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Complement -Regal Flashcards

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Sequence of complement rxn:

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C1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

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Functions of Complement:

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  • Lysis of microorganisms (MAC)
  • Opsonization of antigen
  • Source of mediators of inflammatory response (C3a, C5a)
  • Solubilization and clearance of immune complexes
  • Augments stimulation of B cells (CR2 receptor)
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What are C 1, 4, 2, 3, important for?

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Clearance of immune complexes

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C3b importance?

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  • amplifying adaptive immunity

- Opsonin

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C5a importance?

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Inflammation & T cell regulation

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C5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Deficiencies? (they make MAC)

terminal lytic pathway

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  • think MENINGOCOCCAL infections

- NEISERRIAL infections : need MAC to lyse Neiserria to get rid of it.

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Deficiencies in C3 and alternative pathway?

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  • Glomerulonephritis
  • SLE
  • recurrent infections
  • Neisseria
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Deficiencies in C1, 4, 2 or 3 ?

-Classical pathway?

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High incidence of immune complex diseases like SLE, glomerulonephritis (IC’s are not solubilized and cleared)

  • also role in tissue damage in IC disease like SLE (pathological complement activation)
  • encapsulated bacterial infections or pyogenic infections
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MBL deficiency?

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Serious pyogenic infections

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What is complement important for?

Where is it synthesized?

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  • Lysing bacteria
  • Clearing immune complexes
  • Made by liver hepatocytes and tissue macrophages
  • It is a PLASMA protein system (C3 is 5% of plasma proteins)
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What proteins covalently bind to bacteria?

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C4b and C3b
-via thioester bonds

  • can interact with complement receptors 1-4 on OUR cells
  • Act as opsonins
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The proteins get cleaved and for most the B part is active, what protein’s ‘a’ portion is most important?

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C2a
-think because it is part of C4b2a enzyme!)
(C2b floats off)

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C3 convertases?

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C4b2a (classical, alternative, MBL pathways)

C3bBb (alternative pathway)

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C5 convertase?

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C3bBbC3b (Alternative pathway)

C4b2aC3b (classical)

*C3b at end =think C5 convertase :)

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What pathway needs Abs/antigen to activate it?

What antibodies?

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Classical! - makes C1qrs

IgG or IgM

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What activates the MBL pathway?

The alternative pathway?

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MBL: mannose

Alternative- LPS, carbohydrates, etc

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What is common to all pathways?

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C3

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Activation of C1 in classical pathway?

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  1. C1qr2s2 complex in plasma is usually inactive. but BOOM. it binds two IgG or 1 IgM and makes a conformational change
  2. C1r activates auto-catalytically and activates the second C1r; –> both activate C1s
  3. Active C1 esterase cleaves C4 that is covalently bonded to bacteria.
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Activation of C4

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C1 esterase cleaves it.

C4b covalently bonds with activating surface

C4b can act as opsonin

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Activation of C2

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C2 interacts with C4b
C1s cleaves it –> C4b2a is formed on surface

C4b2a == C3 convertase of classical pathway

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C3 activation

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C4b2a cleaves C3 –> C3b covalently binds to surface

C3b can be opsonin

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Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) pathway

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  • recognizes mannose/polysaccaride structure
  • MBL, MASP-1, MASP-2 cleave C4 and C2 —> C4b2a =C3 convertase
  • Independent of C1
  • MBL interactions with MASP-1 & 2 are a lot like C1q interactions with C1r and C1s :)
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Alternative Pathway

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Trigger: complement recognizes foreign surface structures (LPS) itself. SELF activating pathway

Recognizes antigen/Ab complexes but DONT need specific Ig’s

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Alternative Pathway–C3 tickover:

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spontaneous conformational change of C3 –> water hydrolyzes the thioester bond –> C3(H20)

-always doing this

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Alternative Pathway steps
1. Spontaneous split of C3 by hydrolysis 2. Factor B binds to C3b 3. Factor D cleaves FB off --> C3bBb (C3 convertase) 4. C3b gets bonded to cell surfaces
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What's the deal with sialic acid?
C3b is continuously deposited on surfaces of host cells and pathogenic organisms. Only get activated on right surface. Low sialic acid =Bacterial surface Our cells have lots of sialic acid so we are safe :)
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So C3b is bound to cells...what inactivates it?
Factor H and Factor I ===C3bi *this happens on non-activator surface (aka high sialic acid)
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Amplification is so awesome: | Where, why, how?
-In all 3 pathways! C3 convertase cleaves a bunch so we get lots of C3b deposits on surfaces C5 convertase cleaves lots of C5 so we increase the likelihood of forming a complete MAC
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Properdin?
Stabilizes the alternative pathway C3 convertase so it won't decay as fast!
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If antibody is activating complement, what C3 convertase is being used?
C4bC2a
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Excessive complement activation in immune complex disease would most likely result in depletion of what components?
C4 -keeps getting covalently bound to immune complexes. Happens more quickly thank the making of C4
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If C5b-9 don't form a pore, what else than they do?
C5b-7 can bind to S protein in fluid phase. No lysis===Keeps it all local/confined.
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Key points of MAC:
- after C5 cleavage, its just conformational changes | - Lysis can still happen without C9 (slower)
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How do we control Complement activation?
- Short half life of enzymes - our cells have high sialic acid levels - Inhibitors: - Fluid phase inhibitors - Membrane bound inhibitors
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Fluid phase inhibitors?
Fluid: so active fragments don't go too far ex: Factor H (inhibitor of C3 convertase) if it sees C3bBb floating around it binds and dissociates the Bb (alternative pathway) Protein S
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Membrane bound inhibitors?
Membrane: on OUR membranes | -keeps C3b and C4b from attaching and lysing our cells :) thanks so much!
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C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
HAE=Hereditary angioedema -recurrent episodes of localized edema in skin, GI tract, larynx Normally, inhibits C1 esterase (and MASP) so C4 doesn't get cleaved Uncontrolled activation ---> consumption of C4 and C2 so you can't get rid of immune complexes
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Secondary Deficiency
Using up proteins faster than you can make them. Kinda a secondary autoimmune diseases b'c you can't fight other infections
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C1 Inhibitor Deficiency | Tx:
- Anabolic steroids to increase sythesis of C1 INH - purified C1 INH - Kallikrein inhibitors and B2 receptor inhibitors
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Deficiency in DAF (CD55) & CD59
-Something is wrong with the anchor that binds these to membrane. CD55= decays C3 convertases CD59=stops C9 from inserting on membrane Increased susceptibility of erythrocytes to MAC mediated lysis Tx: antibody to C5 (anti C5)
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What are the inflammatory mediators produced by complement activation?
C3a C5a Receptors for these on neutrophils, B cells, endothelial cells.. -->anaphylaxis (chemotaxis, smooth muscle contraction, increased vascular perm, degranulation of mast cells)
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Other functions of complement: Solubilization/clearance of immune complexes by..... Augmentation of humoral immunity by...
.... CR1 receptor ........CR2 receptor (CD21) --C3d tags bad things and takes it to lymphocytes to tell them to make antibodies.
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CR1 (CD35)
- On RBC - makes each RBC a carrier for immune complex --> spleen for degradation - Binds C3b, C4b - CR1 also blocks formation of C3 convertase - Promotes PHAGOCYTOSIS (neutrophils/macs) Decays acceleration of C3 convertases
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CR2 (CD21)
On B cells -augment stimulation of B cells to increase humoral immune response -binds C3d, C3dg, iC3b -CR2 has high affinity for Epstein Barr virus -->allows virus to enter the B cell.
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CR3 and CR4
On WBCs *Cell adhesion and phagocytosis Binds IC3b
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How does complement prevent formation of insoluble immune complexes?
- C3b binding with CR1 interferes with lattice formation and keeps it soluble. --if allowed to aggregate it could cause damage to organs like kidneys
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Factor H
Makes C3bBb decay faster -Cofactor to Factor I for C3b inhibition (cleaves Bb off C3bBb so FI can --> C3bi Works with alternative pathway
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