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WVSOM -- Immuno/Micro -- Cancer and Immunology

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What is oncogenesis?   unconroled cellular expansion  
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What promotes oncogenesis?   mutations thru increase of function or loss of function  
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What happens to function with uncontrolled cellular expansion   increase or gain of function  
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What is an oncogene?   any gene of viral or cellular origin that contributes to malignant transformation of cells when mutated or abnormally expressed  
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What is a proto-oncogene   any oncogene normally found in the mammalian genome  
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What is sis?   growthfactors that stimulate cells to grow. Leads to overproduction of prlatelet-derived growthfactor  
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What are the 3 growth factor receptors?   erb B, erb B-2, HER2/neu  
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What do mutations in growth factor receptors do?   mutations cause them to always be ON.  
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When is mutations in HER2/neu gene amplicifcation seen?   breast CA  
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where are mutations of erb adn erb B-2 seen?   epidermal growth facter and is most common  
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What do mutations in signal transducers result in?   they are turned on. common ones are ras, and Abl  
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What do mutations in transcription factors result in?   they control which genes are active. Mutations result in over activity. Seen in lung CA, leukemia, lymphoma and a number of other cancer types. Myc is most common  
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What do programmed cell death regulators result in?   BCL-2; prevent cell from committing suicide so when abnormal cells don't die  
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What is the knudsen 2-hit model?   first hit is inheriting one allele of Rb1 mutated tumor suppressor gene and the second hit is a random mutation in the other Rb allele. seen in retinoblastoma  
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What are fusion proteins?   joining of 2 ore more genese which originally coded for sepearte proteins. Results in a single polypeptide with functional properties derived form each of the original proteins; Bcr-Abl  
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What are the requried cellular traits for malignant transformation?   self-sufficiency in growth signals; insenstiviity to growth-inhibitory signals; evasion of apoptosis; defects in DNA repair; limitless repliciation potential (telomerase) sustained angogenesis; ability to ivade and metastasize  
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What is immune surveillance   concept that the immune system routinely monitors "self" for aberrant cells  
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What are danger signals in immune surveillance?   hypoxemic stress; physical pressure; virally infected  
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What antigens are involved in immune survellance?   viral proteins; fusion proteins; aberrantly expressed proteins  
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Why does the immune system fail against cancer?   lack of antigenicity of tumor; tumro-induced immunosuppression; loss of tumor MHC antigens; immune system is "evolutionary pressure"  
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What is the effectiveness of immune surveillance   spontaneous regression of soem tumors; lymphoid infiltrates of many tumors; tumors arise due to immunosuppression; new immunotehrapies cause tumor regression; paraneoplastic syndroms; cancer more common in old age  
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What cells are MHC Class I found?   nucleated cells  
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Where are class II MHC found?   macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells (aka APC)  
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What is the way for a viral infected cell to be recognized?   MHC Class I (CD8+ cytotoxic T cell mediated)  
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what does happens if tumor antigen is not unque?   paraneoplastic peripheral neuropthaty  
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What will inbit NK T-cell killing of tumor cells?   MHC Class I receptors on the target cell. It will inhibt NK T-cells  
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What is TSA?   Tumor-specific antigens; any production is productive. can be a target for the immune system (MHC)  
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What are tumor-associated antigens?   A molecule that may be associated with specific tumors– TAAs may elicit cellular and/or humoral immune responses against the tumor, but rarely defend the host against the tumor  
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What is carcinoembryonic antigen?   TAA for colon cancer  
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What is alpha-fetoprotein?   TAA for liver cancer  
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What si CALLA   TAA for leukemmia  
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What is Prostate specific antigen?   TAA for prostate cancer  
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What is tyrosinase?   TAA for melanoma  
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What is CA-125, HE4   TAA for ovarian cancer  
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What does monoclonal antibody treatment do?   stimulates the immune system to attack tumores (anti-CTLA4, anti-cd20, anti HER2)  
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What is imunomodulated antigen delivery?   (vaccine like) provenge for prostate cancer stimulates a patietn's immune system against prostate cancer  
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What is adoptive cellular therapy   helpign the immune system fight and/or recognize cancer. isolate lymphcytes from blood or tumor infiltrate; expand lymphocytes by culture in IL-2; transfer lymphocytes into patient with or without systemic IL-2; tumor regression  
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What are the drawbacks of adoptive cellular therapy?   very high danger and does not work much. Treatment of last resort  
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How do dendritic Cell vaccines for cancer immunotherapy work?   Autologous Dendritic celsl are loaded with tumor antigens and cytokines. they are then infused into patient ti induce anti-tumor immune response  
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What are the problems with dendritic cell vaccines?   source of teh DC (plasmacytoid or vyeloid) antigen idetnifcation and preparation; route of administration; immune monitoring; side effects  
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how does monoclonal antibody therapy work?   attack tumor OR stimulates immune response (anti-CTLA4)  
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What are the limitations to antibody immunotherapy   inadequate penetration into tumor if tumor is target; inappropriate binding to normal cells; immunogenicity of the antibody;  
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What is a humanized antibody?   type of monoclonal antibody that have been synthesized using recombinant DNA technology to circumvent the clinical problem of immune response to foreign antigens. Fab from the mouse.  
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