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You body creates a …

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…warm, wet, nutritious environment well suited to the needs of your cells

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The skin forms a…

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…bag

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The bag of the skin keeps…

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…water in it and keeps invaders out, and nutrients.

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Immune system is a diffuse…

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…set of cells

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Immune system has be able to detect things which are…

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..foreign and affecting us negatively.

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Its easier for pathogens to get in to the body via…

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…the transfer epithelia

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Which cells can be described as sentries?

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Mast cells

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Mast cells are dotted around…

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…the surface of the skin (perhaps 25/mm^2)

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Mast cells are chief activators of the…

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…inflammatory response

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Cell density of mast cells will increase in…

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…chronic conditions

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What are mast cells activated by?

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  • Immune processes
  • Chemicals (Toxins, venom, cleaning products)
  • Physical injury (trauma, temperature extremes, uv radiation)
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Mast cells contain many…

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…granules

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Mast cells contain many granules containing…

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…signal molecules

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On activation, mast cells …

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…degranulate releasing signal
molecules including histamine

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On activation, mast cells degranulate releasing these signal
molecules including histamine
* This, along with any cellular damage,
results in…

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…the inflammation of the surrounding tissue and the accompanying symptoms

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Damaged tissues and
mast cells release …

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…histamine, increasing the blood flow to the area

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Histamines cause capilleries to…

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…leak, releasing phagocytes and clotting factors into the wound.

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Phagocytes engulf…

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…bacteria, dead cells, and cellular debris

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Platelets move out of…

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…the capillary to seal the wounded area.

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The acute inflammatory response is caused by…

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…mast cell degranulation and release of cellular contents

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What are the causes of inflammation?

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  • Redness
  • Swelling (edema)
  • Heat
  • Pain
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Why does redness cause inflammation?

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due to increased blood flow to the area of injury

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Why does swelling cause inflammation?

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due to increased extra-vascular fluid and infiltration of immune cells (phagocytes) into the damaged area (later forms pus).

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Why does heat cause inflammation?

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due to the increased blood flow and the action of fever-inducing agents
(pyrogens).

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Why does pain cause inflammation?
caused by local tissue destruction and irritation of sensory nerve (pain) receptors.
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What are the functions of inflammation?
- Destroy and remove unwanted substances - Wall off infected & inflamed area from the rest of the body - Stimulates the immune response - Promotes healing by removing damaged tissue
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What are the most numerous white blood cells in the body?
Neutrophils, which are the killers.
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Neutrophils eat...
...micro-organisms and spray the area with oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide
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Neutrophils die in such numbers that they...
...form the white sticky substance we call pus
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Neutrophils and other immune cell types also send...
...signals to the rest of the system for help
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Neutrophils and other immune cell types also send signals to the rest of the system for help. - Theses are in the form of a family of hormones called...
...cytokines
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Neutrophils and other immune cell types also send signals to the rest of the system for help - Theses are in the form of a family of hormones called cytokines - In particular they are a sub-group called...
...pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs). (IL1, TNFa, IL6)
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Rising levels of PICs lead to...
- Fever - Nausea – Loss of appetite – Weakness/lethargy – Hyperalgesia (sensitivity to pain) – Headache – Social withdraw/lack of concentration
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When neutrophils produce their toxic secretion they have an increased need for...
...oxygen
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When neutrophils produce their toxic secretion they have an increased need for oxygen. * It is thus called the...
...oxidative burst
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one of the major components of the exudates is...
...oxidants
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Hydrogen peroxide is great for...
* Great for killing invaders * Great for cleaning wounds * But you want it to stop here * Because it is… * Great for oxidising cholesterol * Great for mutating DNA * Great for killing health tissue
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The adaptive immune system tags...
...perceived threats so that other members of the immune system can deal with it.
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The tag (in the adaptive immune system) is called ...
...an antibody or immunoglobulin. - Its a protein
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The adaptive immune system can be ...
...very selective and thus efficient and so can minimise damage to the body.
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The immune system produces...
... antibodies that recognise every single structure possible (about 1 billion combinations)
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The immune system produces antibodies that recognise every single structure possible (about 1 billion combinations). This causes another problem...
... It will produce antibodies that will be able to recognise its own cells as well as essential things like food items.
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Antibodies are produced by cells termed...
...B-cells - (B for bone marrow, because this is where they are educated on what is self and what is not)
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B-cells leave the ...
...bone marrow, and sits around in tissues until needed.
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B-cells leave the bone marrow and sit around in tissues until needed. * At this point they are called...
...naïve or virgin B cells
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Virgin B cells display their antibody on...
...their surface
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The first thing needed to activate Virgin B cells is for more than one antibody to ...
...bind the complementary antigen - This tells the cell that the binding is not by accident
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For virgin B cells to be fully active, a...
...second stimulus is needed.
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To be fully active a second stimulus is needed. * This is done by...
... interaction with a ‘helper T cell’
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The helper T cell effectively confirms that ...
...the body is at war to the B cell
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Cells called T helper cells instruct the B cell on...
...what type of enemy it faces
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Cells called T helper cells instruct the B cell on what type of enemy it faces. * The B cell responds by...
...changing the form of the antibody it produces.
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What are the 5 types of antibody?
- IgM - IgD - IgA - IgG - IgE
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Whats IgM?
virgin type
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Whats IgD?
non functional?
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Whats IgA?
secreted
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Whats IgG?
blood
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Whats IgE?
skin
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Whats the most common form of antibody?
IgA
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IgA is found in all...
...secretions, including mothers milk and gastrointestinal tract.
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The job of IgA is to...
...neutralise the invader before it actually gets in
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IgE is found in the...
...skin.
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IgE is found in the skin mainly attached to...
...mast cells.
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What does IgE defend against?
* Defends against big things like parasites entering
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So if the IgE detects a worm tries to burrow into the skin, then the...
...mast cell induces inflammation - The worm is exposed to a cocktail of toxins including hydrogen peroxide.
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IgG is found in the...
...blood and others places where there is fluid, such as interstitial fluid.
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IgG counters infections that are...
...systemic
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How does IgG deal with systemic infections?
small micro-organisms so each one has to be tagged and dealt with.
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WHats the most common internal antibody?
IgG
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What are the two main forms of T helper cell?
Th1 cells and Th2 cells
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Th1 cells indicate that...
... the infection is in the tissues and directs the B cells to produce IgG antibodies. (To cover the internal spaces)
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Th2 cells indicate that...
... the infection is on the surface and so directs the B cell to make either IgA or IgE. (To guard mucosal membranes and the skin)
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The last decision a B cell has to make is...
...whether it will now become a plasma or a memory cell
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Plasma cells go on to...
...divide and secrete their antibodies
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Memory cells hide away quietly remembering ...
...the signs and signals of the war they were in.
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Memory cells hide away quietly remembering the signs and signals of the war they were in. * If those signs and signal reappear then ...
...they quickly activate. * This means it is a lot quicker to start the immune response again.

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