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What are B cells?

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Lymphocytes that develop in the bone marrow

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What do B cells express?

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Unique antigel receptor (B cell receptor, BCR)

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What do B cells secrete?

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Antibody (same specificity as BCR)

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What are plasma cells?

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Activated B cells that secrete antibody

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What do memory B cells do?

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Provide memory

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What happens in the primary lymphoid organs?

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Bone marrow development of B cells

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What happens in the secondary lymphoid organs?

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Lymph nodes, spleen, activation of B cells

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Describe a B cell

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B cells have BCR’s which are bound to the membrane and once secreted, BCR act as an antibody

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What is the structure of a BCR?

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@ heavy chains which stick into the cell and 2 light chains which are involved in antigen recognition

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What is the structure of antibody?

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Same as BCR except secreted not membrane bound

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What is the surface of each B cell covered with?

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Approximately 100,000 BCR which are mainly IgM and IgD antibodies

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What does the BCR do?

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Bind the antigen directly and activates the B cell

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What does the activated B cell do?

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Become a plasma cell and secretes antibody

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What are the functions of an antibody?

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Neutralisation, Opsonisation and Complement

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What is neutralisation usually for?

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Viruses

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What happens in neutralisation?

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Antibodies bind to the antigens on the virus (all over) coating it so that the virus can’t bind to receptors and enter the cell

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What happens in opsonisation?

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Antibody binds to the antigen and when bacteria is covered the phagocytes can recognise the bacterium as needing to be destroyed much easier

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What happens in activation of complement?

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Antibodies bind to the surface of the foreign cell and provide a site for the complement proteins to bind to and become activated

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What do antibodies need to do?

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Clear pathogens

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What things need to be considered when antibodies clear pathogens?

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Different pathogens, different sites of the body and replicating pathogens

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What are different types of antibodies called?

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Isotypes

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What happens to the B cell response?

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It changes during the course of the immune response

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What is the BCR?

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Membrane bound and IgM

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What does Ig mean?

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Immunoglobulin=antibody

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What are other isotopes important for?
Different times of the immune response, different sites of infection and different types of pathogen
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What is the first isotope?
IgM
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What is the structure of IgM?
Pentamer (5 antibodies linked together by a J chain)
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What is the distribution of IgM?
First Ig class produced after initial exposure to antigen. Expressed on naive B cells
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What is the functions of IgM?
Very effective in activating complement, targets extracellular bacteria and acts as an antigen receptor (BCR)
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What is IgG the main isotope for?
Pathogens
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What is the structure of IgG?
Monomer (singular antibody)
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What is the distribution of IgG?
Most abundant Ig class in blood
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What is the function of IgG?
Opsonises/neutralises, only Ig class that crosses placenta = provides passive immunity and targets virus/bacteria
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What is IgA the isotope for?
At mucosal sites
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What is the structure of IgA?
Dimer (2 antibodies connected by secretory component and J chain)
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What is the distribution of IgA?
Present in secretions such as tears, saliva, mucus and breast milk. Monomeric form in the blood
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What is the function of IgA?
Defence of mucous membranes (including gut), present in breast milk, confers passive immunity on nursing infant and targets virus/bacteria
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What is IgE the isotope for?
Helping destroy parasites
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What is the structure of IgE?
Monomer
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What is the distribution of IgE?
Present in the blood at low concentrations
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What is the function of IgE?
Immunity to multicellular parasites, activates mast cells that blow up parasites and allergic reactions (e.g. to pollen or eggs)
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What is IgD?
A bit weird
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What is the structure of IgD?
Monomer
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What is the distribution of IgD?
Expressed on naive B cells
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What is the function of IgD?
Can act as an antigen receptor (BCR) and its specific function is unknown
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what leads to B cell differentiation into plasma cells?
Stimulation of B cells by antigen and help from T cell
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What also results from stimulation of B cells?
A small number of stimulated B cells form a pool of memory cells
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what do memory cells do?
Persist for years in the blood and lymph
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What do memory B cells express?
Antibody as BCR but do not secrete antibody
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What happens if memory B cells see antigen again?
They respond rapidly to become plasma cells
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What happens in the primary immune response?
Naive B cells activated
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What is the duration of the primary immune response?
Takes around 7-14 days before sufficient antibody is produced to eliminate pathogen
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What is the amount of antibody produced in the primary immune response?
Relatively low amount - mainly IgM
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What does the secondary immune response rely on?
Memory B cells
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What is the speed of the secondary immune response?
Fast: 2-3 days, sufficient antibody is produced to eliminate the pathogen - IgG
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What is the amount of antibody produced in the secondary immune response?
Higher amounts of antibody produced
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What is the secondary immune response the basis of?
Vaccination

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