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what does the adaptive immune response consist of?

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cell mediated responses and antibody (humoral) responses

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what cell drives cell mediated immunity?

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T cells

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what does cell mediated immunity involve?

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activation of macrophages, natural killer cells and antigen specific helper and cytotoxic t lymphocytes

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what do B cells produce and drive?

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produce antibodies and drive humoral immunity

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what is immunological memory?

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each pathogen is remembered by a signature T cell and or B cell receptor

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describe how the kinetics of adaptive immunity arise?

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arise following innate immune responses
usually >4-7 days following infection

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what are the 3 main receptors in adaptive immunity?

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T cell receptors
B cell receptors (immunoglobulins Ig)
major histocompatibility complex (MHC proteins)

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where are T cells derived and where do they mature?

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derived from bone marrow and mature in thymus

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what do T cells give rise to?

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cellular immunity

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what do T cells recognise?

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peptides present by APCs through T cell receptor

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what does the diversity in T cell receptor allow?

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respond to numerous antigens
T cell repertoire

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what is the function of t helper cells? (CD4+)

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help support other immune cells fight threat

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what do cytotoxic T cells do? (CD8+)

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destroy our own ells which have become infected (usually virus related)

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what do regulatory T cells do?(tregs)

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regulate or suppress other cells in the immune system

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what do all T cells start as?

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nieve t cells

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what is CD8+ T cells?

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co receptor that binds to MHC I

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what is CD4+ T cells?

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co receptor that binds to MHC II

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what is CD3?

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co receptor involved in activation of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

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what are the 2 types of T cells?

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a and b chains
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g and y chains

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what type of T cells are majority of T cells?

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a and b chains

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what is the role of y and g chain T cells?

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role unknown but suggest innate function
(5%)

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what are the 2 regions of the chain of T cell receptor?

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constant region
variable region

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what are the 3 gene segments encoded in the variable region?

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v (variable)
d (diversity)
j (joining)

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where are V,D and J gene segments of the variable region of the receptor found?

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V = both a and b
D = b chain only
J = both a and b

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how are genes rearranged? what is this driven by?
somatic recombination driven by RAG (recombinase) enzymes
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how many combination are there for V(D)J gene?
3X10^11
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what region has multiple antigen binding sites and can change shape?
variable region
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what are pre-thymic T cells?
undifferentiated lymphocytes
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what are the 2 types of selection in T cells?
positive selection and negative selection
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what is positive selection in thyme education?
no recognition = apoptosis
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what is negative selection in thymic education?
recognition of self antigen = apoptosis
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what do T cells interact with in the thymus?
thymic cortical epithelial cells
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what happens after positive and negative selection once their receptors are rearranged?
leaves the thymus and circulate in blood/lymphatics - some reside in lymph nodes (secondary lymphoid organs) STILL CLASSED AS NIEVE
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how are T cells activated by dendritic cells?
immature dendritic cells take up and process antigen in the epidermis then migrate to lymph node and mature en route
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what can prime niece T cells?
mature dendritic cells with co stimulatory activity
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what is required to activate and determine the fate of nieve T cells?
3 signals
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what is the first signal in T cell priming?
activation of T cells
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what is the second signal in T cell priming?
survival and clonal expansion of T cells
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what is an anergy in T cell priming?
signal 1 but no signal 2
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what is signal 3 in T cell priming?
differentiation into subsets of effector T cells (specifically for CD4+)
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what happens in the 3rd signal in T cell priming for CD8+?
leads to effector function eg. production of enzymes for degradation
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what is the main role of t helper 1 cells?
macrophage function
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what are t helper 1 cells a source of?
interferon-y
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what is the main function of t helper 2 cells?
supporting humoral responses and allergic reactions
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what are t helper 2 cells a source of? what do these things do?
interleukin- 4,5 and 6 which instruct B cells to produce antibodies
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what is the main role of t helper 17 cells?
support innate immune responses and enhances clearance of extracellular bacteria and fungi
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what do t helper 17 cells produce?
interleukin-17 and 22
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where are t follicular helper cells found?
secondary lymphoid organs in B cell zone
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what do t follicular cells work with and what do they do?
with B cells for antibody production
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what do regulatory T cells function in?
immune suppression
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what do regulatory T cells release?
inhibitory cytokines interleukin 10
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what do regulatory T cells inhibit?
T cell activation and dendritic cell activation
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where does the activation of CD8+ T cells arise from?
interaction between MHCL and TCR
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what is the function of CD8+ T cells?
induce host cells to undergo apoptosis
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what do CD8+ T cells produce?
enzymes such as granzyme/perforin
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what does perforin target in CD8+ T cells?
apoptotic signalling pathways
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what does T cell priming result in?
generation of different types of T cells
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what does perforin facilitate?
granzyme entry into infected cell

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