 1 diabetes organ specific or organ non-specific?

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Organ-specific

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Difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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Type 1 is autoimmune disease
Type 2 is not

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What is type 1 diabetes

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Chronic autoimmune disease with strong inflammation

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Type 1 diabetes stage one characteristics?

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  • Induced by PRR (pattern recognition receptor) ligands triggers
  • Production of type 1 interferons (Anti-viral, inflammation promoting)
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Type 1 diabetes stage two characteristics

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  • Activation of macrophages and t-cells by type-1 interferons
  • Recruiting of pancreatic b cells in inflammation by macrophages
  • Amplification of inflammation
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Type 1 diabetes stage three characteristics

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Maintenance or resolution depending on fate of b cells

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What is type 1 diabetes type 4 hypersensitivity?

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Because it includes the t cell and b cell production

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Steps between communication of immune cells and pancreatic b cells

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  1. activation of b cells via PRR
  2. Release of cytokines and chemokines that recruit and activate immune cells
  3. up-regulation of MHC-1 and activation of T cells
  4. Activation of b cell apoptosis and MHC-II presentation on APCs leading to more t cell activation
  5. Pro-inflammatory cytokines produced by immune cells to further activate b cells.
    ** Detrimental cycle of inflammation**
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How does inflammation affect b cells?`

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Detrimental or beneficial

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Detrimental affects of inflammation onto b cells?

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  • Suppression of B cell function
  • Continued B cell death
  • Maintenance of disease
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Beneficial affects of inflammation onto b cells.

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  • Stimulus of B cell proliferation
  • For individual with mild insulitis, inflammation might resolve and normal b cell function can be regained
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Is lupus organ specific or non-organ specific?
Non-organ specific. It is a systemic issues.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus key concepts
- 20 to 150 cases per 100,000 - More common in women of childbearing age - Diverse manifestation - 50% of patients can get lupus nephritis (Leads to mortality) - Treated with non-selective immunosuppressants (Severe side-effects)
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Etiology of SLE?
** Exact cause is unknown ** Genetics Environment Hormones
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Genetics effects on SLE
The disease is not linked to a single gene. People with lups often have family members with autoimmune condition
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Environment effects of SLE
Triggers are UV light, Certain medication (affecting microbiome), viruses, physical or emotional stress, Trauma
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Hormones effects on SLE
Women of childbearing age most vulnerable
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Clinical sings/Diagnosis requirements of lupus
4/11 needed to diagnose -Malar rash -discoid rash -Photosensitivity -oral ulcers -Arthritis -Serositis -Kidney disorder -Neurological disorders -Blood disorder -Immunologic disorder Abnormal antinuclear antibodies (can also naturally exist)
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Immunological mechanisms steps
- Self DNA, cell death releases nucleic acids - Nucleic acid picked up by NETs of neutrophils - Triggers interferon response -Nucleic acid can also be picked up by antibodies -Forms immunocomplex (type 3 hypersensitivity) -Recognized by Fc receptor on plasmacytoid dendritic receptor -Stimulated more Type 1 interferon - Type 1 IFN stimulated myeloid dendritic cells - Myeloid dendritic cells stimulates T and B cells - Leads to recruitment of inflammatory cells
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Three categories of autoimmune disease
-Genetic factors -Immune regulation -Environment factors
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What are genetic factors of autoimmune disease?
-HLA genes - non-HLA genes **Genes on MHC that help code for self vs non-self antigens**
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What are Environment factors of autoimmune disease
- Drugs - Infection -Smoking -Hormones -nutrition
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What are the immune regulation factors of autoimmune disease
A breakdown of immunological self-tolerance
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What is self-tolerance?
A deficit response to self organs. (AKA lack of response)
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What is central tolerance?
Deletion of lymphocytes that react to self in the lymphoid organs (BONE MARROW and THYMUS) - Attempt at regulation of lymphocytes that will attack self.
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What is peripheral tolerance?
Deletion of lymphocytes that recognize self-tissues in the periphery. -- Attempt at regulation of lymphocytes that will attack self.
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What happens upon activation of the autoimmune system?
May cause a vicious cycles of injury tissues causing more inflammatory responses
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Early stage autoimmune disease will have more of what kind of lymphocyte?
B cells
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Late stage autoimmune disease will have more of what kind of lymphocyte?
T cells
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Autoimmunity is caused by what type of cell
T helper 17- play an essential role in the clearance of extracellular pathogenic bacteria and fungi but can be directed toward self
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Autoimmunity is balance or "capped" by what type of cell?
Tolerance is mediated by Treg cells -suppressing inflammatory events in an antigen-specific manner

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