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Immunodeficiency
DiseasesZiad Elnasser, MD, Ph.D
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Immunodeficiency Disorders
Primary (inherited) vs Secondary(external)
Genetics.
Polymorphism. Polygenic factors.
Infection and tumor types.
Diagnosis and Treatment.
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Infections provide Clues to the Type of Immunodeficiency
When healthy people get infected?
Repeated and unusual infections.
Encapsulated bacteria and Ab deficiency. Staph, G-, and fungi with Phagocytes.
Neisseria and Complement.
Intracellular bacteria, viruses (including
oncoviruses), protozoa with T cell deficiency.
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Causes of Primary Immunodeficiency Mutations
SCID (INF receptor, rag, Zap70)
Autosomal (Rag)
X-linked ( chain, hyper IgM syndrome) deaths in maternal
uncles).
Digeorge syndrome (chromosomal translocation) Polymorphism: Many allelic forms of the same gene, eye
color, HLA, cytokines and HIV, MBL, HbS and Malaria.
Polygenic disorders: Genetics and environment (CVID)
IgA deficiency (the most common) and celiac disease. Recurrent infections in the respiratory tract.
Autoimmune diseases.
Anti-rheumatic and anticonvulsant drugs.
Specific antibody deficiency.
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Diagnosis
Recurrent unusual infections.
Failure to thrive, diarrhea, unusual rash
and family history of neonatal death.
Low level of total lymphocytes.
Antibody deficiency comes later.
Exclude secondary causes.Ab levels, C, phagocytes.
Genetics testing ,carriers.
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Treatment Aim to prevent infection.
In mild cases antibiotics prophylaxis.
Ig replacement therapy, differ from Igimmunosuppression.
Prions risk.
Stem cell trasplantation in SCID.
No live vaccines.
Prophylaxis against PCP.
Gene Therapy:
Identify the mutation first. Regulate inserted gene.
Safe gene delivery.
Insertional mutagenesis concern.
Does not work in older children.
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Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases
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Secondary Immunodeficiency
HIV.
Extreme of age.
Drugs. Malignancy.
Nutrition.
Causes infection and malignancy.
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HIV i f ti
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HIV infection >60 millions, 3m die/y, 1/2m children.
Virus structure and pathophysiology. Mechanism of antiviral drugs, vaccines?
Entry
Retrovirus structure. Envelope proteins role (Gp 120, Gp41).
Role of CD4 and their location.
CCR5 and CXCR4 role ,Sexual vs non. Reverse transcription: So diverse.
HIV latency and transcription.
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The Immune Response to HIV
Highly infectious virus.
Long latency and infectivity.
Macrophages produces INF- not effectiveAbs produced used for Dx, not effective.
Abs against exposed parts effective, T cells.
CTLs are not effective. >105 viruses,antigen variation and Abs
can,t keep up.
Apoptosis.
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The clinical Features of HIV infection
HIV seroconversion illness, more CCR5
damage less CD4 cells.
Asymptomatic stage of HIV, balance
between viral producion and T cell
production.
Opportunistic infections, fall of CD4 cells.
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Factors Affecting Outcome of Infection
Genetic factors, polymorphism in CCR5 R.
HLA heterozygous advantage.
Vaccines:
Abs does not have beneficial effect.
Only against exposed epitopes, and IgA. CTL response by recombinant vaccines.
Genetic variations among ethnic people.
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Treatment
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
(HAART), combination of drug Rx.
RT inhibitors: Nucleoside analogues.
Protease inhibitors.
Fusion inhibitors.
Toll like receptor binding drugs.
IL-2 with HAART and sterilizing Immunity.
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Other secondar Imm nodeficiencies
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Other secondary Immunodeficiencies
Extremes of age.
Young: Nave cells, Low Abs.
Aging immune system: memory cells, replicative senesence,
CMV oligoclonality, less vaccine response, infection,
malignancy.
Stress:
Infection: Malaria, measles, Rubella,
Drugs: Corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs,
immunosuppressive drugs, anticonvulsants.
Nutrition: Zinc and Mg++ deficiency, B-cell malignancy.
Kidney disease: Nephrotic syndrome, diarrhea.
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