Memorization Flashcards
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NK Cells uses what two things to kill cells?
Perforin proteins to deliver “suicide” enzymes ex. Granzyme B into a target cell
Interferon Gamma- mainly produced by what?
Helper T cells and NK cells
What are NK cells look for what in a cell?
MHC receptors
“dont kill” signal is conveyed if its present
“kill” signal is conveyed if it is not
The smallest antigenic determinant to which an antibody can be made is what?
3-6 AA or 5-6 sugar residues
An antigen has many different ______, in which an antibody or T cell response is made
Antigenic determinants
What is an immunogen?
an antigen that stimulates an immune response.
Can a hapten initiate an immune response?
No, it is too small. It can initiate an immune response if bound to a large carrier molecule
what is the difference in diversity of innate and adaptive?
Innate is germline encoded. Adaptive subject to somatic recombination of gene segments
What are the cells of the innate immune system?
Macrophages, Dendritic Cells, NK cells, Neutrophils,
What kind of information does the innate relay to the adaptive?
Evaluates the invader in the context of intracellular vs extracellular and then provides instructions.
What is a chemokine?
A subset of cytokine that regulates cell migration and movement
Each cell expresses a set of specific signaling receptors for what?
Cytokines
What is the function of a cytokine?
growth and differentiation of all immune cells, activation of effector functions of lymphocytes and phagocytes
What subset of adaptive immunity , is mediate by ab’s and is the principal defense mechanism against extracellular microbes?
Humoral Adaptive
Ehrlich is the father of?
Humoral Immunity
Elie Metchnikoff father of ?
Cell Mediated immunity
The function of cell mediated immunity is?
T helper lymphocytes activate macrophages to kill phagocytized microbes of cytotoxic T cell directly destroy infected cells
What is clonal selection?
Ag specific clones of lymhocytes develop before and independent of exposure to ag. A characteristic that maximizes the potential for recognizing diverse microbes
What is the diff. between active and passive and give an example of each
Active- conferred by a host response to a microbe or microbial antigens- displays memory- Immunizations
Passive- conferred by transfer of antibodies or T lymphocytes specific for a microbe- no memory- Ab’s transferred through breastfeeding
What are the two professional phagocytic cells in the innate immune system?
Neutrophils and Macrophages
Dendritic cells are also phagocytic cells
Neutrophils are stimulated by what cytokine?
Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
Neutrophils contain what?
Azurophilic granules-lysozymes that contain enzymes and other microbicidal substances
Neutrophils give off what cytokine?
TNF
How do neutrophils kill yeast and fungi?
Neutrophils bind to yeast and internalize them via phagocytosis, they fuse with azurophilic granules, the production of ROS and the release of enzumes such as elastase into the phagosome contribute to killing the organism
Fungi- when they encounter hyphae they can’t internalize them so the azurophilic granules are released and enter the nucleus where chromatin decondensation occurs and release of NET’s- Net’s contribute to the immobilization and killing of extracellular organisms but at the cost of some tissue damage