Quiz 1 Exam 4 Flashcards
Innate and adaptive immunity + Immune disorders
What are the two types of immunity in the body?
Nonspecific/innate and specific/adaptive immunity
What is the main response when nonspecific/innate immunity is triggered?
Inflammation
What are the main inflammatory mediators?
Small chemicals not encoded in the genes, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, histamine, and bradykinin.
What are cytokines?
These are small protein signalling molecules with the job of inter-cell communication. These cells tell the immune system to activate either the humoral or cellular response.
What are the 3 types of cytokines?
Interleukins, tumor necrosis factor, and chemokines
How do inflammatory mediators and cytokines act and where?
They act through conventional receptors initiating 2nd messenger systems. They act in damaged tissue.
What cell type is the source of histamine as an inflammatory mediator?
Mast cell
What do mast cell bind to?
IgE
How are mast cells activated to release their granule contents?
Once bound, calcium enters the cell and cAMP is made triggering the granules to release their contents.
What are the two main eicosanoids?
Leukotrienes and prostaglandins
What pathway makes leukotrienes from arachidonic acid?
Lypoxygenase pathway
What pathway makes prostaglandins from arachidonic acid?
Cyclooxygenase pathway
Where are leukotrienes typically located?
Mucus membranes
Where are prostaglandins typically located?
Systemic circulation
What are the two types of immune responses?
Humoral and cellular responses
When is the humoral response in the immune system activated?
Bacterial and extracellular pathogens.
Is the humoral response slow or rapid?
Rapid (24-48hr)
What molecule induces the humoral response and what are the effectors?
TH2 cytokines induce it while B-lymphocytes and antibodies are the effectors
When is the cellular response in the immune system activated?
Intracellular and viral infections
Is the cellular response slow or fast?
Slow (72h)
What molecule induces the cellular response and what are the effectors?
TH1 cytokines induce it while T-lymphocytes and natural killer cells are the effectors.
___________ determines the prevalence of a cellular or a humoral immune response.
Cytokines
Cytokines bind to ___________ receptors on the cell surface.
Tyrosine kinase (specifically Jak/STAT)
Cytokines initiate jak/STAT pathway to act as a ___________ factor.
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