Immediate immunity: Barriers and Soluble effectors I Flashcards

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what are the 3 barriers of the immediate immune system

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mechanical
chemical
microbiological

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what are the 2 soluble effectors of the immediate immune system?

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complement

antimicrobial peptides

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innate immunity is a system of what?

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pattern recognition

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what are the four components of the innate immunity?

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barriers
soluble effectors
cells
cytokines

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5
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what are 4 pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)

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LPS
flagellin
mannose sugars
unmethylated CpG DNA

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6
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what are 3 damage-associated molecular patterns?

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heat shock proteins
fibronectin
chromatin
**induces inflammation

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what is an example of pattern recognition receptors?

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Toll like receptors aka TLRs

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what are the mechanical barriers?

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epithelial cells joined by tight junctions

flow of fluid on surface

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what are the chemical barriers

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fatty acids
low pH
surfacatant
enzymes in tears
alpha and beta defensins
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10
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what are the microbiological barriers?

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normal microbiota

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mechanical barriers prevent infiltration, how?

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  • physically block pathogens from entering
  • barriers are not passive
  • mucosal cells produce chemical barriers
  • specialized immune tissues are integrated into barriers(eg: payers patches)
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what is the importance of lymphoid tissues that are integrated into barriers?

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-where B and T cells are locally activated
example is payers patches in the ilium
-connected to the lymphatic system
-have less structure than lymph nodes

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every mucosal tissue has what two things?

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  • secretion-traps pathogens

- motility-removes pathogens from mucosal surface

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what are two ways that chemical barriers get ride of pathogens?

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  • isolation and physical removal

- targeted destruction(eg: lysozyme that cleaves peptidoglycan)

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what are chemical barriers made of and where is one place they can all be found?

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peptides and proteins mostly with some lipids and carbohydrates
**all can be found in the mouth

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lysozyme

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cleaves glycosidic bonds of peptidoglycan allowing the cell membrane to be exposed

17
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lactoferrin

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  • binds and sequesters iron, limiting growth of bacteria and fungi
  • limits infectivity of some viruses
  • disrupts microbial membranes
18
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defensins (alpha and beta)

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disrupts membranes of bacteria, fungi, protozoan parasites, and viruses.

  • also has toxic effects intracellularly
  • kill cells and disable viruses
  • *puts a hole in the cell membrane
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surfactant proteins

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block bacterial surface components and promotes phagocytosis

20
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what type of defensin is released by a PNM

21
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what type of defensin is released by mucosal surfaces in the body?

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beta

* constitutively

22
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what do defensins do

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make holes in bacteria cell membranes because they are positively charged. remember cell membrane is negatively charged.

23
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do defensins affect eukaryotic cells?

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no due to proteins and other lipids in the membrane

24
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what is another function of defensins other than make holes in bacterial cell membranes?

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signaling molecules

eg: chemotaxis, opsonization

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defensins are prominent in the oral epithelium, where do they come from and where are they found?
- neutrophils secrete alpha into GCF - startified oral epithelium constitutively release beta defensins * *can control the type of bacteria present
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what type of bacteria form barriers in the gut?
mutualistic-both benefit | commensal-one benefits one doesn't benefit or get harmed
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what are the functions of the microbiota of the gut?
- pathogen displacement - nutrient competition - receptor competition - produce antimicrobials - induce IgA - aide in metabolism of food and synthesis of vitamins
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how does the mucosal flora interact with the immune system
- antimicrobial peptides shape the flora - commensal outcompete pathogenic - pattern recognition receptors(PPR) detect commensal bacteria and prevent inflamm - commensals induce IgA and antimicrobial peptide release - dendritic cells constantly browse mucosal flora
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T/F resident microbiota are resistant to defensins of the gut?
true
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what is the complement system?
plasma proteins that act in cascades to selectively kill extracelluar pathogens and diseased tissue, promote inflamm, clear tissue damage, regulate tissue homeostasis
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what are the three complement pathways?
classical lectin alternate
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what are the three outcomes of the complement?
- phagocytosis (opsinization) - lysis (MAC) - activating adaptive immune system
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how do barriers actively resolve pathogens?
antimicrobial peptides and removal of pathogens
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how do barriers passively resolve pathogens?
prevent entry of pathogens into host