Introduction Flashcards
exam 3 (40 cards)
earliest response to infection
innate immunity
not “antigen specific”
innate immunity
no memory
innate immunity
- Skin/mucosa
- movement of mucus by cilia
mechanical barriers
hormones of the immune system
cytokines
released by liver during acute inflammation
C-reactive protein (CPR)
phagocytic celles, that are antigen presentation to T cells
macrophages
major white blood cell, polymorphonuclear
neutrophil
killing parasites/ allergies
eosinophils
allergic releases histamine and response to parasites especially helminths
Mast cells
can kill some virus-infected cells and some tumor cells
Natural killer cell
found in tissues and function to detect infection and elicit an innate response
dendritic
sentry/guard cell that detect infection and activates adaptive immune response
Dendritic cells
cells of the innate immune have receptors for pathogens
pattern recognition receptors
microbial product recognized by a PRR
pathogen associated molecular pattern
LPS infection?
gram negative bacteria
example of a PRR that recognizes LPS
TLR-4
innate cell gets triggered and leads to the production of inflammatory cytokines
IL-1, IL-6 and TNF
fever caused by cytokines?
IL-1
host defenses mediated by the clonal expansion and differentiation of antigen-specific lymphocytes
adaptive immunity
requires sensitization by antigen
adaptive immunity
develops over days/weeks
adaptive immunity
mediated by antigen-specific antibosies and produced by activated B cells
humoral immunity
antibodies can be transferred to non-immune recipients by immune serum
antiserum