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what causes damage in type I hypersensitivity reactions?

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th2 cells, IgE, mast cells, other Abs

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what causes damage in type II hypersensitivity reactions?

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IgG and IgM Abs injure cells by promoting phagocytosis, lysis, and inflammation

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what causes damage in type III hypersensitivity reactions?

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antigen-Ab complexes form from IgG and IgM binding antigen in the circulation, and get deposited in tissues

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what causes damage in type IV hypersensitivity reactions?

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cell mediated - sensitized T cells (Th1, Th17, CD8) - stimulation of macrophages and other mediators involved in inflammation

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MHC II binds with what T cells? what mediators are released?

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  1. Th1 - IFNy 2. Th17 - IL-17, 22
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definition: transplant rejection

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immune damage resulting from recipient response to allograft HLA antigens

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what is the direct pathway in type IV hypersensitivity graft rejection?

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donor APCs present proteins to host immune system - cytotoxic T cells (CD8) and macrophages / cytokines cause the damage (CD4)

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what is the indirect pathway in type IV hypersensitivity graft rejection?

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host APCs pick up donor alloantigens and stimulate a CD4 pathway

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antibody mediated vasculitis exhibits what type of hypersensitivity? what is the mechanism?

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  1. type II 2. antibody binds to surface antigen (HLA molecules) in graft endothelium, activates complement, recruits leukocytes - tissue injury
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immune complex vasculitis exhibits what type of hypersensitivity? what is the mechanism?

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  1. type III 2. antibody against graft antigen forms immune complexes, deposit in graft endothelium, fix complement - necrotizing vasculitis
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what is the mechanism of hyperacute graft rejection?

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  1. preformed Ab in recipient 2. targets vessels with immune complex formation / deposition (type III) 3. fibrinoid necrosis, vasculitis, thrombosis, ischemia
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acute rejection uses what hypersensitivity types?

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II, III, IV

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what is the mechanism of acute graft rejection?

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  1. CD8 lymphocytes infiltrate tubular and vascular basement membrane - tubular damage and endothelitis 2. Th cells produce cytokines - interstitial inflammation
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what is the histologic appearance of acute rejection?

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  1. lymphocytic infiltration and tubular necrosis (cellular) 2. necrotizing vasculitis (humoral) 3. intimal thickening due to accumulation of fibroblasts, foamy macrophages, myocytes
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what is the mechanism of chronic rejection?

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  1. humoral - proliferative vascular lesions 2. cellular - cytokine induced proliferation of vascular smooth muscle and production of collagen in ECM
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increased BUN, creatinine, and decreased urine output is indicative of what type of rejection?

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acute

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anuria is indicative of what type of rejection?

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chronic

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what is the histologic appearance of chronic rejection?

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vascular fibrosis with tissue ischemia, tubular atrophy, and interstitial mononuclear cell infiltrates

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what are the general features of liver rejection?

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portal tract inflammation, bile duct epithelial damage, endothelitis of portal vein and hepatic artery

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what are the injuries involved in acute liver rejection?

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bile duct damage and endothelitis of portal vein

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what characterizes chronic liver rejection?

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  1. disappearance of bile duct due to cellular immune damage 2. obliterative arteritis from proliferation of intimal layer - ischemia 3. portal and hepatic fibrosis
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what characterizes heart rejection?

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classic cellular rejection with interstitial and perivascular T cell infiltrates - myocyte necrosis resembling myocarditis

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what is the major complication of heart rejection?

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diffuse intimal proliferation - coronary artery disease

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what is graft arteriopathy?

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inflammatory cells in adventitia and intima drive smooth muscle proliferation and ECM deposition - intimal hyperplasia

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what is the cause of GVHD?
donor T cells recognize host HLAs as foreign and mount a type IV (DTH or CTL) reaction against graft elements and tissues
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what is the crucial component of GVHD?
activation of CD4 cells
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what characterizes chronic GVHD?
generalized fibrosis of dermis and skin, GI mucosa, and bile ducts
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what characterizes acute GVHD?
epithelial necrosis in target organs - skin (dermatitis), GI (enteritis), liver (hepatitis, bile duct necrosis, jaundice)
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how is the diagnosis of AI disease made when autoantibodies are found in healthy individuals and may be formed after tissue damage?
1. **reaction is primary to pathogenesis, not secondary to tissue damage** 2. immunological reaction to a self-Ag or native (self) tissue 3. no other well-defined cause or identifiable etiology
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what are the possible mechanisms of tolerance breakdown?
1. failure of T cell anergy 2. failure of activation induced cell death (apoptosis of self-reactive cells) 3. failure of T cell mediated suppression 4. molecular mimicry or cross-reactivity 5. polyclonal lymphocyte activation 6. emergence of sequestered antigen 7. exposure of cryptic antigenic determinants
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what characterizes failure of T cell anergy?
expression of B7 co stimulatory molecule leads to autoreactivity
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what characterizes failure of activation induced cell death?
failure of Fas-FasL system - peripheral persistence and proliferation of auto-reactive cells
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what characterizes failure of T cell mediated suppression?
failure of regulatory T cells to suppress proliferation of other T cells encourages autoreactivity
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what characterizes molecular mimicry or cross reactivity?
self Ag sharing an antigenic determinant with microbial Ag
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what characterizes polyclonal lymphocyte activation?
activation of B cells or CD4 cells may induce immune response leading to autoreactivity
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what characterizes exposure of cryptic antigenic determinants?
hidden epitopes are exposed, leading to self reactivity
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what is the immune response in SLE?
self reactive Th cells escape tolerance and drive autoantibody production by B cells - defects in elimination of self reactive B cells peripherally and in bone marrow
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in SLE autoantibodies are directed against which cell components?
antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) - reflect loss of tolerance and act as mediators of tissue injury
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ANAs are directed against what categories of nuclear antigen?
1. DNA 2. histones 3. proteins bound to RNA 4. nucleolar antigen
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homogenous ANA staining indicates binding to what antigen? which disease is implicated?
1. chromatin, dsDNA, histone 2. drug induced SLE
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rim ANA staining indicates binding to what antigen? which disease is implicated?
1. dsDNA 2. SLE
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speckled ANA staining indicates binding to what antigen? which disease is implicated?
1. histones and ribonucleoproteins 2. SLE, SS, Sjogren
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nucleolar ANA staining indicates binding to what antigen? which disease is implicated?
1. nucleolar RNA 2. SLE, SS, CREST
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anti-histone ANAs are indicative of what type of AI disease?
drug induced lupus
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anti-RNP ANAs are indicative of what type of AI disease?
Sjogren syndrome
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anti-dsDNA ANAs are indicative of what type of AI disease?
SLE
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type II SLE mechanism involves what type of lesion? type III?
1. type II - RBC 2. type III - visceral lesions
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what occurs during lupus vascular changes?
circulating immune complexes deposit in vascular beds, activate complement, type III reaction
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what are the histologic features of acute and chronic lupus vascular damage?
1. acute - vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis of arteries / arterioles in any tissue 2. layered fibrous thickening (onion skinning)
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what is the mechanism of kidney injury during lupus?
immune complex deposition in glomeruli, basement membranes, larger blood vessels, thrbombosis due to antiphospholipid antibody
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what is the result of lupus nephritis?
1. thickening of membranous part of capillary loops, diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis 2. proteinuria
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what are the features of acute and chronic lupus serositis?
1. exudation of fibrin 2. proliferation of fibrous tissue, thickened membranes and adhesions
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what are the features of acute and chronic lung involvement with lupus?
1. acute - pneumonitis with alveolar damage, edema, hemorrhage 2. chronic - interstitial and vascular fibrosis leads to pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension
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what are the features of chronic discoid lupus?
variety of skin lesions without systemic features, +ANAs, anti dsDNA rare
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what are the features of subacute cutaneous lupus?
diffuse, superficial, nonscarring photosensitive lesions, mild systemic disease
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what is the pathogeneis of sjogren syndrome?
1. initiation - CD4 T cells against glandular epithelial self antigen 2. systemic B cell hyperactivity - ANAs and RF (75%) 3. specific ANAs to RNP SS-A (Ro) and SS-B (La)
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what is the morphology of sjogren syndrome?
1. T, B, plasma cells infiltrate ducts and vessels in target gland 2. follicle formation with germinal center 3. ductal epithelial hyperplasia - obstruction 4. acinar atrophy, fibrosis, fat replacement of parenchyma
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patients with sjogren syndrome are at 40% risk of what cancer?
B cell lymphoma
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what is the clinical course of sjogren syndrome?
systemic vasculitis with extraglandular involvement of kidneys, lungs, skin, CNS, muscle
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what are the features of systemic sclerosis?
chronic inflammation, destruction of small vessels and progressive tissue fibrosis
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what is the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis?
1. activation of CD4 T cells to secrete cytokines that promote fibrinogenesis (TGF beta) 2. microvascular damage 3. activation of B cells to produce ANAs (anti DNA topo I, anti centromere)
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what is CREST syndrome?
1. limited variant of systemic sclerosis 2. calcinosis, raynaud's phenomenon (blood vessel spasm in response to heat / cold), esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia (dilation of capillaries - red marks on skin) 3. limited skin involvement of face, forearms, fingers 4. late visceral involvement 5. 90% anti centromere
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what are the GI changes in systemic sclerosis?
1. esophagus - collagenization and fibrosis of muscularis - esophageal dysmotility, LES dysfunction - reflux 2. small intestine - mucosal thinning, loss of villi, submucosal fibrosis - malabsorption
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what are the early and late stages of musculoskeletal changes in systemic sclerosis?
1. early - nondestructive hyperplasia and inflammation of synovium 2. late - fibrosis of synovial and peri-articular connective tissue
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what are the kidney changes associated with systemic sclerosis?
proliferation of intimal cells and deposition of collagenous or mucinous material - thickening of interlobular arteries
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what are the pulmonary changes associated with systemic sclerosis?
interstitial pneumonitis, alveolar fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension from endothelial dysfunction (cor pulmonale - right heart hypertrophy / failure)
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what are the heart changes associated with systemic sclerosis?
peridcarditis with effusion, perivascular lymphoid infiltrates, arteriolar thickening, interstitial fibrosis - restrictive cardiomyopathy
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what is the pathogenesis of RA?
1. mediated by activated CD4 T cells - production of cytokines and activation of macrophages and B cells 2. IgM targets IgG (RF) at the Fc portion (type III) 3. antibodies against citrullinated peptides or T cell response against peptides
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what occurs in the joint space during RA?
activated macrophages, lymphocytes, neutrophils release degradative enzymes and inflammation (IL-1, TNF)
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what is a pannus?
granulation tissue, synovial and inflammatory cells, fibrous CT
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RA nodules contain what type of tissue?
fibrous tissue with palisading macrophages and central necrosis
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what is the cause of death with RA?
disease complications of amyloidosis, vasculitis, drug therapy (bleeding, infection)
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what is mixed connective tissue disease?
1. overlapping features of SLE and systemic sclerosis 2. specific antibody to RNP 3. minimal renal disease

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