Innate Immunity Flashcards
What cells are important in innate immunity?
Neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells
What positively charged antimicrobial peptides are maintained in epithelial cells and neutrophils?
Defensins
The innate immune response displays what two types of barriers?
Physical & chemical
How do innate immune cells recognize pathogens and become activated to carry out their numerous functions?
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) on innate cells non-specially recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) on pathogens.
What are the three types of PRRs on innate cells and where are they located?
C-type lectin receptors - extracellular
TLRs - intracellular/extracellular
NOD-Like receptors - intracellular/cytoplasmic
Carbohydrates are recognized by what PRR?
C-type lectin receptors
What TLR recognizes LPS on G- bacteria?
TLR-4
What TLRs are located extracellularly?
TLR-1, TLR-2, TLR-4, TLR-5, TLR-6
TLR-1, TLR-2, and TLR-6 recognized what ligands?
Peptidoglycan and lipoproteins on G+
What TLR recognizes flagellin?
TLR-5
What TLRs recognize viruses?
TLR-3 - dsRNA
TLR-7, TLR-8 - ssRNA
CpG DNA in bacteria are recognized by which TLR?
TLR-9
What cytokines increase inflammation and enhance the innate immune response?
TNF, IL-1. IL-6, IL-12
What cytokines are released by macrophages?
IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, TNF alpha
IL-12, which is released by macrophages, serves what role?
Activates NK cells