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Lecture 27- Adaptive Immunity Flashcards

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Adaptive Immunity

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Specific immune response- specific to each pathogen
Several days to mobilize (innate immunity is faster)

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Lymphocytes

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Types of white blood cells, originate in marrow
2 types involved in adaptive immunity
B cells- mature in marrow
T cells- mature in thymus

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Where do B cells mature?

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Bone marrow

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Where do T cells mature?

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Thymus

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Antigen (Ag)

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Any foreign substance that elicits B or T cell response
Mostly proteins or polysaccharides on foreign organism
Epitope: Specific region exposed on surface of Ag
Specifically binds Ag receptor of B or T cell

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Epitope

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Specific region exposed on surface of Ag
Specifically binds Ag receptor of B or T cell

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Self-Tolerance (Adaptive Immunity)

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Depends on ability to distinguish self from non-self
Possible b/c individuals are biochemically unique

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B and T cell Diversity

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Many different B and T cell Ag receptors are generated via genetic recombination and deletion when cells are activated. SPECIFIC

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Proliferation of B and T Cells

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Once activated, multiple cell divisions-> many identical cells

Can become…
Effector cells
Memory cells

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What are effector cells?

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Short lived, work immediately against Ag, any pathogen producing Ag
- Plasma cells, helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells

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What are memory cells?

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Long lived, ready to divide if Ag reappears

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Clonal Selection

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Cell proliferation based on use

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Immunological Memory

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Long-term protection, result of prior infections

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Primary Immune Response

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Response to 1st exposure to Ag

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Secondary Immune Response

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Exposed to same Ag, respond faster- 2-7 days
Stronger, more prolonged

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B cells and T cells are types of what?

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Lymphocytes

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B cells components

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Membranes contain Y-shaped receptors
4 polypeptides
2 heavy chains
2 light chains
Constant (C) region
Variable (V) region

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B cell Activation

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No pathogen- inactive
Ag binds receptor
-> Cells secrete soluble form
= Antibody (Ab)
= Immunoglobulin (Ig)

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T Cells Overview

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Also have Ag receptors with 2 parts
Alpha and Beta chains
V and C regions

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T cell Ag Receptors

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Only bind Ag fragments on surface of host cell
Ag fragments displayed by
- Pathogen-detecting cells
- Infected cells

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What are the 2 general responses in adaptive immunity?

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Humoral Response and Cell-mediated Response

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Humoral Response

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Via antibodies in blood, lymph (B cells)

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Cell-mediated Response

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Infected host cells destroyed by specialized T cells (cytotoxic T cells)

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Antigen Presenting Cell (APC)

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Can be infected or specialized for detection
Presents antigen fragment

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Helper T Cells

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T cell with specific receptor bind APC Ag fragment
-> T cell activated via cytokines
Autocrine and paracrine signals
Positive feedback

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Once active, helper T cells activate…

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B cells- Humoral immunity
Cytotoxic T cells- Cell-mediated immunity

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Cytotoxic T cells

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Cell-mediated response
Use toxic proteins to kill infected cells before pathogens mature
Activated by…
- Signals from helper T cells
- Interactions with APC- bind Ag fragment

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Activated Cytotoxic T cells release what?

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Perforin: Forms pores
Granzymes: Initiate apoptosis
-> Infected cell dies, T cell moves on

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B cells & Antibodies

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Humoral response
B cell activated by helper T cell
Produces Memory B cells and plasma cells
Plasma cells secrete antibodies

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Antibody Functions

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DO NOT kill pathogen directly
3 mechanisms
- Neutralization
- Opsonization
- Complement System

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Neutralization

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One function of antibody- Binds virus, interferes with activity

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Opsonization

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One function of antibody- Binds bacteria, promotes phagocytosis

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Complement System

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One function of antibody- Antibody binds Ag on foreign cell
Complement protein binds Ab-Ag complex
Produces membrane attack complex- pores in PM
Water, ions rush in-> lysis

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Vaccines

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Harmless variant or derivative of a pathogen that stimulates adaptive immune response

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How do vaccines work?

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Stimulate primary immune response
Pathogen triggers secondary response-> No illness

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Live attenuated vaccine

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Live but weakened, avirulent form of pathogen (cannot cause sickness)

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Inactivated vaccine

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Whole pathogen, killed (by heat or chemicals)

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Subunit vaccine

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Only part of pathogen (antigen containing epitope)

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DNA/mRNA

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DNA/mRNA containing gene for antigen, expressed within vaccinated individual

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Antigenic Drift

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Small changes in viral antigens due to mutation

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Antigenic Shift

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Major changes in vial antigens due to reassortment/recombination

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Strain Replacement

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Replacement of a common strain with a less common one
Often due to successful vaccination against common strain

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Herd Immunity

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Vaccinate enough of population so that disease cannot spread
R: Transmission rate
Goal: R<1
Infected individual transmits to <1 person on average
Protects unvaccinated

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Sequence the activation of the adaptive immune response.

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  1. APC operates
  2. Helper T cells detect antigen
  3. B cells activated
  4. Antibodies released
  5. Reinfection triggers secondary response

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