Vasculitis Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Vasculitis Pathogenic mechanisms has 2 forms
A
- Immune-mediated inflammation
- Direct vascular invasion by infectious
pathogens.
2
Q
Immunosuppressive therapy can be function for which type of vasculitis
A
immune mediated vasculitis
3
Q
Immune-mediated Vasculitis types
A
- circulating Immune complex deposition: SLE
- attacks endothelium
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
( antibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of neutrophils) - Anti-endothelial cell antibodies: Kawasaki
disease - Autoreactive T cells
*T cells directed against normal antigen
4
Q
Wegener granulomatosis disease is associated with type of immune mediated vasculitis
A
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
- Antiproteinase-3 (PR3-
ANCA), c- ANCA:
5
Q
What’s is PR3
A
neutrophil
azurophilic granule
constituent