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1
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rejection

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damage done by immune system to a transplanted organ

2
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autologous transplant

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tissue returning to same individual after a period outside body, usually in frozen state

3
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syngeneic transplant

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transplant between identical twins

also called isograft

4
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allogeneic transplant

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takes place between genetically non-identical members of same species
always risk rejection

5
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cadaveric transplantation

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use organs from dead donor

6
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xenogeneic transplant

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between different species

highest risk rejection

7
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criteria for solid organ transplantation

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good evidence damage is irreversible
alternative treatments not applicable
disease must not reccur

8
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minimising chance of rejection

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donor + recipient ABO compatible
recipient must not have anti-donorHLA anitbodies
donor close as poss HLA match to recipient
immunosuppression therapy

9
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complications of transplantation

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graft rejection 
graft vs host disease
infection 
neoplasm 
drug side effects 
disease recurrence
10
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is immunosuppresion required for cornea transplant

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no - doesnt become vascularised

11
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hyperacute rejection

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within mins/hrs
preformed antibodies to ABO/HLA
antibody binding triggers TII H.S
graft destroyed by vascular thrombosis

12
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preventing hyperacute rejection

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careful ABO and HLA crossmatching

13
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acute rejection

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within days/weeks
TIV H.S
donor dendritic cells stimulate allogenic response in local lymph node - T cells proliferate and migrate to graft
HLA incompatibility main cause

14
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acute rejection vs accelerated rejection

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accelerated: 2-5days, pre-sensitised T cells
acute: 7-21days, newly sensitised T cells

15
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immunology of graft rejection

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afferent phase: donor MHC molecules on dendritic cells within graft recognised by CD4+ T cells (allorecognition)

efferent phase: CD4+ T cells recruit effector cells: macrophages, CD8+ T cells, B lymphocytes, NK cells

16
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chronic rejection

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months-years
element of allogenic reaction often mediated by T cells (can result in repeated acute infection)
may be caused by recurrence of pre-existing autoimmune disease

17
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tolerance and transplantation

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no response to alloantigens on transplanted tissue but response to pathogens is not affected

18
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tissue typing techniques

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HLA typing

HLA cross matching

19
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HLA cross matching

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B cells from donor blood (chosen as express HLA class I and II) mixed with recipient serum

ensures recipient has not made any antibodies to donor antigens

20
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SCT

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heamapoeitic stem cells used to restore myeloid and lymphoid cells

21
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autologous SCT

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marrow removed, frozen and reinfused after chemotherapy

minimual immunologic risk

22
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alllogenic SCT

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very high risk

indications

  • haematological malignancy with no other Rx options
  • 1ry immunodeficiency e.g. SCID
  • where myeloid cell production is reduced/notably abnormal cells e.g. aplastic anaeima
23
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stem cell sources

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bone marrow: aspirated with donor under GA
peripheral blood: donor treated with colony-stimulating factors to inc number circulating stem cells
cord blood: immature lymphocytes less likely to cause reaction

24
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SCT conditioning

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high dose chemotherpay
high dose radiotherapy

destroy recipient stem cells and allow engraftment of donor cells

25
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problems with xenotransplantation

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  • non-primate species have gal-a1,3-gal sugar side chains which all humans have antibodies against –> hyperacute rection
  • xenotransplant organs activate recipient complement