Guarantee
Associate with T-cell antigen receptor
role in TCR signal transduction
CD4 - ansT helper, monocytes, macrophages, T reg
CD8 - ansThymocyte subsets, cytotoxic T cells
CD16 - ansmacrophages, NK cells, neutrophils
low-affinity Fc receptor for antibody
mediates phagocytosis and ADCC
CD19 - ansB cells, follicular dendritic cells
part of B cell coreceptor with CD21
signal transduction molecule that regulates B cell development and activation
,CD21 - ansB cells, follicular dendritic cells, subset of immature thymocytes
Receptor for complement component C3d
part of B cell coreceptor with CD19
CD56 - ansNK cells, subsets of T cells
Spleen - ansLargest secondary lymphoid
Red pulp - ansmore than 1/2 total volume
destroys old RBCs
White pulp - ans20%
lymphoid tissue arranged around arterioles in a periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)
intrahepatic bile ducts
Rheumatic fever - ansstreptococcal antibodies that cross-react with cardiac tissue
,Scleroderma - ansantinuclear antibodies
anti-SCL70
anticentromere antibody
connective tissue
Sjogren's syndrome - ansantinuclear antibodies
rheumatoid factor
antisalivary duct antibodies
antilacrimal gland antibodies
eyes, mouth
Type 1 diabetes mellitus - ansanti-insulin
islet cell antibodies
anti-IA-2 and anti-IA2BA
Antibody to glutamic acid phosphatase (GAD)
complete or nearly complete deficiency in insulin
, thyrotoxicosis - ansexcess of thyroid hormones
thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAbs) - ansMajor antibodies
involved in the pathogenesis of Graves disease
bind to TSH receptor and mimic action of TSH resulting in uncontrolled receptor
stimulation with excessive release of thyroid hormones
islets of Landerhans - ansmasses of cells within the pancreas that secrete hormones,
mostly insulin (alpha & beta cells),glucagon & somatostatin (delta cells) directly into interstitial
fluid & blood
tissue transglutaminase (tTG) - ansintestinal enzyme that converts the glutamine
residues in gliadin to glutamic acid
graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) - anscomplication of bone-marrow transplantation in
which lymphoid cells from donated tissue attack the recipient and cause damage to skin, liver, GI
tract, and other tissues
Allelic polymorphism - anspresence of two or more different genetic compositions
among individuals in a population