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Flash cards for Immunology Test 2

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Name the 4 ways in which an antibody can nuetralize or eliminate pathogens   Label, lyse, recruit, block  
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Which immunoglobulins do eosinophils bind to   IgG and IgE  
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What is IL-4 used for   maturation of IgE and B cell proliferation  
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TGF-beta is used for what   Immune suppression  
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TNF-alpha is used for what and what is it released by   Brings in nuetrophils and eosinophils and is released by macrophages  
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name the three cells used in ADCC   eosinophils, mmacrophages (monocytes), nuetrophils, and NK's  
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Are killing mechanisms of the macrophages oxygen dependant or independant   dependant  
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Which enzyme in the macrophage killing mechanism is most likely to be deficent   NADPH oxidase  
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Which chemical, released by macrophages, tends to cause tissue damage   hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)  
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What are properties of cytotoxic T-cells   CD8+, work with MHC class I's, and has the FAS ligand that attaches to the FAS receptor on target cell  
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Which chemicals to cytotoxic T-cells release in order to punch holes in bacteria   Perforin and TNF  
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CD3   found on T-cells, used for proliferation  
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CRP   acute phase reactive protien, becomes elevated in reactions  
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CXCR4   receptor for chemokines  
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CTLA-4   used to INACTIVATE T-cells  
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Which cell types do Th2 T-cells cause proliferation of   eosinophils and mast cells  
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Th1 releases INF-gamma, what does this do   maturation of macrophages AND inhibits Th2 T-cells AND makes IgG  
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Which two molecules do NK-cells use to destroy labeled cells   NO, granzyme and perforin  
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CD4 and CD25   found on regulatory T-cells and used for suppression  
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Which chemokine do NK cells release   INF-gamma for the maturation of macrophages  
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A lack of nuetrophils in the body will present as recurrent infections from what type of agent   fungal  
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List 4 of the functions of INF-gamma   T-cell development, NK cell development, MHC class I activation, and Macrophage development  
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List two of the functions of INF-alpha/beta   MHC class I activation and block viral replication  
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Can an allergy be caused by something that someone HASN'T been exposed to yet   NO  
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What is a hapten   small molecules hat on their own CANNOT initiate a immune response, but bind to other cells (sometimes self) to cause a reaction  
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FceR1 is associated with which hypersensitivity reaction   Type 1  
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Which cells are FceR1 found on   basophils, macrophages, and mast cells  
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What needs to happen before a Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction can occur   APC takes in antigen, presents to Th2 cell, IL4 and IL13 are relased to cause lots of IgE to be madeThere is also a proliferation of B-cells and roduction of antibodies  
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Besides binding of IgE on mast cells, what else is needed to release histamine   cross-linking  
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Wheal and Flare is associated which hypersenesitivity   Type 1  
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Alergic Rhinitis is only foudn where   NASAL MUCOSA, anywhere else is NOT allergic rhinitis  
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Doe antibiotics have the ability to act as haptens? and what hypersensitivity reaction woudl this cause   YES and Type I  
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Which immunoglobin dominates Type II reactions   IgG (subtype 1 and 3 activate compliment)  
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When are type 2 hypersensitivities seen   blood tranfusions  
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Goodpastures is what type of hyeprsensitivity rxn   type 2  
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Myasthenia gravis is which type of hypersensitivty   type 2  
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Coombs and ELISA are used to diagnose which type of hypersensitivity rxn   type 2  
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Will a single epitope and single antigen be able to form a type 3 hypersensitivity rxn   NO, requires multiples of each one  
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Arthus reaction is what   immune complexes formed OUTSIDE of blood vessels,  
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Serum Sickness is what   immune complexes formed INSIDE blood vessels  
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis *farmers lung* is which type of hypersensitivity rxn   Type III  
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Raji test is used to diagnose which hypersensitivity   TYpe III  
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What takes place in the sensitization stage of a Type IV   antigen is taken up and presented to the T-cells at the lymph nodes  
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What takes place in the effector stage of a TYpe IV   a second exposure causes a reaction to occur  
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FcyRIII is associated with which hypersensitivity rxn   type 3  
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What are three mechanims used in immunological tolerance   Clonal deletion, clonal anergy, and supression  
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Is natural clonla deletion 100% effective in out bodies   no  
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Which cell type is primarily responsible for suppression   T-regulators  
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Hypoparathyroidism, canditis, and addisons are all associated with which disease   polygrandular syndrome  
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What is polygrandular symndrome, which hypersensitivity rxns are occuring and when is the the first manisfestation   autoimmune reaction against multiple endocrine glands, Types I II and III and first appears in childhood  
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ANA (antinuclear bodies) are associated with...   Lupus  
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What's occuring in insulin -dependant diabetes   Autoantibodies against beta cells in the islets of langerhans  
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Autoantibodies against ACh receptors cause which disease   myasthenia gravis  
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Rhuematoid Factor   antibody that forms against the Fc region of IgG  
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DMARD's, NSAIDS, steroids, and OMT are all used to treat what   Rhuematoid arthritis  
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Warm antibodies are found at what temps and associated with which immunoglobulin   above 37 and IgG(make up about 70% of hemolytic anemia)  
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Cold antibodies are foudn at what temps and associated with which immunoglobulin   below 37 and IgM  
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Which two autoimmune diseases will result in a hypothyroid state   hashimotos and addisons  
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Which autoimmune state will result in a HYPERthyroid state and why   Graves, due to up regulation of TSH receptors  
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Does Ulcerative colitis progress in a 'patchy' progression   No, moves distal to proximal w/o leaving any areas uncovered  
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Which disease has intermittent patchs of inflammation throughout the GI tract   Crohns  
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Giant cell arteritis, Wegners Granulomatosis and HenochS -Schonlein purpura are all examples of which disease type   Vasculitis  
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Blistering disease of skin and mucos, with autoantibody against keratinocytes   Pemphighus Vulgaris  
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Pulmonary Hemorrage, Glomerulonephritis and rxns against basment membranes   Goodpastures  
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Difference between primary and seocndary immunodeficency   primary = genetic/inheritedsecondary = caused by external factors  
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What is the main presentation of X-linked agammaglobulinemia   lack of mature B-cells  
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Most common immune deficency   IgA  
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Low platelets and eczema are indicatie of?   Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome  
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ADA and PNP deficnecies can lead to what common disorder   SCID  
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A mutated cytokine receptor gamma chain gene coudl cause which immune deficnecy   SCID  
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Triad of congenital heart disease, hypocalcemia, and low T-cells   Degeorge syndrome  
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Difference between extrinsic and intrinsic defects in intracellualr killing by phagocytic cells   Extrinsic = outside of the cell (receptors, compliment etc...)Intrinsic = intercellular mechanisms liek NADPH oxidase  
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Hereditary angioedema is what   defect in compliment, where too much compiment means too much bradykinin, and too much kinin/plasmin  
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Chronic Granulomatus Disease is....   Lack of NADPH oxidase, onset around 2, recurrent/persistent infections, usually X-linked  
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B2-integrin defect will cause what disease and by what mechanism   Luekocyte adhesion deficency by not allowing nuetrophils to leave the blood stream  
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'sis'   growth factor, has a GOF mutation  
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erb B, erb B-2, HER2/neu   Growth factor receptors, have GOF mutations  
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ras and Abl   signal transducers, have GOF mutations  
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myc   transcription factor, have GOF mutations  
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bcl-2   programmed cell death regulator, GOF mutation  
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Rb1   controls cell division, LOF mutation  
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BRCA1 and BRCA2   DNA repair genes, have LOF mutation  
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p53   cell cuicide gene, have LOF mutation  
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PLACenta-specific 1 (PLAC-1)   Tumor specific antigen (means there is for sure cancer)  
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)   - tumor assicated, colon cancer  
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Alpha-fetoprotien   - tumor associated, liver cancer  
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CALLA (CD10)   - tumor associated, leukemia  
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)   - timor associated, prostate cancer  
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Tyrosinase   - tumor associated, melanoma  
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Ca-125, HE4   - tumor associated, ovarian  
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Lack of RBC's, WBC's, and high IgG   Plasma cell myeloma, tumor in bone marrow  
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M-band is associated with   Plasma cell myeloma  
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What is Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia   accumulation of clonal B-cells arrested in differentiation. Most common luekemia in western countries  
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Azathioprine   blocks prolifertion of lymphocyte precursors  
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Mycophenolate mofetil   blocks proliferation by inhibting GUANINE neucleotide sythesis  
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Rapamycin   blocks proliferation of lymphocytes by inhibiting IL-2 signaling  
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Corticosteroids   reduce inflammation by inhibiting macrohage cytokine secretion  
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Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies   depletes T-cells  
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Anti IL-2 receptor antibody   INhibits T-cell proliferation  
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CTLA-4 Ig   inhibits T-cell activation by blocking B7 costimulator binding to CD28  
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What are the primary targets in Graft vs Host disease,   GUT, SKIN, LIVER and LUNGS  
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How do cyclosporin and tacrolimus work   block T--cell proliferation by reduction of cytokines  
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What is expressed at low levels on trophoblastic cells   MHC class I's  
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People with Hep C would be given which cytokines in order to stop the infection from spreading   INF - aplha and Beta  
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Difference between active and passive immunization   Active - given part of the virus or other immunological material in order to intiate a responsePassive = preformed antibodies  
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Examples of diseases for which active inmmunization is used   Small pox, HPV, and Polio  
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example of a disease in which preformed antibodes are used   rabies or tetanus  
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What is an Adjuvant   a substance that non-specifically enhances the immune response to an antigen  
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What is the site of respiration in bacteria   cell membrane  
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What is an inclusion body   storage granules and gas vacuoles  
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Lysosomes reside where in the bacteria   cell wall  
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PCN, cephalsporin, and vancomycin all target what in a bacteria   cell wall  
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Do gram positive bacteria have endotoxins? Can they cause shock   no and yes  
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Porins are seen on gram positive or negative   Only on gram negatives  
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What color does the gram positive bacteria stain   purple  
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Give an example of Wall-less bacteria   mycoplasma  
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Give an exmaple of Acid Fast bacteria   mycobacteria  
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Sprial bacteria are gram negative or gram positive   gram negative  
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how quickly can a new generation of baceria be made   every 20min  
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Chemiosmosis is seen as what in bacteria   protons that are ejected out of the cell druing respiration, which then create a enerygy gradient which drives protons back into the cell and generates ATP  
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When the cell needs reducing power, which molecule becomes hydrolyzed   ATP  
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What are facultative anerobes   grow anerobically w/o oxygen and aerobically w/ oxygen  
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Aerotolerant refers to   bacteria that will tolerate oxygen but grow fermentatively  
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Neisseria and pseudomonas   strict aerobes  
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clostirdium   oligate anaerobes  
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E. Coli   facultative anaerobes that require some ammonium salt to grow  
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Strepptococcus   aertolerant and require a complex medium to grow on  
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Which molecule is reponsible for activating NAM and NAG   UDP (uridine diphosphate)  
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Autolysins   break glycosidic bonds of the ppg and peptide cross links  
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Transglycosidases   insert and link monomers into the new ppg  
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Tranpeptidases   reform peptide links  
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Bacteria secrete siderophores for what reason   iron chelating compounds to bring in iron  
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B-lactams (penecillin, cephlasporin, and carbepenems)   stop the transpeptidases from working and thus last binding step cannot occur  
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Vancomycin   bind to peptdes of ppg monomers and block transglycosiases  
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Bacitracin   blocks dephosphorylation of bactoprenol phophates  
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Cycloserine   blocks addtion of dipeptide to UDP-NAM  
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Fosfomycin   prevents NAM from forming  
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Tetracycline and Aminoglycosides   30s inhibitors  
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Macroludes and chloramphenicol   502 inhibitors  
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Polymixins   Interact with phopholipids and destory cytoplamsmic membrane  
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Trimethoprim and Sulfonamides   Both are folate antagonsit  
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Rifampin   targets RNA synthesis by binding to RNA polymerase  
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Fluoroquinolones and Metronidazole   target DNA synthesisMetronidazle is for annerbic conditions  
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Which gene transfer method picks up free genes from the environment   transformation  
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which gene transfer method uses a formed pilae to tranfer genetic material   conjugation  
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which gene tranfer method uses viral plasmids to transfer genetic information   transduction  
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B-lactamase and aminoglycoside both under go what process by antibiotic resistant bacteria   degredation  
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Tetracycline undergoes what process caused by resistant bacteria   ejection via an efflux pump  
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Cephlasporin is rejected by resistant bacteria by what mechanism   reduced uptake  
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An overproduction of target receptors by bacteria effects the usefulness of which drug   sulfonamides  
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Macrophages release which two IL's and what do they do   IL-12 and IL-18m which activate NK cells  
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What percentage of the population in industrialized countries is afflicted with allergies   25-30%  
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Which allergy form is the most common and biggest money maker in pharmacueticals   Type 1  
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In a type one reaction, which IL's are released by the mast cell and what d they cause   IL4 - more IgE IL5 - B-cell gorwthIL6 - inflammatory mediator IL8 and IL9 - LATE stage inflammtory mediators  
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Which has a longer life, mucosal or connective tissue mast cells   connective tissue, also have more histamine  
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What is the major cell type in LATE PHASE type 1 reactions   eosinophils  
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Type 2 anti-Desmoglein 3 reactions are responsible for what disease   Pemphigus  
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Elisa and Coombs test are used to diagnose which hypersensitivity   TYpe 2  
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While a Type 1 (histamine response) will be blanchable, which hypersensitivity rxn will be NON-blanchable   Type 3  
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The immune complexs formed in a Type 3 will cause the aggragation of platelets and release of lysosomal enzymes which have what effect on endothelial cells   Causes them to shrink and/or contractOverall increases vascular permiability  
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endocarditis, malaria, leprosy and SLE can all lead to which hypersensitivity rxn   Type 3  
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granular anti- immunoglobulin immunofluorescence staining is used to diagnose which hypersensitivity   Type 3  
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Mantoux PPD testing is done for which hypersensitivity rxn   type 4  
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May be rapidly fatalIg and complement deposits commonPlasma exchange and corticosteroids - plasma exchange can help ‘dilute’ out the reactive antibodies   Goodpastures  
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Primarily effects facial muscles, mastication, expression muscles, and swallowing   Myashthenia Gravis  
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