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Immuno6 Flashcards

Cytokines

1
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What cytokines are secreted by macrophages?

A 
IL-1
IL-6
IL-8
IL-12
TNF-a
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What cytokines are secreted by ALL T cells?

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IL-2

IL-3

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3
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What cytokines are secreted by Th1 cells?

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Interferon-gamma

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4
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What cytokines are secreted by Th2 cells?

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IL-4
IL-5
IL-10
also IL-6

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IL-1

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  • Fever & Acute Inflammation
  • Activats endothelium to express adhesion molecules
  • Induces chemokine secretion to recruit leukocytes
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IL-6

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  • Fever

- Stimulates production of acute-phase proteins

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7
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IL-8

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MAJOR CHEMOTACTIC FOR NEUTROPHILS

“Clean up on aisle 8”

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IL-12

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  • Induces differentiation of T els into Th1 cells

- Secreted by Macrophages and B cells

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TNF-a

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  • Septic Shock mediator
  • Activates endothelium
  • Causes leukocyte recruitment, vascular leak
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IL-2

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-Stimulates growth of helper, cytotoxic, and regulatory T-cells

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IL-3

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  • Supports growth and differentiation of bone marrow stem cells
  • Functions like GM-CSF
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Interferon-gamma

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  • Activates Macrophages and Th1 cells
  • Suppresses Th2 cells
  • AntiViral & AntiTumor properties
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IL-4

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  • Induces differentiation into Th2 cells
  • Promotes growth of B-cells
  • Enhances class switching to IgE & IgG
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IL-5

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  • Promotes differentiation of B cells
  • Enchances class switching to IgA
  • Stimulates growth and differentiation of Eosinophils
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IL-10

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  • Modulates inflammatory response
  • Inhibits actions of activated T-cells and Th1
  • Secreted by Th2 and Tregs
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16
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What other cytokine has similar properties of IL-10?

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TGF-ß

17
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Induces chemokine secretion to recuit leukocytes.

A

IL-1

18
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Functions like GM-CSF.

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IL-3

19
Q

Suppresses Th2 cells.

A

Interferon-gamma

20
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Enhances class switching to IgE and IgG.

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IL-4

21
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Stimulates production of acute-phase proteins.

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IL-6

22
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Inhibits actions of activated T-cells and Th1.

A

IL-10 & TGF-ß

23
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Enhances class switching to IgA.

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IL-5

24
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Activates NK cells.

A

IL-12

25
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Major chemotactic factor for neutrophils.

A

IL-8

26
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Mnemonic for IL1-IL5 functions.

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"Hot T-Bone stEAk"
IL-1: Fever (hot)
IL-2: stimulates T cells
IL-3: stimulates Bone marrow
IL-4: stimulates IgE production
IL-5: stimulates IgA production
27
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What is the function of Interferons (alpha, beta, gamma)?

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-Place uninfected cells in an AntiViral state

28
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Interferons MOA.

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-Induce production of a ribonuclease that inhibits viral protein synthesis by degrading mRNA

29
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What Interferons inhibit viral protein synthesis?

A

alpha & beta

30
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What does Interferon-gamma do to fight off viruses?

A

INcrease MHC I and MHC II expression and antigen presentation in ALL cells

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