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9.29 Immunity 2 Flashcards

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What are external defenses associated with innate immunity?

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  • physical barriers

- chemical barriers

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innate immunity: examples of physical barriers

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  • SKIN
  • mucus
  • cilia
  • coughing
  • sneezing
  • peristalsis
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innate immunity: examples of chemical barriers

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  • tears
  • saliva
  • nasal secretions
  • ear wax
  • nasal hair
  • stomach acid
  • other bodily secretions
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internal defenses are classified as:

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  • soluble factors

- cellular components

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What are the soluble factors of internal immunity?

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  • complement system
  • cytokines
  • chemokines
  • acute phase proteins
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What are the cellular components of internal immunity?

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  • neutrophils
  • monocytes/macrophages
  • NK cells
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How do the internal defenses of innate immunity recognize pathogens?

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recognize repeating patterns of molecular structure common to certain pathogens (PAMP)

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What are PAMPs?

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Pathogen
Associated
Molecular
Patterns

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PAMPs are limited in

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variability

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readily ingest and kill pathogens to protect the body against infection

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phagocytes

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What are the primary phagocytes of internal defenses?

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  • neutrophils

- monocytes/macrophages

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Where do phagocytes come from?

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emigrate from the blood into tissues where infection is located

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Each phagocyte has a specific _______

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effector function

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What are the phagocytic leukocytes in INNATE immunity?

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  • neutrophils
  • monocytes/macrophages
  • eosinophils
  • basophils
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Which of the leukocytes are not associated with innate immunity?

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lymphocytes

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Why are lymphocytes not associated with innate immunity?

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They are the B and T cells associated with adaptive immunity

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Where are neutrophils produced?

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bone marrow

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When do neutrophils die?

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  • after phagocytosis

- accumulation of dead debris forms pus

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Neutrophils are the predominant ____ in peripheral blood and increase dramatically with ____ and _____

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  • WBC
  • infection
  • inflammation
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Monocytes mature into

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What do monocytes do?

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  • filter debris produced by neutrophils

- kill damaged bacteria that was too large for the neutrophils

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Where are eosinophils produced?

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How do eosinophils kill organisms?

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release contents of granules to kill organisms

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Where are eosinophils commonly seen?

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  • allergic responses

- parasitic infections

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the "-phils" are all called
granulocytes (they have a granular appearance)
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Basophils are found here
stem cells
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Basophils contain ____ and work with _______
- histamine | - mast cells
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Basophils have a major role in
allergic responses
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The acute phase response occurs when high levels of these are produced
pro-inflammatory cytokines
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acute phase response: systemic effects
- fever - blood vessel occlusion - mobilization of energy from muscle and fat stores
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What is produced during the acute phase response
proteins (i.e. fibrinogen, CRP, mannose binding)
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What is the most important protein produced in the acute phase response?
C-reactive protein (CRP) present in high numbers with a systemic inflammatory response
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Where is CRP produced?
liver
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What is the complement system?
30 proteins that interact in a cascade and aggregate to damage the membranes of microbial cells
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the complement system facilitates movement of leukocytes to the area via ____
chemotaxis
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How do the leukocytes make a pathogen vulnerable to phagocytosis?
- coats the surface | - formation of a cyst or tubercle walling off infection from the body
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MAC =
membrane attack complex
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What does the MAC do?
- creates a pore in the cell of antigen to allow Na+ and fluid to enter - leads to cell lysis
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What class are NK cells?
large lymphocytes, but distinct from T and B cells
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function of NK cells
kill cells infected with viruses and other pathogens as well as tumor cells
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How do NK cells work?
express activating and inhibitory receptors on their surfaces that interact with ligands on the target cell decide whether to detach and move on or stay and fight
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What is the role of erythrocytes and platelets in the immune response?
clearance of immune complexes
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Erythrocytes and platelets interact with this system
complement system

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