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Lecture 7: Introduction to innate immunity Flashcards

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What do immune cells express to detect pathogens?

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Pattern Recognition Receptors (PPRs)

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What are PRRs designed to detect?

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A range of Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs)

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What are some innate anatomical and physiological barriers;

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  • intact skin
  • Ciliary clearance
  • Low stomach pH
  • Lysozyme in tears and silivia
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What does humoral immunity mean?

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Humoral = secreted molecules i.e not cells

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What are some cells of the innate immune system?

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NK cells
Neutrophils
Mast Cells
Esinophils
Macrophages
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What are some humoral components of the innate immune system?

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Complment cascade
Mannose Binding Lectin
LPS binding protein
C-reactive protein
Antimicrobial Peptides
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What are some cells that are innate and adaptive immune responsers?

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Natural killer T cells

Dendritric cells

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What are cells of the adaptive immune response?

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T cells

B Cells

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What are the humoral components of the adaptive immune response?

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Antibodies

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Describe the timeline of the immune response;

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Innate Immunity (0-4hrs)
Early induced innate response (4-96hrs)
Adaptive immune response (96hrs+)

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Describe what happens in the innate immunity 0-4hrs:

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Infection -> Recognition by preformed, non-specific and broadly specific effectors

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Describe what happens in the early induced innate response (4-96hrs)

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Infection -> Recruitment of effector cells -> Recognition of PAMPs, activation of effector cells and inflammation -> Removal of infectious agent

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Describe what happens in the adaptive immune response (96hrs+)

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Infection -> Transport of antigen to lymphoid organ -> Recognition by naive B and T cells -> Clonal expansion and differentiation to effector cells -> removal of infectious agent and generation of memory cells

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How is innate immunity induced?

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Innate immunity is induced by triggering Pattern recognition molecules (PRM) / Receptors (PRR)

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Where are some PRR located?

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Epthelium

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What are the four major classes of PRM/Rs?

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1) Soluble; c-type lectin
2) Membrane bound; Toll like Receptor

Intracellular;

3) NLRs; NOD (nucleotide binding oligomerizing Domain)-like receptor
4) RLRs; Retinoic Acid Inducible Like Receptors

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What is example one of PRRs?

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(mainly c type lectins)

PRR = Mannose Binding Lectin,

  • Ligand - Terminal mannose
  • Function = Activation of lectin pathway of complement
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What is example two of PRRs? 2/3

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PRR = c reactive protein

    • Ligand: Phosphorylcholine, bacterial and fungal membranes
  • Function; Opsonisation, activation of classical pathway of complement
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What is example three of PRRs? 3/3

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PRR = Lipid binding protein

Ligand = LPS

function = LPS recognition

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What are some examples of membrane PRRs that sense extracellular pathogens?

That are involved in signalling

part 1/2

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PRR = Toll like receptors; Multiple ligands

These once activated result in cell signalling = destroys pathogen

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What are some examples of membrane PRRs that sense extracellular pathogens?

That are involved in internalisation?

part 2/2

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PRR = Macrophage mannose receptor
- Ligand = terminal mannose

PRR = Macrophage scavenging receptor
- Ligand = LPS, multiple ligands

PRR = MARCO
- Ligand: bacterial cell walls

These result in phagocytosis

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What are some examples of intracellular PRRs?

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NOD
NLRPS
RLR
DNA sensors

They all have mutliple domains and multiple ligands

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What is the function of intracellular PRRs?

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Activation of NFkB and MAP kinases, type-1 IFN and Caspase 3 activation, IL-1B

Apoptosis in virally infected cells

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What are some general features of PAMPs?

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  • essential for survival
  • Conserved
  • Common to entire classes of microbes
  • Complex/unique 3D molecular structure
  • Typically carbohydrates, lipids (not proteins)
  • Often have repetitive structures

These do not reflect self molecules often

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What are some examples of DAMPS?
- High mobility box 1 (nuclear protein) - Calgranulin A, B (intracellular) - Serum Amyloid A (acute phase protein)
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What are some receptors of DAMPs?
RAGE TLR2/4 TREM Receptors recognise endogenous materials in locations they shouldnt be.
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What can DAMPS signal for?
Cell stress, Necrosis
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What some examples of common PAMPs?
TLR2 is expressed in viruses, gram +ve and -ve bacteria, fungi and protozoa i.e widely expressed. TLR9 is also common RLRs less common - viruses NLRs - bacteria and fungi
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What do TLR receptors often form?
Most TLRs form homodimers to recognise cell materials Except TLR2 will form heterodimers to recognise cell materials
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What is special about TLR4?
TLR4 recognises LPS, but needs help from associated molecules.
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Describe TLR expression:
TLR is not expressed evenly across cell types.
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What are the three signals for an effective memory response?
Danger -> Antigen -> co-stimulation
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Describe and effective memory response;
``` Immature DC (expresses PRR and TLR) - Pathogen is binds to PRR -> This causes MHC expression (of peptide fragment) which binds TcR which generates a memory response ``` - Pathogen or soluble PAMP also binds TLR -> results in release of IL2 which attracts t cells / is danger signal. TLR also causes CD80/86 expression on the DC. CD28 on T cell binds this.
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How important is the TLR family?
Knockout mice with TLR4 mutation became very susceptible to gram negative infections
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Where are TLRs located in cells?
On the cell surface and intracellularly on the endosomal surface
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What are the key molecules of the innate immune system?
PRM PRR PAMPs DAMPs
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What is the signalling pathway of the TLR family?
They can signal danger by causing the cell to release ILs. They also can cause the up regulation of CD receptors
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What is a key feature of TLRs?
They are highly specific
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Whats an example of TLR1/2 receptor recognition and signalling;
TLR1 and TLR2 both bind PAM3-CSK4 dimerising these molecules and bringing their cytoplasmic TIR domains into close proximity i.e TLR can dimerise heterogenously to bind PAMPs
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Describe TLR 4 PAMP recognition example;
- Recognition of LPS by TLR4 is both direct and indirect (via MD2) - MD2 is a critical accessory protein - Two additional accessory proteins are involved; Lipid binding protein binds CD14 and transfers to MD2
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What can the the consequence of TLR activation?
Consequences of TLR signalling; - Activation of adaptive proteins - leading to a signalling ubiquination cascade - that can lead to IKB being phosphorylated, no longer inhibiting NKkB - leading to the production of proinflammatory cytokines
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Why is TLR activation of proinflammatory cyotkines bad?
Pro-inflammatory cytokines contribute to inflammation by; - Amplification of response: simulates migration of additional effector molecules and cells from blood to local site - Local barrier to prevent spread of infection: induces local blood clotting - Promotion of tissue repair
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What can systemic production of cytokines result in?
Systemic - IL-1b can lead to fever, IL6 prodcution - Mobilisation of metabolites, fever, shock (TNFa) - Acute phase protein production (IL6), fever
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What is TNFa key for?
Transmitting stress signal
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Write some notes on TNFa;
- Activated through NF-kB pathway - Two receptors ; TNF-RI, TNF-RII - TNF-R1 has death domain which recruits TRADD
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What are the first four positive effects of TNF-a? 4/9
- Increases phagocytosis - Raises body temperature - Induces acute-phase response proteins from liver - Induces inflammatory response mechanisms and vascular responses
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What are the 4-9/9 positive effects of TNF-a?
- Stimulates migration of DC and migration to lymph nodes - Increases lymphocytes migration to site - Increases platelet adhesion to blood vessels - Containment of infection to the local site - Pain and tenderness
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What are four negative effects of TNFa?
- Oedema - Neutropenia (loss of neutrophils from blood) - Change in blood volume through its effects on the CNS - Vascular leakage and hypotension
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What are five more effects of TNFa?
- Elevated temperatures - Organ failure - Muscle wasting - Septic shock - Death
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What regulates the danger signal?
Innate receptors
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What recognises LPS?
TLR4
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What is the central element in TLR signalling?
NF-kB

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