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Lesson 3.1 - Immune Defenses Flashcards

Immune Defenses (50 cards)

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Why is immunology important?

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  • Health - Illness - Homeostasis
  • Immune system disorders
    • Opportunistic infections & cytokine storm
  • Understand vaccination & antibody therapy
  • Study bacteria and viruses
  • Educate patients and discredit pseudoscience
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What is a cytokine storm?

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Life-threatening systemic inflammatory syndrome caused by high cyotkine levels

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Define antigens

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  • Substances that bind to immunoglobulin receptors / T-cell receptor
  • Induce immune response
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Define epitopes

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  • Immunologically active regions of antigens
  • Part of antigen by which antibody attaches
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Define Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)

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  • Molecules unique to microorganisms (not human cells)
  • Recognized by innate immune cells & toll-like receptors (TLRs) on leukocytes
  • Have epitopes
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Examples of PAMPs

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Carbohydrates, lipoproteins, Lipid A-endotoxin, peptidoglycan, flagellar proteins, nucleic acids

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Define cytokines

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  • Low weight, soluble, chemical messengers
  • Regulate innate & adaptive immune systems
  • Stimulate hematopoiesis
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*Cells that produce cytokines:

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Macrophages, dendritic cells, T-lymphocytes, Natural killer cells, endothelial cells, & mucosal epithelial cells

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Define chemokine

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Cytokines produced during inflammation, that organize leukocytes

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[3] Classifications of Cytokines

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  • Pleiotropic
    • Cytokine acts on a # of different types of cells
  • Redundant
    • Different cytokines carry out same function
  • Multifunctional
    • Same cytokine regulates diff. functions
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Variable region of antibody

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Fab = fragment antigen binding; highly specific for epitope

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Constant region of antibody

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Fc = fragment crytallizable

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[6] Parts of Antibody

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  1. Fab region
  2. Fc region
  3. Heavy chain
    • w/ 1 variable, followed by 1 constant domain, 1 hinge, and 2 constant domains
  4. Light chain
    • w/ 1 variable & 1 constant domain
  5. Antigen binding site = paratope
  6. Hinge regions
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[3] Lines of Defenses

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  • 1st: External Barriers
  • 2nd: Innate - Non-specific
  • 3rd: Adaptive - Specific
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External Barriers

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1st line of defense

Skin, sebaceous gland, ear wax, cilia, nasal hair, mucous, saliva, tears (lysozome), stomach acid, urine flow, microflora in digestive/upper respiratory

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Innate Defenses

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  • Non-specific & lacks immunological memory
  • Acts immediately after foreign substance exposure
  • Contains cellular & non-cellular components
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[2] Types of Innate Defenses

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  • Cellular defenses
  • Non-cellular defenses
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Cellular defenses

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  • All cells originated from bone marrow stem cells
  • Several types involved in innate response
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Non-cellular defenses

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  • Heparin: anticoagulant
  • Histamines: inflammatory response
  • Lysozyme: hydrolyzes ß-1,4 peptidoglycan
  • Complement pathway: antimicrobial proteins
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Examples of leukocytes (of innate immunity)

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Basophils, neutrophils, eosinophils, monocyte (macrophages & dendritic cells), mast cells

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Basophils

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Inflammatory histamine & anti-coagulant heparin

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Mast cells

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Histamines & heparin; confined to tissues

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Eosinophils

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Phagocytic & secrete protein toxins (kills parasitic worms)

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Neutrophils

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  • Phagocytic; release O2- and H2O2
  • Extracellular traps (NETs); DNA entangles cells
  • Perform diapedesis
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Diapedesis
Movement of leukocytes, through intact capillary walls, into surrounding body tissue
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Monocytes
* Mature into macrophages & dendritic cells * **Wandering macrophages** * Move throughout body * **​**Scavenge bacteria, fungi, spores, dust, and dead body cells * **Fixed macrophages** * **​**Stay within defined area/organ * Alveolar (lung), microglia (CNS), Kupffer cells (liver)
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Dendritic Cells
* Long, thin cytoplasmic extensions; phagocytic * Found under skin surface & mucous membranes * Migrate to lymph nodes
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Phagocytosis
phagosome + lysosome = phagolysosome
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Leukocyte chemotaxis
* Movement of organism/cell along chemical concreation gradient either toward/away from chemical stimulus * Leukocytes attracted to injury because lots of attractants
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Complement Pathway - antimicrobial peptides (& Functions)
* Can be brought in action by adaptive immune system * 20 antimicrobial proteins in C1 pathway * Functions: * Attach to bacteria via antibodies * Lyse bacterial cells * Signal phagocytes (chemotaxis) * Activate inflammation * Vasodilation
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\_\_\_ binds to the Fc region of antibodies, a microbe or C-reactive protein
C1q
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ increases when there is a condition causing inflammation
C-reactive protein
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**Activation of C1 during Classical Complement Pathway**
* Fab of 2 IgG molecules OR 1 IgM molecule bind to epitopes * C1 binds, becomes active enzyme * C1 cleaves C2 & C4 * C2 & C4 combine, cleaves C3 = C3a + C3b * C3b joins C2, cleaves C5 = C5a + **C5b** * C3b & C4b = opsonins (facilitate binding) * C5b: used for membrane attack complex (MAC)
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3rd Line of Defense Overview
* Antigen-specific * Immunological memory
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Define antigens
* Pieces of foreign molecules * Adaptive immune system recognizes as part of microorganism
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Antigen-MHC complex
Macrophages & dendritic cells digest pathogens and present antigens
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Antigen Presenting Cells (APC)
* Migrate to lymphatic system * Lymph nodes, spleen, & other lymphatic tissue * Release cytokines that attracted helper T cells (TH) * Interact with lymphocytes (B & T cells)
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Define Lymphocytes (and types)
* Main cells of Adaptive Immune Sys. * Arise and mature in lymphatic system organs: **bone marrow & thymus** * Types: * B cells * T cells * Natural Killer cells
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B cells
Produce antibodies (Abs) that flag pathogens in blood, lymph, & tissue fluids
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T cells
Destroy virally infected & some neoplastic cells; regulate immune response
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Natural Killer cells
Secrete teoxins that kill virally infected cells & some neoplasms; don't need to be activated
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Helper T cells (TH)
* Have receptors that may bind to antigen by APC * Randomly generated during development * May have 100k identical receptors * Replicate furiously upon recognition * Some become effectors; others memory cells * Effector TH cells release cytokines to activate cytotoxic T cells (TC)
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Cytotoxic T cells (TC)
* Kill infected cells; activated by interleukin-2 (IL-2) * Leave lymphatic system in search of infected host cells * Effector TC stimulates proliferation of TC cell * Bind and release perforin = infected cell dies
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Humoral immunity
* Antibodies (Abs) * TH cells release IL-4 and IL-5 to activate B cells * B cells have antibodies on surface
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How are B cells activated?
* Binds to both an antigen and is stimulated by a TH cell * Divides rapidly when activated (long-lived memory & short-lived plasma cells)
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Neutralization
* Abs coat surface of viral particles preventing them from attaching to cell receptors
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Agglutination
Clumping of cells (i.e. bacteria, erythrocytes) in presence of antibody
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Define opsonins.
Any molecule that forms connections b/t phagocyte & antigen; increases efficiency (not required)
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What can affect the success of the adaptive response?
* Number of pathogens * Virulence of pathogens * Status of host immune system * Immunocompromised
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Cellular vs Humoral Immunity

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