Autoimmunity Semester III Course Title Immunology Unit III
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Autoimmunity Semester : III Course Title : Immunology Unit : III Staff In-Charge : Prof. T. Antony Diwakar Chandran
HORROR AUTOTOXICUS: LITERALLY, THE HORROR OF SELF-TOXICITY. A TERM COINED BY THE GERMAN IMMUNOLOGIST PAUL EHRLICH (18541915) TO DESCRIBE THE BODY'S INNATE AVERSION TO IMMUNOLOGICAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Basically means immunity to self A condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
Immune recognition and injury of self tissues (autoimmunity) results from a loss of self tolerance.
T cell tolerance
Mechanisms of peripheral T cell tolerance Anergy
Activation induced death
T cell mediated suppression
Central B cell tolerance
Peripheral B cell tolerance
Molecular Mimicry May Contribute to Autoimmune Disease • Analogy between the M protein of straptococcus species and the proteins present on heart valves (rheumatic fever) There Is Evidence for Mimicry Between MBP and Viral Peptides Since the encephalitogenic MBP peptides are known, the extent to which they are mimicked by proteins from other organisms can be assessed. For example, one MBP peptide (amino acid residues 61– 69) is highly homologous with a peptide in the P 3 protein of the measles virus. In one study, the sequence of another encephalitogenic MBP peptide (66– 75) was compared with the known sequences of a large number of viral proteins.
Rheumatic fever
Inappropriate Expression of Class II MHC Molecules Can Sensitize Autoreactive T Cells The pancreatic beta cells of individuals with insulindependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) express high levels of both class I and class II MHC molecules, whereas healthy beta cells express lower levels of class I and do not express class II at all.
Release of Sequestered Antigens Can Induce Autoimmune Disease Myelin basic protein (MBP) is an example of an antigen normally sequestered from the immune system, in this case by the blood-brain barrier. In the EAE model, animals are injected directly with MBP, together with adjuvant, under conditions that maximize immune exposure. Release of testicular antigen /accident Cataract surgery
Polyclonal B-Cell Activation Can Lead to Autoimmune Disease Gram-negative bacteria, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are all known to be such polyclonal activators, inducing the proliferation of numerous clones of B cells that express Ig. M in the absence of TH cells. If B cells reactive to self-antigens are activated by this mechanism, auto-antibodies can appear. • Rag weed polysaccharide • Phytohemagglutinin
Genetic Defects Ø Ø (a) Apoptosis: - Fas or Fas. L defect SLE (b) Association with MHC Class II e. g. R. A. & DR 4, SLE & DR 3, IDDM & DQ - single at posn. 56, Asp protects, other s IDDM 19
Ag modification, e. g. by Drugs: Ø Ø -Me-Dopa altered synth. of Rh ag AIHA(auto immune hemolytic anemia) Procainamide nucleosomes histone, - DNA SLE 20
Grave’s Disease
Myasthenia Gravis
Hashimoto’s disease (thyroiditis) Lungs of a patient with Goodpasture’s
Multiple Sclerosis MS patients can have autoantibodies and/or self reactive T cells which are responsible for the demyelination
Sjogren’s Syndrome
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