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What are the poly clonal IgG against human T-lymphocytes?

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Anthihymocyte globulin

Atgam; thymoglobulin

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What are the co-stimulatory molecutles?

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muromonab-CD3

Belatacept

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What are the CD-25 inhibitors?

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Daclizumab

Basiliximab

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What are the CD52 inhibitors?

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Alemtuzumab

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What are the calcineurin inhibitors?

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Cyclosporine
Tacrolimus
Pimecrolimus

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What are the nuclear transcription inhibitors?

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Methylprednisolone

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What are teh mTOR inhibitors?

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Sirolimus

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What are teh cell cycle disruptors?

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Mycophenolate mofetil
Azathioprine
MEthotr4exate
Cyclophosphamide

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What is the point of cancer chemotherapy outside of anti-cancer?

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controlling proliferation of T cell populations

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release of what cytokine leads to T cell proliferation and clonal expansion?

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IL-2

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What is induction?

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at time of transplantation; relatively intense; prolonged use of prohibitively toxic; may include donor specific transfusion or irradication as drug alternative

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What is maintenance?

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lower potency; tolerable in choric use; not with out side effects
ususally have tripple durg therapy
may recive only 1-2 drugs
can have long term toxicity

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what are the three drugs uszed in maintenacne?

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Calcineurin inhibitor
anti-proliferative
steroid

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What is rescue?

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intense, effective

chrinically intolerable; applied in response to rejeciton episode

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What are the 9 ways to block T cell activation?

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1) block CD3 tcell receptor
2) surface receptor target; CD28-CD80/86
3) inhibiting calcineurin– cant activate NFAT (nuclear factor of activated transcription)
4) block transcriptional regulation of pro-inflammatory genes
5) block CD25 with monoclonal antibodies
6) inhibiting mTOR
7) inhibit cell ceycle (2 ways)
- a) CD 52 recetpor– ADCC tagging
- b)target the Tcel lvia polyclonal IgG against human T-lymphocytes

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what are the ways that monocolonal antibodies can act on a t-Cell?

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antagonism
signalling
CDC
ADCC

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What are the types of monoclonal antibodies?

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murine
chimeric
humanized
human

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What drugs act via antagonism?

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Infliximab (ligand)
omalizumab (ligand)
natalizumab (receptor)
davlizumab (receptor)

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What drug acts via signalling?

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TGN1412 (acts as a CD28 superagonist)

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What drug acts via CDC and ADCC?

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Alemtuzumab

rituzximab

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What are these patients recieving these drugs at risk for>

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opportunistic infections and secondary maligancies, lymphoma and skin cancer

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What are calcineurin inhibitors?

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act by blocking calcineuring from activating NFAT, and not allowing it to enter the nucleus
which is the first phase of T-cell activation
functionally associated with ion channel regulation, receptor signalling, cell secretions etc
-each bind to specific proteins that aid in calcineurin fucntioning.
cyclosporine A - cyclophilin
tracrolimus to FK binding protein 12

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Which of the calcineurins inhibitors is most potent?

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tacrolimus compared to cyclosporine

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what toxicity is related to calcinurine inhibitors?

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Renal Toxicity
doe/dependent nephrotoxicity
HTN (cardiovascular)
Neurotoxicity (Tacrolimus)
gingival hyperplasia (cyclosporine)
Secondary malignacies (lymphomas and skin cancer)
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What is the mechanism of action for Cortiosteroids?
bind to the GR (glucocorticoid receptors) and the receptor-lingand complexes translocate to the nucleus and bind to coactivators to inhibit HAT in two ways.
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What are the two ways of inhibiting HAT?
1) recruiting HDAC2 - reverses the histone acetylation (suppresion of inflammatory genes) 2) directl inhibition
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What do the corticosteroids produce?
Neutrophila (^porduction; Vapoptosis) Esoinopenia (^apoptosis) monocytopenia (^apoptosis)
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What are the adverse effects of corticosteroids?
-one of hte most potent classes of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs -protein metabolism dysfuntion (myopathy, impaired wound healing etc) -increased susceptibility to infection -hypercorticism (cushing's sundrome) -menstrual irregularity -hyperglycemia -hypercholesterolemia etherosclerosis fat embolism, thrombosis, thromboembolism, phlebittis neurologic effects - insomnia, depression, anxiety skin atrophy-
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What is the mechanism of mTOR inhibitors?
bidns to FKBP12 (like tacrolimus) but inhibits activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) - inhibits second phase of activation: signal transduction adn clonal proliferation of T-cells - prevents B-cell differentiation into antibody-producting cells, decreasing the levels of IgM, IgG, and IgA
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What are mTOR inhibitors synergistic with?
cyclosporine (in vivo and in vitro)
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What is a mTOR inhibitor and what are its adverse effects?
Sirolimus -dose-related hyperlipidemia thrombophlebitis, thromboembolism (pulomary DVT) anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypokalemia, fecer and diarrhea HYP ***hepatotoxicity (fatal!!!!!)*** opportunistic infections and secondary malignancies
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What are the cell cycle disruptors?
micophenolate mofetil azathioprine cyclophosphamide methotrexate
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What is the mechanism of micophenolate mofetil?
a cell-cycle disruptor blocks IMD and interupts DNA synthesase affects primarity T adn B lymphocytes (cant synthesize GMP via salvage pahtway)
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What are the side effects of micophenolate mofetil?
constipation, diarrhea, dyspepsia and nausea/vomiting myelosuppression (neutropenia)- infrequently infections and tumors
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What are the advantages of mycophenolate mofetil?
- blocks the secondary antibody responses mediated by memory B cells - selective effect on lymphocyte proliferation, unlike azathioprine or methotrexate - no chromosomal breaks
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What is the mechanism of azathioprine?
extensive metabolic conversion: 6-mercaptopurine (anti-cancer drug), 6 thioguanine -a purine antagoinst; 6thio-IMP converted to 6-thi-GMP and is incorporated into DNA and stops cell cycle
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What is the mechanism of 6 thoguanine triphosphate?
blocks co. stimulation of T cells to promote apoptosis in IL-2 stimulated memory T cells. - inhibits RAC1 - blocks CD28 co. stimulation
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What category is azathioprine in?
D
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What are the adverse effects of azathioprine?
-decreased warfarin leves (V INR values) TPMT inhibiotn by 5-aminosalicylates (^ azathioprine toxicity) -mild GI upset ^ risk of skin cancer, esp with UV exposure
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What enzyme test should be done on patients who are going to take azathioprine and what should be canged due to the results?
TPMT enzyme levels check; with deficent levels, azathiprine dose should be reduced
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What is the cyclophosphamide mechanism?
must be metabolically actiated is an alkylating agent and produces DNA cross-linds (intrastrand adn interstrand) -effects B cells more thand T cells
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What are the adcerse effects of cyclophosphamide?
dose limiting toxicity of--- Hematologic hemorrhagi cysits due to acrolein (metabolic by product) -CV adn pulmonary issues -long term use-- fertility issues
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What is the mechanism of methotrexate?
- a diyhydrofolate reductase inhibitor - polyglutamated in cytoplasm to increase retention - cause accumulation of AICAR
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What is the purpose of AICAR accumulation?
inhibits ADA and AMP deaminase-- adenosine accumulation
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What are the effects of adenosine accumulation?
anti-inflammatory via AR on cells like macrophages to V IL-12, TNF-alpha, MIP-1a, and nitric oxide, also ^ IL-10 and VEGF (both anti-inflamnatory) -also leads to decreased Th1 and Th2 developemnt due to IL-12 release by DCs
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What does methotrexate inhibit?
s-phase specific inhition | -tissues with high rate of cellular division (most snesitive)
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What are the toxic effects of MEthotrexate? and is premedication requried?
- darrhea, N/V - premedication may be necessary (5HT3 antagonist and corticosteroid) - Hematologic Toxicity - Elevated hepatic enxmes - Hepatotoxisity - infections and neurologic syndrome - a teratogen
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``` Corticosteroids Drugs: Mechanism Route of admistration Route of Excreation Useage (maintaince or indcution) establish organ rejection..? ```
1) predinsone; methylprednisolone 2) antiinflammatory; inhibition of IL-2 production 3) IV/PO 4) Hepatic 5) Maintenance immunotherapy 6) Established rejection pulsed high-dose
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``` Calcineurin inhibitors Drugs: Mechanism Route of admistration Route of Excreation Useage (maintaince or indcution) establish organ rejection..? ```
1) Cyclosporine; Tacrolimus 2) IL-2 bloackade; ihibitionof T-lymphocyte activation adn proliferation 3) IV/PO variable 4) Hepatic (CYP) 5) Maintenance immunotherapy 6) Ineffective
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``` IL-2 Recetptor antagonist Drugs: Mechanism Route of admistration Route of Excreation Useage (maintaince or indcution) establish organ rejection..? ```
1) Basiliximab; Daclizumab 2) bloackade IL-2 receptor 3) IV 4) - 5) Induction agents for > 70% of de novo transplantation 6) Ineffective
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``` Anti-lymphocyte antibodies Drugs: Mechanism Route of admistration Route of Excreation Useage (maintaince or indcution) establish organ rejection..? ```
1) Muromonab; Thymoglobulin 2) Anti-CD3 antibody; Anti-thymocyte Globuline-- Deplete CD3 and Cells 3) IV 4) - 5) Induction agents for > 70% of de novo transplantation 6) Established rejection
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``` Cell cycle and mTOR inhibitors Drugs: Mechanism Route of admistration Route of Excreation Useage (maintaince or indcution) establish organ rejection..? ```
1) Azathioprine; mycopheonolate; sirolimus 2) purine antagonist; purine biosynthesis inhibiotr; inhibition of IL-2 driven cell-cycle progression 3) IV/ PO; sirolimus- PO only 4) A & M Renal; S Hepatic (CYP) 5) maintenacne immunotherapy 6) ineffective
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what drugs are contranindicated in breastfeeding?
``` cyclosporine tacrolimu azathioprine methotrexate cyclophosphamide ```
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What categorey is MTX? and what are the other cell cycle disruptors?
cat X; cat D
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What are the three monoclonal antibodies that casue cyokine relase upon infusion?
alemtuzumab, muromonabe-CD3, and TGN1412
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What does alemtuzumab recognize?
CD52 on T cells, efficient complement- dependent lysis of lymphocytes
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What does Muromonabe target?
CD3 on Tcell receptor comples
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What does TGN1412 targert?
CD28
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What is TGN1412
a superagopnist, that co-stimulates activation of naive T cells

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