Hypersensitivities
Still hyper-sensitivity
Immunodefficiency
Misc
100
This is the common name of type 1 hypersensitivity.
What is an allergy?
100
This class of drug (named after its target receptor) can be used to relieve symptoms of allergies, but it's not a cure.
What are antihistamines?
100
When our immune cells are under-functioning and our cells have mutations, this could take hold in the body.
What is cancer?
100
This theory states when people grow up without getting dirty/infected as kids, we will get more immune disorders and hypersensitivities.
What is the hygiene hypothesis?
200
This type of antibodies are associated with allergies.
What is IgE?
200
During this process, (we hope) IgG will be built up in the body to rapidly bind up and neutralize allergens.
What is desensitization therapy?
200
When a non-identical allograft is done, we actually want the patient to be this....that way the chance of rejection is lower.
What is immunosuppressed?
200
Some good can come from type four hypersensitivity, like this test.
What is tuberculin skin test? (ppd)
300
This is a common way of diagnosing type 1 hypersensitivities.
What is skin testing or patch testing?
300
In type III hypersensitivity, these are formed eliciting a strong neutrophilic response.
What are immune complexes? (Ag-Ab cross-linking)
300
Using TNF inhibitors will decrease this (normally helpful) phenomenon in many autoimmune diseases.
What is inflammation?
300
This procedure will actually result in a change in a person's blood DNA.
What is a bone marrow transplant?
400
During the sensitizing dose, IgE is created and will be bound by these receptors on these white blood cells.
What are IgE (Fc) receptors and Mast cells?
400
A person with type B- blood may have antibodies against this/these blood glycoproteins.
What are A and Rh?
400
Although there are several other genetic causes, defective CD4 receptors may cause this disorder.
What is SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency)?
400
This is the molecular component that causes most of the actual damage during Type 2 hypersensitivity and destroying RBCs
What is complement? (classical complement pathway)
500
During the provocative dose, this is the rapid process of events. (this is more than just a simple term....explain it)
The allergen is bound by multiple IgE antibodies on a mast cell, causing the mast cell to degranulate and release histamine, creating allergy symptoms.
500
This is why people with type AB+ are universal acceptors.
What is identification of all RBC surface markers as "self"?
500
A bone marrow transplant with CCR5 delta 32 stem cells can potentially eradicate this from the body.
What is HIV?
500
Remember my favorite graph? It was from a 1993 paper by this immunologist and national treasure.
Who is Dr. Anthony Fauci?