PP Immunology Flashcards
(109 cards)
Which cytokines do Th cell stimulate?
Everything other than IL-1
Which cytokine do macrophages stimulate?
IL-1
Which enlarged lymph nodes are most likely malignant?
Supraclavicular
Epitrochlear ( above elbow)
Inguinal
What is CD8?
T(killer) or T(suppressor) cell
Respond to MHC-1(self)
Which of your cells express MHC-1?
All except RBC and platelets
What is CD4?
Th cell
Respond to MHC-2(non-self)
What type of immunity does TH1 provide?
Cell-mediated
What type of immunity does TH2 provide?
Humoral
What do B cell deficiency patients die of?
Bacterial infection
What is Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia?
Kids w/ B cell that don’t differentiate into plasma cell => low Ab
What is Bruton’s Agammaglobulinemia?
Young adults w/ defective Tyrosine Kinase => no Ab
X-linked recessive ( boys)
What is Job-Buckley Syndrome?
Redheaded females
Stuck in IgE stage
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Multiple osteolytic lesion
IgG
u light chains
Rouleax
What is Heavy Chain Disease?
IgA and multiple myeloma of GI tract
What is selective IgG2 Deficiency?
Recurrent encapsulated infections
What is selective IgA deficiency?
Transfusion anaphylaxis
Mucous mm infection
What is Hairy Cell Leukemia?
Fried egg/ sunburst appearance
TRAP +
What is Ataxia Telangiectasia?
Low IgA
Neuro problems
What is hyper IgM syndrome?
High IgM
Low all other Ab
What do T cell deficiency patients die of?
Viral infection
What is DiGeorge Syndrome?
No thymus / inferior parathyroids
Low Ca
What is Chronic Mucocutaneus Candidiasis?
Te cell defect against C. albicans
Chronic infection
What is SCID?
No thymus
Frayed long bones
Baby dies by 18mo
What is Wiscott-Aldrich?
Low IgM Low platelets High IgA Eczema Petechiae