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Name the four types of hypersensitivity reactions.
IgE dependent mast cell activation
Antibody-dependent reaction
Deposition of antibody complexes
Antibody-independent T-cell mediated reactions
Give examples of Type I hypersensitivity
Atopic disorders
Drug hypersensitivity
Give examples of Type II hypersensitivity
Lysis - Transfusion reactions, cold hemolytic anaemia, Goodpastures, Pernicious anaemia
Phagocytosis - Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia, ABO, Rh disease, ITP
Antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity - helminths, NK cells
Surface receptors - Graves, Myasthenia gravis
Give examples of Type III hypersensitivity
SLE
Serum sickness
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Give examples of Type IV hypersensitivity
PPD, MS, Tuberculous granuloma
Contact dermatitis
What are the two types of antibody-dependent reactions in type II hypersensitivity?
Complement dependent
Complement independent
Give examples of complement independent reactions
Cell-mediated cytotoxicity
Antibodies against receptors
Give examples of complement dependent reactions
IgG mediated lysis - chemotactic activation of neuts via complement - C5a
IgM mediated lysis - antibody activates complement directly
Phagocytosis - C3b
What tests are used to evaluate Type II hypersensitivity?
Direct Coombs test
Indirect Coombs test
What test is used to evaluate Type III hypersensitivity?
Immunoflourescent staining
What test is used to evaluate Type IV hypersensitivity?
Patch testing
Quantitative T cell counts
Mitogenic assays
What types of Type IV hypersensitivity exist?
Delayed reaction hypersensitivity - CD4 mediated cytokine injury
Cell-mediated cytotoxicity - MHC I molecules with CD 8
What type of reaction is Granulomatous TB? How does it occur?
DRH
Cytokine mediated injury
What type of reaction is contact dermatitis?
DRH and cell-mediated hypersensitivity