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Transplantation Surgery

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Drug that revolutionized transplantation   Cyclosporine  
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What percentage of donor candidates/families are approached regarding willingness to be a transplant donor?   84% approached, 44% yes  
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Antigen   a molecule that can interact with the immune system  
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Antibody   peptides produced by B lymphocytes that attach to foreign material and aid in removing it from the body  
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Antigen presenting complex (APC)   - is a cell that displays foreign antigen complexed with MHC on its surface. T-cells may recognize this complex using their T-cell receptor (TCR)  
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Major Histocompatibility complex (MHC)   genes expressed on the surface of cells which display fragments of molecules from invading microbes to a T cell that has the ability to kill or coordinate the killing of the microbe  
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Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA)   are encoded by the MHC genes (another name for MHC)  
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Cytokines   Circulation peptides that influence behavior of the immune system (IL-2, IL-6, TNF-alpha)  
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T-cell receptor   a protein complex of T lymphocytes that can identify MHC molecules  
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CD4 lymphocytes   Interact with APC MHC II molecules via the TCR to release cytokines (primarily IL-2)  
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CD8 T lymphocytes   Interact with MHC class I molecules (that contain foreign peptides) and can directly kill the foreign cell  
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Allogeneic   "of the same species"  
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Crossmatch   a test for determining tissue compatibility between a transplant donor and a recipient prior to transplantation using recipient's serum and donor lymphoctyes (or other donor cells)  
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Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA)   Preexisting antibodies that will react against HLA antigens in the serum of a potential allograft recipient  
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Tolerance   A state of immune acceptance without immunosuppression. Immune system is actually regulating itself.  
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MHC I binds with   CD8 T cell  
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MHC II binds with   CD4 T cells  
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MHC Class I antigens are found on   nearly all cells. Class II antigens found primarily on APC's  
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How many pathways are there of allogeneic recognition?   2. Direct and Indirect  
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Direct Pathway   T-cells and their receptors identify allogeneic major histocompatibility complex (MCH) molecules. This generates CD8 T Cells which cause attack an organ and cause rejection  
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Indirect Pathway   CD4 T cells recognize donor MHC peptides after presentation by APC’s (APC’s pick up peptides shed from transplanted organs)  
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Main foreign substances   blood type antigens, HLA  
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Intracellular pathways that create immune response   Just teh T cell receptor interacting alone doesn't affect the immune system enough to get a huge immune response. Have to have costimulation  
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Three types of rejection   Hyperacute (immediate, due to preformed antibodies, within a few minutes transplanted organ gets black), Acute (most often occurs 5-90 days after transplant mediated by Tcells), Chronic (Chronic allograft vasculopathy)  
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Immunosuppression   Different drugs are used for immunosupression (OR, maintenance therapy, acute rejection meds)  
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____is treated with steroids/antilymphocyte preparations for a period of several days   Acute Rejection  
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ATGAM   polyclonal antibody used primarily for steroid-resistant acute rejections. Not preferred, serum sickness/anaphylaxis can occur  
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OKT3 success with reversal of acute rejection   94%  
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Real important cytokine   IL2  
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Good cytokines for stopping rejection   IL4, IL10  
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Corticosteroids MOA   Inhibit macrophage migration and APC function; Inhibits gene expression of IL 1,2,3,6, TNF alpha and IFN gamma  
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Which immunosuppressant suppress bone marrow as an AE?   Azathioprine (Imuran)  
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Which immunosuppressant is used in maintenance therapy?   Cellcept  
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BIG AE's Tacrolimus   Nephrotoxicity and Diabetes; moreso than cyclosporine. However, it is more effective than cyclosporine at preventing acute rejection  
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Cellcept and prograft   common combo for maintenance therapy  
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Complications of immunosuppression   Infections, cancer (squamous cell skin cancer most common)  
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Organ protection   Hyothermia, preservation solution, continuous perfusion devices  
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Warm ischemic time   Kidneys (3 days), Livers (2 days), Pancreas (24 hours), Hearts (6 hours)  
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Lung organ ischemic time   <8 hours; require a specific perfusion/preservation solution  
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Donor Contraindications of renal transplant   HIV, hx of malignancy, active infections, hx of HTN  
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Where is the kidney transplant put?   Right ileac fossa  
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Transplant vs dialysis   Transplants have better outcome and cost less; patients are more independent with transplants  
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Indications for kidney transplants   ESRD from: DM, glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney dz, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, SLE, interstitial nephritsi  
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Acute rejection tx   OKT3 and steroids  
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Transplantation of the pancreas requires   y segment of iliac vessel  
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Pancreas Transplantation indications   Type I Diabetes (usually done simultaneously with kidney transplant)  
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Small bowel transplantation indications   short gut syndrome dependent on TPN as a result of (IBD, Necrotizing enterocolitis, malrotation, trauma)  
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Complications of heart transplants   Complications: right heart dysfunction, brady arrhythmias. Tachycardia is seen in acute rejection  
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5 year surivival of heart transplant   70%  
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___ accounts for the majority of early morbidity/mortality of lung transplants   infectious complications (pneumonia)  
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