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Immunity Flashcards

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What does HIV stand for

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Why is HIV known as a retrovirus

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it possess RNA and reverse transcriptase which can make DNA from RNA- a reaction that is the reverse of that carried out by transcriptase

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What is the difference between HIV and AIDS

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-HIV is a virus while AIDS describes the condition caused by infection with HIV

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Describe how HIV is replicated

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-attachment proteins attach to receptor on t-helper cell
-RNA enters cell
-reverse transcriptase converts RNA to DNA
-HIV DNA inserts into host DNA
-uses human enzymes (transcription and translation) to make copies of RNA and proteins
-Viral protein assembled and released

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Symptoms of HIV

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-low number of T-helper cells
-less antibodies which causes infection more

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What does HIV cause

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AIDS

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How is HIV diagnosed

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measure T helper cell count in blood

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Pathogen

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Microorganism that causes disease (bacteria, virus and fungi)

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Immunity

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When the bodies defence mechanisms overwhelm a pathogen and destroy it.

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What are the 2 types of defence mechanisms

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-General, immediate defences (skin, phagocytosis
-Specific responses (T-cells, B-cells)

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Antigens

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part of an organism that is identified as non-self that triggers an immune response

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What are 4 materials that the body can recognise as non-self

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-Pathogens
-Cells from other organisms
-Toxins
-Abnormal body cells (cancer)

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Phagocytosis

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-Pathogen secretes chemicals and phagocyte detects them
-Pathogen binds to a receptor
-membrane binds to the pathogen in a vesicle as a phagosome
-Phagosome binds to the lysosome turning into a phagolysosome
-Lysozymes hydrolyse pathogen
-waste material leaves via exocytosis

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Describe how phagocytosis of a virus leads to presentation of its antigens

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-phagosome fuses with lysosome
-Destroyed by lysozymes
-antigen is displayed on the cell membrane

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Describe how presentation of a virus antigen leads to the secretion of an antibody against the antigen

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  • Helper t-cells bind to the antigen
    -stimulates a specific B cell
  • B cell clones
    -Forms plasma cells that release antibodies
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Describe how HIV is replicated once inside helper T cells

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-RNA converted into DNA using reverse transcriptase
-DNA inserted into nucleus
-DNA transcribed to HIV mRNA
-HIV mRNA translated into viral protein

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Describe how a phagocyte destroys a pathogen present in the blood

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-Engulfs
-forming vesicle and fusing with lysosome
-Enzymes hydrolyse

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Give two cells other than a pathogen that can stimulate an immune response

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-abnormal body cells (cancer)
-Cells from other organisms

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What is the role of the disulfide bridge in forming the quaternary structure of an antibody?

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Joins two different polypeptides

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Explain how HIV affects the production of antibodies when AIDS develops in a person

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  • less antibodies produced
  • because HIV destroys T helper cells
    -Fewer B cells activated
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What response do T cells produce

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Cell mediated

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What response do B cells produce

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Humoral

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What is the cell mediated response

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-pathogen invade body cells
-phagocyte places antigen on cell surface
-receptor on T helper fits antigen
-activates rapid mitosis of T cells
-Stimulates: memory cells to develop, phagocytes, B cells and cytotoxic cells

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What is a cytotoxic T cell

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Kill abnormal cells and body cells by producing perforin that makes hole in the cell surface membrane
-Useful against viral infections

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What is the humoral response

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  • B cells produces from the cell mediated response
    -Clonal selection
    -B cells differentiate into Plasma cells and memory cells
    -Plasma cells secrete antibodies
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Describe how B-lymphocytes respond when they are stimulated by antigens.

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divide by mitosis / form clones;
produce plasma cells;
(plasma cells) make antibodies;
(plasma cells) produce memory cells;

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Agglutination

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Group of antibodies clump together the pathogens making them easier to locate and stimulate phagocytosis

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Monoclonal antibodies

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Antibodies produced from a single clone of B cells

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Active immunity

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Produced by stimulating the production of antibodies by the individuals own immune system through exposure to antigen or pathogen

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What are the 2 types of active immunity

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Natural and artificial

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Natural active immunity

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results from an individual becoming infected under normal circumstances and the body producing its own antibodies and memory cells

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artificial active immunity

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following the introduction of a weakened version of the pathogen or antigen via vaccine

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Passive immunity

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Produced by the introduction of antibodies from an outside source, no memory cells are formed so immunity isn’t lasting

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example of passive immunity

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antibodies passed on to a foetus through the placenta
-through breast milk to a baby

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vaccination

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a small amount of weakened or dead antibody or pathogen is introduced in the mouth or by injection

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What does the introduction of a vaccination do

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-exposure to antigen stimulates B cells to go through clonal expansion and differentiation
-B cells undergo mitosis to make large numbers of cells which differentiate into plasma cells and memory cells
-B memory cells can rapidly divide into plasma cells upon reinfection with the same pathogen to make large numbers of antibodies

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Describe the features of an effective vaccination programme

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  • suitable vaccine, economically available to most of the vulnerable population
  • few side effects to prevent people from refusing the vaccine
  • means to produce, store and transport the vaccine
  • means of effectively administering vaccine
  • possible to vaccinate majority of vulnerable population - herd immunity
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Herd immunity

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Once a large enough percentage of a population is vaccinated this will protect the unvaccinated individuals as it’s hard for the pathogen to spread

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why is herd immunity important

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because it’s never possible to vaccinate everyone in a large population such as babies and young children because their immune systems aren’t fully functional

39
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Explain why vaccination rarely eliminates a disease

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  • vaccination does not cause immunity in some individuals
  • individuals develop disease immediately after vaccination before immunity is reached
  • pathogen mutates so vaccines no longer cause effective immunity - antigenic variability
  • many varieties of a pathogen so impossible to develop vaccine to all
  • some people may be against vaccination for religious, ethical or medical reasons
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Antigenic variability

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If a pathogen has a high mutation rate and the genes of the pathogen change leading to the antigen on the cell surface being different the antibodies produced will no longer be effective

41
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Discuss the ethical issues associated with vaccination programmes

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  • use of animals in development of vaccines
  • side effects that may cause long term harm
  • whom should vaccines be tested on?
  • should vaccination be compulsory
  • should vaccination continue when disease incidence is low
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How can lymphocytes distinguish between self and non self cells

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The proteins that make up the cells are different as they have variety and a highly specific tertiary structure

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What is the structure of an antibody

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-4 polypeptide chains
-1 pair light/ 1 pair heavy
every antibody has a specific binding site to form antigen antibody complex (variable region)

44
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What ways can monoclonal antibodies be used in medical treatment

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-monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer by attaching to receptors to stop the rapid uncontrolled growth
-Medical diagnosis- by looking at the levels of antigens produced in things such as cancer
-pregnancy tests- Measured the hcg production

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Direct monoclonal antibody therapy

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-cancer can be treated by monoclonal antibodies which are designed with a binding site that’s complimentary to the antigen
-while the antibodies are bound to the cancer antigen, this prevents chemical binding to the cancer cells which enable uncontrolled cell division
-which prevents growth

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Indirect monoclonal antibody therapy

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-antibodies have drugs attached to them that are complementary to the cancer cell
-drugs are therefore delivered directly to the cancer cells and kill them which reduces side effects from chemotherapy and radiotherapy

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The Elisa test- pregnancy test

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-first mobile antibody, complimentary to the antigen being tested for has a coloured dye attached
-a second antibody complimentary in shape to the antigen is immobilised in the test
-A third antibody is immobilised an is complimentary in shape to the first antibody

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The elisa test

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-Add the test sample from a patient to the base of the beaker.
-Wash to remove any unbound test sample.
-Add an antibody complementary in shape to the antigen you are testing the presence of in the test sample.
-Wash to remove any unbound antibody.
-Add a second antibody the is complementary in shape to the first antibody, and binds to the first. The second antibody has an enzyme attached to it.
-The substrate for the enzyme, which is colourless, is added. This substrate produces coloured products in the presence of the enzyme.

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What does the presence of colour in the elisa test indicate

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the presence of the antigen in the test sample and the intensity of the colour indicates the quantity

50
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What are ethical issues linked with the use of monoclonal antibodies

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-The production of monoclonal antibodies involves the induction of tumour cells into mice
-There have been deaths associated wit the use of monoclonal antibodies when been used for treatment
-When testing for new drugs healthy volunteers have suffered multiple organ failures probably due to the production of T cells overproducing chemicals

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Why are antibiotics ineffective against viruses

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There are no metabolic processes or cell structures to disrupt. Viruses have a protein coat rather than a cell wall and so don’t have sites for antibiotics to work. when viruses are within an organisms own cells antibiotics cannot reach them.

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