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What are the innate lines of defense

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1st (physical and chemical)
and 2nd (inflammatory response and biological)
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What are the adaptive lines of defense

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3rd
Humoral or antibody mediated (B cells)
Cell-mediated (T cells)

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What is the registry called SELF in the body

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A recognition of all the body’s components

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How is the SELF determined

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By proteins called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
- coded by Gene’s (HLA- human leukocyte antigen system)

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What does everything that is NONSELF produce

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A specific immunological reaction to DESTRUCTION of the invading pathogen

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Body specific defences can be specific antigens such as

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  • foreign substances
  • pathogens
  • intruders
  • nonself
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Antigens stimulate a response from

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The immune system

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Where are most antigens

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In lymph nodes and decrease as you move away

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What are 2 features of antigens (specific response)

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They are a substance that initiate a specific immune response

  1. Production of antibodies
  2. Generation of immunocompetent cells
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What form can antigens be

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Proteins or polysaccharides

- or a combo of both

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What is a determinant or epitope of an antigen

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Part of the antigen necessary for the production of antibodies

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What do you call an incompetent antigen

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HAPTEN

- must combine to a protein carrier to become complete

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What is the first stage of the development of B cells

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Occurs in bursa of fabricius (not in humans)

  • tissue in yolks sac and fetal liver early development
  • later in red bone marrow
  • then Naive B cell (inactive)
  • 100000 antibodies on surface, no secretions
  • migrate through other lymphoid structures
  • negative selection
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What Is second stage B cell development

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  • occurs when antigen is present
  • antigen binds to antibody causing rapid mitotic division
  • results in clone of identical B cell
  • most differentiate into effector B cells (plasma cells)
  • some become memory B cells
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Features of Effector B cells

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  • plasma cells
  • secrete large amounts of antibodies 2000/sec
  • all clones produce same antibody
  • short life span -> just a few days
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Features of Memory B cells

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  • stay dormant until contact with antigen -> produce more plasma cells and memory B cells
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What are antibodies (immunoglobulins)

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  • structures that react to antigens

- glycoprotein found in: blood serum (plasma protein) and liquid tissue

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What are the 5 different classes of of immunoglobulins

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IgM
IgG
IgA 
IgE 
IgD
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What is the diversity arises from somatic recombination hypothesis

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  • rather than one static DNA sequence, multiple fragments are recombined to form individual genes
  • since 1 antibody requires multiple proteins, allows for multiple combinations
  • can also arise from mutations
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What is the structure of antibodies

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  • 2 heavy chains (3 constant regions, 1 variable region)
  • 2 light chains (1 constant, 1 variable)
  • 2 complement-binding sites
  • held together by various disulfide bonds
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What is IgM

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~10%
Blood
1st antibody produced in response to an antigen
Capacity to fix the complement

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What is IgA

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~15%
Milk, saliva, tears, colostrum, mucosa
Prevent penetration

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What is IgD

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~ trace amount
On surface of B cells
Fixes to antigen
Stimulates B cell to produce antibodies

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IgG

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~70%
Common, blood and lymph
Only one to cross the placenta
Capacity to fix the complement

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What is IgE
~trace Responsible for allergies Associated with mast cells & basophils that release histamine
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What are the 4 pathways/ mechanism to incapacitate antigens so that they can be devoured by macrophages
1. Neutralization (masks dangerous parts of bacterial neurotoxins; viruses) 2. Agglutination (cell-bound antigens) 3. Precipitation (soluble antigens) 4. Complement
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What is the antigen presenting complex
- protein complex - present on dendritic cells, macrophages, active B cells - their role is secondary ( present a antigen fragment to T cell, helps target cells for destruction and immune adaption)
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Quick recap of antigen presenting complex B-cell
Liver (foetus) Red bone marrow (adult) 20- 30% circulate in the blood Humoral immunity
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Quick recap of antigen presenting complex T-cells
``` Born of the red bone marrow Matures in the thymus Becomes immunocompetent in the lymphoid organs (adult); 70-80% circulate in the blood Cell mediated immune response ```
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Development of T-cells
- lymphocytes travel to thymus and differentiate into thymocytes - rapidly divide (3/day) then migrate out of thymus and into T-dependent zones (in lymph nodes and spleen) - inactive or naive T cells - become active after contact with APC -> sensitized T cell - divide rapidly becoming clonal effector or memory T cells - effector T cells (include cytotoxic, helper, suppressor) - memory T cell ( migrate to red bone marrow, produce more T cells when activated)
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What are 3 types of T cells
- Cytotoxic (killer) T cells - Helper T cells - Suppressor T cells
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How do cytotoxic (killer) T cells work
Bind to antigens, releass lymphotoxins to kill cells
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How do helper T cells work
- regulate B cell and T cell function - release cytokines that stimulate lymphocytes, phagocytes, and other leukocytes - activated by antigens, form clones of both effector and memory T cells
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How do suppressor T cells
- suppressor B cell differentiation, other T cells - maintain self-tolerance by reducing T cell responses to self antigens - allows for antagonistic control of immune response - help to restore homeostasis after immune response
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What is naturally acquired active immunity
Via infection | Contact pathogen / direct
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What is naturally acquired passive immunity
Via mother | Transfer of antibody through the placenta or via breast milk
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What is artificially acquired active immunity
Via immunization | Vaccine contain dead or attenuated virulent miccroorganisms
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What is artificially acquired passive immunity
Via injection of another host's immune serum (antibodies)
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What is the difference between active and passive immunity
The degree of protection
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What is degree of protection with passive immunities
Short life (antibodies degrade) B cells are not stimulated Immunity memory is not established
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What is degree of protection with active immunity
T cells and B cells are stimulated | Immunity memory is established until degraded
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What is autograft
Graft of a tissue from one region to another same individual
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What is isograft
Graft where the donor is a genetically identical twin
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What is allograft
Graft of an individual of the same species (but not identical)
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What is xenograft
Graft of an individual of a different species
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What are allergies
Intense immune reaction accompanied by lesions in the tissues - it is fighting against a considerable opponent
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What is an allergen
Antigen that does not trigger a normal reaction
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What are autoimmune disorders
- loss of the capacity to distinguish between the self and non self - destruction of ones own tissues
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What is multiple sclerosis
- destruction of white matter (myelin) of the brain & spinal cord - features: vision problems, loss of muscle control, urinary incontinence
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What is myasthenia gravis
- block at the neuromuscular junction - absence of Ach receptors - Features: fatigue of muscles, difficulty in swallowing and speaking
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What is graves (Basedow) disease
-thyroid produces an excessive quantity of tyroxine (hyperthyroidism) - features: sweating, loss of weight, exophtalmos -
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What is type 1 diabetes mellitus
- insulinodependant/ juvenile - destruction of B endocrine cells of the pancreas - features: insulin deficiency, not capable of metabolizing glucose
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What is systemic lupus erythematosus
- self-harming immune response (DNA identification) - systemic disease (kidney, heart, lung, skin) - obtain: glomerulonephritis, vascular problems, painful arthritis
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What is glomerulonephritis
Severely impaired kidney function
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What is rheumatoid arthritis
- destruction and inflammation of the joints | - obtain: synovitis, ankylosis
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What is AIDS
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome - caused by immunodeficiency virus (HIV)= Retrovirus - has RNA that makes it's own DNA in infected cell - target's helper T cells, diminishing proper immune function - cancer, infections, can spread much faster - transmit by needle, breastfeeding, sex - rapid mutation hard to tx

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