LE 4 Flashcards
Applied Immunology (299 cards)
Which organ can regenerate after donation removal?
Liver
What are some lifestyle diseases that are increasingly prevalent?
DIABETES or HYPERTENSION
Diabetes and Hypertension will have detrimental effects on kidney and lead to
hypertensive nephroscelrosis
Types of grafts and differentiate
autograft - transplant from another part of the body
isograft - transplant between genetically identical individuals (twins)
allograft - transplant between the same species
xenograft - transplant between different species
Why is the rate of rejection high in animal transplants to humans?
Needs constant immune suppression
What is the normal position of the kidney?
T12-L3
The kidney is attached to which blood vessels
aorta and inferior vena cava
Where is the donated kidney placed during a kidney transplant?
Iliac fossa
during transplantation of donated kidney what blood vessels are attached to donated kidney for optimum blood flow
renal artery and renal vein
What is considered the gold standard of transplantation due to its low rejection rate?
HLA-Identical
Types of MHC pairing and define
HLA - identical - 2 identical alleles
HAPLO - identical - 1 identical allele
HLA - different - NO identical allele/s
What is the chance of rejection in HLA-Identical transplantations due to HLA recombination?
<1% population
What type of HLA pairing has one allele the same?
Haplo-Identical
In which type of HLA pairing are all alleles different?
HLA-Different or Non-Identical
Why are immunosuppression drugs needed in most transplantation cases?
Most cases are done between unrelated donors (HLA- different)
mHC rejection rate
slow and minor rejection
most common/predominant Ag in mHC
H-Y Ag
(Other Ags can be found on Autosomal Chromosomes)
mHC is commonly found in what gender
males
mHC is found where
protein membrane
What causes minor histocompatibility (mHC) rejection?
Single nucleotide polymorphism/ Slight polymorphism
Which antigens cause a T-cell response in minor histocompatibility reactions?
H-Y Ag
Typical reaction of mHC
Tcell response (CD4, CD8)
Explain the concept of single nucleotide polymorphism
recipient does not have the same nucleotides as the donor, causing it to be taken to Tcell = cell lysis
OR,
graft of activated T cell attacks and causes cell lysis
What percentage of kidney rejections is due to MICA?
11%