C-9 Flashcards
(46 cards)
antigens
pieces of pathogens recognized as foreign and worthy of attack by immune system
epitopes
part of the antigen that determines the immune response
autoantigens
comes from self/healthy/normal cells
exogenous antigens
extracellular pathogen that has to be eaten and presented by phagocytes (APCs)
endogenous antigens
intracellular pathogen presented by infected cell
B-cells
- mature in the bone marrow
- involved in antibody or humoral immune responses
T-cells
- mature in the thymus
- involved in cellular immune response
helper T cells
- help regulate B cells
- help regulate cytotoxic T cells
- secrete cytokines that regulate the immune system
- on surface
cytotoxic T cells
- directly kill other cells infected with viruses or intracellular pathogens as well as cancer cells
- on cell surface
plasma cells
result when B cells bind the epitope of an antigen; produce and secrete immunoglobulins against the specific antigen that activated them
antigen presenting cell
- Cells that process and display exogenous antigens to T cells.
- They are the links between innate and adaptive immunity
3 types of APCs
dendritic (skin and mm; phagocytes)
macrophages (phagocytes)
B cells (communicate between T cells)
how endogenous and exogenous antigens are presented by nucleated cells and professional antigen-presenting cells
endogenous: presented by infected cell
exogenous: presented by phagocytes (APCs)
identify the type of T cell the exogenous and endogenous antigens are presented to
endogenous: cytotoxic t cells
exogenous: helper T cells
What is the difference between MHC class I and MHC class II receptors and which cells have
them?
MHC 1: nucleated cells; endogenous; cytotoxic t cells (CD8)
MHC 2: APCs; exogenous; helper T cells (CD4)
how antibody-mediated-immunity (AMI) and cell-mediated-immunity (CMI) respond to the presence of an antigen (beginning from antigen presentation and ending with AMI or CMI)
properties of antibodies
how are antibodies produced
by B cells
neutralization
toxins, viruses, or bacteria are neutralized by blocking adhesion molecules on their surfaces
opsonization
help coat pathogens so phagocytes can eat them
agglutination
clump pathogens tighter so they are easer to be phagocytosed
and filtered of the blood by the spleen
ADCC
coats pathogens in antibodies so they can be performed by NK cells
IgA
neutralization; traps pathogens in mucous
IgG
complement, activation, agglutination, neutralization, ADCC