INTRODUCTION (Innate-Adaptive Immunity) Flashcards
Primary function of the Immune System
- Surveillance and destruction of substances that are foreign to the body (other substances that are foreign to the bodies are also eliminated by the immune system)
- Recognize self from nonself and to defend the body against nonself
The immune system is divided into:
Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Both Innate and Adaptive Immunity are further subdivided into:
Humoral and Cellular Immunity
Deals with the substances usually proteins that are present in the body fluids
Humoral Immunity
The cellular aspect of immunity deals with the cells
Celllular Immunity
When an antigen enters the body then it is the first exposure, if the same antigen reaches the immune system of the body. Its response does not change from the previous exposure to that certain antigen.
Innate Immunity
Ability of the individual to resist infection by means of normally present body functions
Innate Immunity
Refers primarily to anatomical, cellular, and humoral defenses. Natural immunity (inborn or innate resistance)
Innate Immunity
Identify:
- Do not possess immunologic memory
- Nonspecific
- Consist of : Anatomic Barriers, resident flora, humoral factors, cells
Innate Immunity
Identify:
- Has memory
- Specific
- Consist of: lymphocytes (T cell & B cell) antibodies and cytokines
Adaptive Immunity
This defense mechanism has no specicity and they limit the entry of all pathogens in respective of which one is trying to reach the integrity of the body
External Defense System
Examples of External Defense System
Structural barriers and anatomical barriers (such as skin, mucous membranes, cilia, resident flora)
Innate Immunity is composed of:
- External Defense System
- Internal defense system (consists of Humoral and cellular factors)
It is designed the keep the microorganism from entering the body. They are structural barriers that prevent most infectious agent from entering the body
External Defense System
Present in respiratory tract epithelium
Cilia
They prevent the colonization of new microorganisms because the newmicroorganism cannot establish themselves in the region where othermicrobes are already thriving
Resident flora
Resident flora are non-pathogenic bacteria of the?
intestines, vagina, and nasopharynx
These play an essential part in the Internal defense system/mechanism
Cells and soluble factors
It is designed to recognize the molecules that are unique to infection organism
Internal defense system/mechanism
They are immunologic substances that are present in the body fluids and can be categorized to humoral and cellular factor
Internal defense system/mechanism
Examples of 1humoral factors:
- Lysozyme
- Lactoferrin
- Pepsins
- Stomach acidity
- Complement
Present in tears, sebaceous, and sweat gland secretions that will cleave the cell wall of bacteria
Lysozyme
Present in tears, sebaceous and sweat glands secretions and it will bind iron which is an essential growth molecule for bacteria or microbes restricting the amount of iron that is essential for the growth of bacteria
Lactoferrin
Present in stomach which will digest bacterial surface protein and that wouldbind to cells that are present in the intestinal laminae
Pepsins