Which antigen is an important contributor to Autoimmune dz
HLA antigen
What are 3 main causes of autoimmune disease
Genetics, Immune dysregulation, Enviornmental
What are the 4 mechanisms to control self-reactive lymphocytes
List 4 clinical presentations of of Sjogren disease
Having sjogren’s disease inc. the risk of__________cancer by_______fold
lymphoid, 10
What is the mechanism of lymphoma dvlpment in sjogren’s disease
Clonal expansion of B cells > Hyper-activated B cells
Which drug treats sjogren’s disease by depleting B cells
Rituximab
Which drug treats sjogren’s disease by targeting BAFF
Belimumab
List 2 infectious disease that can cause xerostamia
HIV, Hep C
Xerostomia inc. the risk of what kind of infection
Oral candidiasis
What are 3 histopathological features that can be seen in age related reduced salivary flow
The histopathological feature of epimyoepithelial island can be found in what dz
Sjogren’s dz
Sialosis (Sialadenosis) is the__________of salivary acini
enlargement
What disease is associated w/ duct obstruction, often due to salivary calculi & low grade ascending infection
Chronic SialaDENITIS
Which 2 histo features can be seen in sialolithiasis (salivary stones) ?
concentric layer surrounding the stone, periductal inflammation
What is associated/secondary sjogren’s dz
Sjogren’s dz with other systemic involvement
Sjogren’s dz most commonly occur at age >_____
40
A score of >=_____ in Sjogren’s disease classification criteria is sufficient to diagnose sjogren’s syndrome
4
What collagen type is found in bones ?
Type I ONLY
(Ccortical/cancellous) bone is more active
cancellous
Bones w/out________will be brittle
Collagen
Bones w/out________will be bendy
Ca