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Innate Immunity

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Non-specific
First line of defense
No memory

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Specific Immunity

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Recognition of pathogen
Faster response everytime
Memore involved

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Lymphoid Organs

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Primary: stem cells divide = immune cells develop
Secondary: where the response occurs

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Primary Lymphoid Organs

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Bone Marrow: RBCs are produced, B-cells and Immature T-cells
Thymus: T-cells, dendritic cells, macrophages

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Secondary Lymphoid Organs

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Lymph nodes: filter microbes, macrophages present
Spleen: removed microbes and old erythrocytes
Lymphoid nodules

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Immune Cells Origin

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Derived from pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells
Lymphoid stem cell
- Lymphocytes: T cells, B cells, Natural Killer cells
Myeloid stem cell
- Macrophages, dendritic cells

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Cytokines

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Secreted by immune cells to regulated host cell division and function (innate and adaptive)

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First line of defense

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Skin: water resistant
Tight junctions, mucus, hair, cilia, secretions

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Secondary line of defense

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Humoral Factors
Cellular Factors
Inflammation

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Humoral Substances

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Discourages microbial growth/ spread
1. Interferons
2. Complements
3. Iron-Binding Proteins

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Complement Activation

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Recruitment of inflammatory cells
Opsonization (prepare for eating) of pathogens
Killing of pathogens

Phagocyte binds to pathogen and absorbs it

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Inflammation

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Mast cells circulate and look for antigens = signals with histamine
1. Vasodilation (widen blood vessel = increased blood flow, increased permeability to capillaries)
2. Emigration of phagocytes
3. Tissue Repair

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Interferons

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Detects antigen and notifies the body = triggers Natural Killer cells (First responders)

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Cellular Factors

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Natural Killer Cells
Phagocytes

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Natural Killer Cells

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Detects when our own cells are infected (have gone rogue)
Lymphocyte that attacks and kills target cells after binding to them
Not antigen specific
MHC Class 1

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MHC Class 1

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Expressed on all normal nucleated body cells = NK cell recognizes it and does not kill that cell

Altered MHC Class 1 proteins cannot stimulate negative response = NK cell releases agents that kill the cell

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Phagocytes (macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells)

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Kill old RBCs in spleen
Non-specifically engulf microbial invaders

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Phagocytosis/ Intracellular Destruction of Microbe

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  1. Endocytosis
  2. Phagosome created in phagocyte (vesicle with microbe)
  3. Lysosome merges with phagosome (low pH, w/ corrosive enzymes digest the microbe)
  4. Phagolysosome forms = digestion
  5. Release of end product
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How do Phagocytes Recognize Microbes

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Detects PAMPs on surface of microbes
Immune system receptors are PRRs on the surface of macrophages

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Activation of Phagocytes

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  1. Margination: adhesion to capillary wall
  2. Diapedesis: phagocytes moves across wall
  3. Chemotaxis: chemoattractants bring phagocytes to damaged area
    - Neutrophils die in the process of killing microbe
    • Pus is produced (dead bacteria and neutrophils)
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Dendritic cells

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Eat bacteria and bring information to create antigens (from surface of microbe)
Link between innate and adaptive

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Antigen

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Triggers antibody production
Has specific epitopes

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Epitope

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Part of antigen that is recognized by immune cell

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Adaptive Immunity

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Via antigen presentation by phagocytes
Macrophage and dendritic cells bring antigen to lymph node to activate specific response

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Humoral-Antibody-Mediated Immunity
Involves B cells - transform into plasma cells - synthesize and secrete antibodies - memory B cells
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Cell-Mediated Immunity
Involves cytotoxic T cells - kills infected body cells, cancer cells and foreign cells
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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHCs)
How NK cells know which cells to kill - MHC Class 1: present on all normal nucleated body cells - MHC Class 2: expressed on antigen-presenting cells (macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells)
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Antigen Presenting Cell Formation
1. Phagocytosis of exogenous antigen 2. Digestion of antigen into peptide fragments 3. Synthesis of MHC-II molecules 4. Packaging of MHC-II molecule into vesicle 5. Vesicles with antigen peptide fragments and MHC-II fuse 6. Antigen peptide fragment binds to MHC-II molecule 7. Vesicle exocytosis and antigen MHC-II complexes are inserted into plasma membrane (identification)
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Checkpoint inhibition
Shut off control of T cell activation CTLA4 binds to antigen presenting cell and deactivates T cell
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Antibody Structure
Immunoglobin 2 heavy chains 2 light chains Variable region: antigen binding site Constant region: same in all antibodies (Fc)
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Antibody Classes
Determined by Fc Types: IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD, IgE
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Active Immunity
Person's own immune system responds to microbe - Long lasting protection due to memory cells
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Natural Active Immunity
When someone is exposed to microbe by chance ex: flu
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Artificial Active Immunity
When someone is purposefully exposed to microbe ex: flu shot
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Vaccine
Small quantities of living or dead pathogens cells derived from antigen's source Exposure to antigenic substance results in an active immune response that induces formation of memory cells, so that natural exposition doesn't trigger a large immune response
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Passive Immunity
Person receives antibodies from another person/ animal - temporary protection = no memory cells
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Natural Passive Immunity
IgG from mother to fetus across placenta or IgA in breast milk
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Artificial Passive Immunity
Receive serum containing antibodies from person/ animal that was vaccinated
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Antibody Function
1. Neutralizing antigen 2. Agglutinating antigen 3. Precipitating antigen 4. Activating complement 5. Opsonization (prepare to eat)
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Second exposition
Rate of antibody production after initial exposure will be higher because system is familiar with antigen
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Self antigens
MHC makes sure immune system doesn't attack its own cells Important for tissue/ organ transplant rejection
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Somatic Hypermutation
During development of cells, DNA is recombined so that each cell is only capable of one specific variable region
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IgG and IgA
IgG is higher in secondary response - it moves throughout the body IgA is only found in mucosal tissues
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Development of T Cell Tolerance
T cells that can't recognize MHC-I molecules are destroyed T cells that destroy cells with MHC-I molecules are destroyed
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T cells
Require activation - when binds to foreign antigen - Helper T cell - Cytotoxic T cell
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Endogenous Antigen
Produced by your own body Infected Body cells will have altered MHC-I
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Exogenous Antigen
From outside source Antigen presenting cell is recognized and MHC-II is placed in it's membrane
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Cell-Mediated Killing of Virus Cell (or infected cells)
- pathogen presents its MHC-II = activation of helper T cell - helper T cell releases cytokines = activate cytotoxic T cell - Tc binds to infected cell on MHC-II and kills it by releasing perforins and granzymes (self infected cells would be the same but with altered MHC-I)
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Factors Changing Resistance to Infections
Protein-calorie malnutrition Preexisting disease Stress No exercise Sleep deprivation
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Immunodeficiency Diseases
SCID: absence of B and T cells, sometimes lack NK cells AIDS: infects and kills helper T cells (can't trigger adaptive immune response)
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Tissue Graft/ Organ Rejection
Has to do with difference in MHC-I proteins on recipient and donors macrophages in tissue Can be recognized as foreign by Helper T cells
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Cyclosporine
Immunosuppressant drug that blocks the production of cytokines secreted by T(H) --> eliminates proliferation of Tc and T(H) cells Problem: decreases immune system
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Transfusion Rxns
Antibody compatibility for different blood types A: antigen A; antibody anti-B B: antigen B; antibody anti-A AB: antigen B and B; neither anti-A nor anti-B O: neither A or B; Both antibody anti-A and anti-B
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Allergic Rxn
When a person's immune response is overly reactive to a substance that most tolerate well Mast cells are involved - inflammation (histamines)
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Anaphylaxis
Localized at site of injection or Large amounts of chemicals spread out and cause inflammation in circulatory system = constriction
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Autoimmune Disease
Body triggers response against own antigens Mediated by autoantibodies + self reactive T cells (can't identify MHC-I molecules) ex: Type I Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis

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