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Microbial pathogenesis III
ONU med micro r-anderson
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
09/23/2011

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Direct damage
Definition
microbe does the damage
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indirect damage
Definition
product microbe makes does the damage
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types of direct damage
Definition
cell lysis and tissue damage
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types of indirect damage
Definition
enzymes and toxins
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types of toxins
Definition
endotoxins and exotoxins
Term
endotoxins made by ___
Definition
all gram- bacteria
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exotoxins made by ___
Definition
some gram+ and - bacteria
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all toxins cause damage to host cell through ___
Definition
altering physiology of certain tissues
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Number of different endotoxins
Definition
1 Lipid A
Term
number of different exotoxins
Definition
>200
Term
exotoxins are what kind of macromolecule
Definition
proteins
Term
How Lipid A is introduced into a cell
Definition
gram- cell is phagocytized by leukocyte and degraded by lysosome, releasing Lipid A
Term
Lipid A stimulates production and release of ___
Definition
interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor
Term
interleikin-1
Definition
resets thermostat of hypothalamus to higher temperature - fever
Term
tumor necrosis factor
Definition
multiple pathways can damage capillaries and causes fluid loss and disseminated coagulation
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ways endotoxins can be lethal
Definition
shock, disseminate intravascular coagulation, acute respiratory distress syndrome
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shock
Definition
massive fluid loss results in heart failure
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
Definition
multiple organ failure from damage to multiple capillary beds from clotting
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acute respiratory distress syndrome
Definition
fluid loss in lungs blocks gas exchange
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two subunits of exotoxins
Definition
receptor and toxin
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receptor of exotoxin
Definition
binds to specific cell type
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toxin of endotoxin
Definition
changes physiology of cell
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general types of exotoxins
Definition
neurotoxins, enterotoxins, cytotoxins
Term
neurotoxin example
Definition
botulism toxin
Term
botulism
Definition
blocks release of acetylcholine from motor end plates
no muscle fiber depolarization
Term
enterotoxin example
Definition
cholera toxin
Term
cholera toxin
Definition
binds to large intestine epithelium and activates adenylate cyclase which is synthesized into cyclic AMP (cAMP)
Term
cAMP
Definition
alters membrane permeability to reverse osmolarity gradient
draws H20 and ions out of epithelial cells
Term
how botulism causes death
Definition
flaccid paralysis - death from inability to breath
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how cholera causes death
Definition
death from rapid dehydration
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cytotoxin example
Definition
diptheria toxin
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diptheria toxin targets what structures?
Definition
pharynx and heart
Term
diptheria toxin binding site
Definition
elongation factor and inhibits protein synthesis
Term
death from diptheria by
Definition
necrotic tissue in pharynx dislodging and blocking glottal opening or heart failure
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immunopathy
Definition
microbial pathogen stimulating an immune response that causes damage
Term
microbe that uses cell lysis
Definition
all lytic viruses
phinovirus, rotavirus
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intracellular bacteria examples
Definition
chlamydia, rickettsia
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common enzyme damaging pathogens
Definition
staphylococcus and streptococcus
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