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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Pathophysiology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
- Mediators: IgG ... Mechanism of Action: IgG ... they activate complement ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE ... infiltration of IgG4 ... dysfunction PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement ... • Classification
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
autoimmune antibodies (IgG ... activates the complement ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy ... #Immunology #pathophysiology