Lecture 2 - Innate Immunity Flashcards
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Anatomical Barriers
- Skin (epidermis, dermis)
- Mucous membranes (cilia)
- Sebum (oil)
Sebum
- lactic and fatty acids
- lowers skin pH to 3-5
Innate organ protection
1) Urinary tract - acidic pH, long urethra, IgA
2) Vagina - acidic pH, IgA
3) Milk - enzymes
4) Mucous mem, tears, saliva
IgA
Immunoglobulin A
Opsonizes organisms
Defense barriers
1) Anatomical
2) Physiologic
3) Inflammatory
4) Phagocytic
Inflammation
- results from injury
- protective function, but can cause damage
- Can be chronic if infection remains
Signs of Acute Inflammation
1) Tumor - swelling
2) Rubor - redness
3) Calor - heat
4) Dolor - pain
Inflammatory Vasoactive Mediators & Function
- Signal inflammation
- Pain, vasodilation
- prostaglandins (Mast cell)
- histamine (Mast cell)
- bradykinin
Steps of Acute Inflammation
1) Injury, microbe entry
2) Sentinel cells activated
3) Sentinel cells secrete inflammatory mediators
4) Infection red and warm
5) Vasodilation, vessel become permeable to cells, which kill microbes at infected site
Fever
- Cause of strong inflammatory response lead by cytokines TNF, IL-1, IL-6 in macrophages
- Elevated temperature bad for pathogens
PAMPs (and examples)
- Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns
- Allows discrimination of self and non-self
-Porins, lipoproteins, etc.
PAMP properties
1) Unique to each pathogen class
2) Cannot be concealed since they are necessary for pathogen survival
3) No similarity to host Ags
PRR
- Pattern Recognition Receptor
- How host cells detect pathogens (ex. Mannose Receptor can identify glycan, which is not present on terminal mannose in humans)
Nonclonal Distribution
Receptors (PRR) are identical on every cell — not unique specificity from host cell to cell in innate immunity
TLRs
- Toll-Like Receptor
- Recognize PAMPs by forming pairs with each other, activate inflammation, adaptive response, tissue injury response
- Endosomal (nucleic acids), epidermal (extracellular microbes),
TLR Pairings, Ligands, microorganisms recognized, receptor location
1) TLR1/2 & TLR2/6 – lipopeptides/GPI; bacteria/parasites/fungi; membrane
2) TLR3 – Double-strand viral RNA; Viruses; Endosome
3) TLR4 – Lipopolysaccharide, gram-negative bacteria; membrane
4) TLR5 – flagellin; flagella-bacteria; membrane
5) TLR7, 8 — SingleStrand viral RNA; viruses; endoscopes
6) TLR9; CpG-rich DNA; bacterial virus; endosome
6) TLR10 – unknown
Transcription Factors
- Activated by TLR signals
- Stimulate inflammatory mediator release
- Nuclear Factor-kB
- Interferon Regulator Factor
NF-kB
Nuclear Factor-kB
Promotes cytokine release and adhesion molecule for inflammation response
IRF
Interferon Regulatory Factors
Activate production of antiviral cytokines (IFN-a/b), called Type I Interferons
Signalling Pathways of TLRs
1) TLR1,2,5,6,7,8,9 – activated by respective pathogen, signal MyD88, which produces NFkB or IRF
2) TLR3 — activated by pathogen, signal MyD88, which produces NFkB or IFF
3) TLR 4 – activated by pathogen, signal MyD88 or TRIF, which produces NFkB or IRF
MyD88
- TLR signalling
- an adaptor protein that signals cell to get shit done and make proteins for immune response
TRIF
- TLR signalling
- Adaptor protein that signals cell to get shit done and make proteins for immune response
IRF
- TLR signalling
- Transcription factor
NF-kB
- Transcription factor for protein
- MOST IMPORTANT FOR INFLAMMATION