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Two intrinsic systems

- Innate (nonspecific) defense system



- adaptive (specific) defense system


Two lines of defense in the Innate defense.

1. Surface Barriers


(skin and mucous membranes)



2. Internal defenses


(Antimicrobial proteins, phagocytes, NK cells, inflammatory response, fever)

The third line of defense that attacks particular foreign substances.

Adaptive (specific) defense system

T or F


Innate and adaptive defense systems are deeply interwined.

True

What are protective chemicals of the Innate defense system.

- Acid (skin and stomach mucosa)


- Lipids in sebum


- Dermicidin in sweat


- Mucus and secretions


- Lysosomes of saliva


T or F


Macrophages are Monocytes found in the blood.

False, Monocytes are found in the tissue

* What are the types of macrophages?

- Free macrophages


( wander though tissue space)



- Fixed macrophages


(Permanent in organs)

Become phagocytic on encountering infectious material.

Neutrophils

What are the steps to phagocytosis.

1. Adherence to pathogen


2. Destruction of pathogen

* Opsonization

Coating the pathogen with something that allows adherence.

* Opsonins used to achieve Opsonization.

1. Complement proteins


2. Antibodies

How are pathogens destroyed?

- lysosomal enzymes


-Respiratory Bursts


- oxidizing chemicals


- defensins (in neutrophils)

Respiratory Bursts promote pathogen killing by:

- releasing cell-killing free radicals


- activating additional enzymes

Large granular lymphocytes

Natural killer cells (NK)

T or F


NK cells are target cells that contain "self" cell-surface receptors (MHC)

False, NK cells do not have MHC

Natural killer cells induce apoptosis in _____ and ____ cells.

Cancer cells and virus infected cells

T or f


Natural killer cells secrete potent chemicals that enhance inflammatory response.

True,


(Inflammation brings more cells to fight)

T or f


Inflammatory response disposes of cell debris and pathogens

True

Prevents the spread of damaging agents

Inflammatory response

Cardinal signs of acute inflammation

Redness



Heat



Swelling



Pain



Impairment of function

Toll Like Receptors (TLR)

TLRs recognize specific classes of infecting microbes (PAMPS)

PAMPS are made of

Lipids, proteins, sugars, and carbs

What chemicals cause inflammation?

- histamine


- Kinins


- Prostaglandins


- Leukotrienes


- Complement




(The above are released by injured tissue, phagocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, and mast cells)

Cells that use toll like receptors:

Macrophages



Boundary cells of GI tract and respiratory tract

When activated, TLRs release the inflammatory chemical called __________, which promotes inflammation.

Cytokines

What do inflammatory chemicals cause ?

- Dilation of arterioles (hyperemia)



- Increased permeability of local capillaries



- edema (leakage of exudate)

Fluid leaving the capillaries, that contains clotting factors, proteins, and antibodies

Exudate

* T or F


Mast cells and basophils can cause the release of histamine.

True.

* T or F


Mast cells are in the blood

False


mast cells are in tissues other than blood

* T or F


Basophils are in tissues other than blood

False


basophils are in the blood

Exudate moves foreign material into ______. For what?

Lymphatic vessels, to deliver clotting proteins

** What are three cells found in the lymph nodes

Macrophages



T cells



B cells

** What are the steps for phagocyte mobilization?

1. Leukocytosis


2. Margination


3. Diapedesis of neutrophils


4. Chemotaxis

* Leukocytosis

Step 1


When Neutrophils enter blood from bone marrow

Where do neutrophils come from?

Bone marrow

When neutrophils stick to wall near site of injury (capillary wall)

Step 2


Margination

* What is the name of the chemical that allows for margination to occur

Cell adhesion molecule

Diapedesis

Step 3


When neutrophils flatten and squeeze out of capillaries

neutrophils follows chemical trail.

Step 4


Chemotaxis

Name the Antimicrobial proteins of the Innate defense system.

1. Interferons



2. Complement


Viral infected cells secrete _____.

Interferons (IFNs)

T or F


Interferons act on same cell, this is called autoccrine.

False, interferons act on nearby cells (paracrine) by warning them about an infection.

What do interferons make?

Antiviral proteins that block viral reproduction.

IFNs: what do these cells make? Match



- lymphocytes ______


- other WBC ______


- fibroblasts ______



a. Beta


b. Alpha


c. Gamma

Lymphocytes = Gamma


WBC = alpha


Fibroblasts = beta

What are the functions of interferons??

Anti-Viral



Reduce inflammation



Activate macrophages



Mobilize NK cells

Complement proteins are blood proteins produced in the _______.

Liver

Stabbing of bacteria and destroying the membrane of the cell is called_____.

Lysis

Complement proteins destroy foreign substances through ______.

Lysis

Amplifies all aspects of the inflammatory response.

Complement proteins

_____ are chemicals secreted by macrophages that cause fever.

Pyrogens

High fevers are dangerous, because heat does what to enzymes?

Denatures proteins

What are the benefits of moderate fever?

1. Causes liver and spleen to isolate iron and zinc. (Harder for bacteria to grow)



2. Increases metabolic rate, which speeds up repair

What are the functions of the adaptive immune specific defense system

- Protects against infectious agents and abnormal body cells



- Amplifies inflammatory response



- Activates complement

T or F


The Adaptive immune response is specific, systemic, and has memory

True

Name the two types of adaptive defenses

Humoral immunity (B cells)



Cellular immunity (T cells)

Antibody generating

Antigens



(The bacteria is making you make antibodies)

T or F


Antigens are substances that mobilize the adaptive defenses and provoke immune response

True

Two types of antigens.

1. Complete antigens



2. Incomplete antigens

** Important properties of Complete antigens;

- immunogenicity: ability to stimulate proliferation of specific lymphocytes & antibodies.



- Reactivity: ability to react with products of activated lymphocytes & antibodies

What are these examples of?



Foreign protein, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids.

Complete antigens

Haptens

Incomplete antigens

T or F


Peptides and nucleic acids are both examples of haptens.

False,


Examples of Haptens:


Poison Ivy, animal dander, detergents, and cosmetics

When are Haptens immunogenic? When are they not immunogenic?

- Immunogenic = when attached to body proteins



- not immunogenic = by themselves


(They aren't going to cause your body to response)


Certain parts of an entire antigen that are immunogenic.



(Aka determines how your body responses)

Antigenic determinants

What binds to Antigenic determinants ?

Antibodies and lymphocyte receptors

* Epitopes

Another word for antigenic determinants

Most antigens have many antigenic determinant that do what?

- mobilize several different lymphocyte population



- form different kinds of antibodies against it

Why do large chemically simple molecules like plastics, have little or no immunogenicity?

Because the substances are not seen as foreign or rejected by the body

Proteins that identify a cell as "self" and not antigenic or a "threat"

MHC proteins



( major histocompatibility complex)

Antigenic to others in transfusions or grafts.

MHC Proteins

Displays Internal "self" proteins

Class I MHC proteins

Displays external proteins of specific cell


Class II MHC proteins

What are small molecules that are not immunogenic by themselves

Peptides, nucleotides, and hormones

Give examples of chemicals that act as immunogenic haptens when attached to body proteins

Poison Ivy


Animal dander


Detergents


Cosmetics

What are the antigen presenting cells (APC) that use Class II (MHC protein)?

B cells



Dendritic cells



Macrophages

How do macrophages detect a pathogen?

Toll-like receptors (TLR)

What are the cells of the adaptive immune system?

Lymphocytes



and



antigen presenting cells (APC)

What kind of cells are involved in humoral immunity?

B cells

What kind of cells are involved in cell mediated immunity?

T cells

Cells that do not respond to specific antigens and perform auxiliary roles in immunity are called ______________.

Antigen presenting cells ( APC )

T or F


B cells and T cells mature in the red bone marrow.

False,


B cells and T cells both originate in the bone marrow, but only B cells mature in the bone marrow, because T cells mature in the thymus.

When lymphocytes mature, they have;



A. Immunocompetence


B. Reactivity


C. Self-tolerance


D. Differentiation


E. None of the above


A. Immunocompetence


And


C. Self-tolerance

T or F


Matured, but naive lymphocytes are exported to the thymus, lymph node, and spleen.

False, exported to lymph node and spleen.

When select T CELLS are capable of binding to self MHC protein

Positive selection

When select T CELLS are capable of binding to self MHC proteins, but not to self-antigen.

Negative selection

T or F


A T-cell that is able to bind to self-MHC proteins results in apoptosis.

False,


T cells that fail to recognize self MHC results in apoptosis.

How do T cells pass positive selection?

If the T cell is capable of binding to self MHC protein

What does negative selection ensure?

Self tolerance.


.



( Not attacking body's own proteins and self antigen)

When T-cells fail to recognize self antigens displayed by self-MHC.

Negative selection

T or F



T cells that bind to self antigens displayed by self-MHC undergo apoptosis

True

How do T cells Pass negative selection ?

When T cells bind to MHC protein and NOT to self-antigen.

What are the two types of T cells

1. CD4


(Helper T cells & regulatory T cells)



2. CD8


(Cytotoxic T cells)

* ______ helps promotes immune response.

Helper T cells

* Regulatory T cells

Dampen immune response


(slow down immune response)

T or F


CD4 and CD8 T cells both have memory cells.

True

Cells that directly destroy cells, so they look for MHC class I

CD8- cytotoxic T cells

Cells that look for MHC class II

CD4- Helper T cells and regulatory T cells

How are B cells eliminated?

By apoptosis

Cells that undergo receptor editing.

B CELLS


Receptor editing

When B cells rearrange their receptors

What happens to B cells if they escape the bone marrow?

They are inactivated

T or F


T cells determine which foreign substances the immune system will recognize or resist

False, genes

What are the antigen presenting cells

Dendritic cells



macrophages



B cells

Cells that internalize pathogens they grab into the lymphatics and then present the antigens to T cells.

Dendritic cells

* What are the two major spots where immune response begin?

Spleen and lymph node

Activated t cells release chemicals that make macrophages turn into _____ and secrete bactericidal chemicals.



A. Phagocytes


B. Antigens


C. Somatic recombinant


D. Insatiable phagocytes

D. Insatiable phagocytes

How does adaptive immunity identify and destroy nonself substances?

By using lymphocytes, APC's, and specific molecules

What kind of response would an antigen provoked if the lymphocyte is a b-cell

Humoral immunity response


( antibodies)

What are the functions of secreted antibodies

Circulate in blood or lymph



Bind to free antigens



Mark the antigen for destruction

What happened to clone cells that do not become plasma cells?

They stay in reserve and become memory cells



(Immunological memory)

primary immune response

- Occurs on the first exposure to a specific antigen


- plasma antibody peak late and decline in 10 days.



Clonal selection

1. B cells are activated when antigen binds to its surface



2. Receptor-mediated endocytosis of antigen-receptor complexes occur



3. Stimulated B cell grows to form a clone of identical cells

secondary immune response

- Occurs on re-exposure to the same antigen.


- memory cells respond within hours


- antibodies bind with a grater affinity


- Antibody level remain high

Name the two types of active humoral immunity.

1. Naturally acquired


(infection)



2. Artificially acquired


(Vaccine)

T or F


Vaccines provide antigenic determinant that are immunogenic and reactive

True

What happens during passive humoral immunity

- B cells are not challenged by antigens


- immunological memory does not occur

Name the two types of passive humoral immunity

1. Naturally acquired


(antibody from mother- placenta)


2. Artificially acquired


( injection)

Immunity acquired through injection of serum, like Gamma globulin.

Passive artificially acquired

T or F


Active artificially acquired immunity gives immediate protection but ends when antibodies naturally degrade in the body

False, passive artificially acquired immunity

Produced by plasma cells

Antibodies

What are the five classes of antibodies?

IgM, IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE



(MADGE)

When your B cells encounter antigens and produce antibodies against them

Active humoral immunity

HIV destroys ______ cells and targets ____ cells and their surface proteins.

Helper T cells



CD4 cells

When immune system attacks self cells

Autoimmune diseases

Examples of autoimmune diseases

Rheumatoid arthritis



MS



Type 1 diabetes

Variable región of antibodies

Specific to certain pathogens

Constant regions of antibody

Control the class (MADGE)

Antibody secreted in response to active humoral situation like vaccines.

IgM

T or F


IgG exists in monomer and pentagram forms.

False



(IgM)

Which of the following is not true of an IgM antibody:



A. Potent agglutinator


B. Helps activate complement proteins


C. Indicates recent infection


D. None of the above

D. None of the above



These are all true of an IgM

Secretory antibody known as the dimer.

IgA

Function of IgA antibody.

Inhibits pathogen binding to epithelial cells

T or F


IgD is a monomer antibody found on the B cell surface.

True

T or F


Both IgM and IgD function as a B cell antigen receptor

True

Main antibody of immune response that is most abundant in plasma and crosses the placenta.

IgG

Monomer, pentamer, or dimer??



IgM ____


IgA ____


IgD ____


IgG ____


IgE _____

IgM - pentamer or monomer


IgA- dimer


IgD - monomer


IgG - monomer


IgE - monomer

IgE

- Binds to the surface of basophils or mast cells



- causes histamine release



- mediate inflammation



- increases during allergic reaction



- found in blood

Neutralization

Antibodies block specific binding sites on pathogens

Cross-linking of infected cells also called clumping

Agglutination

Precipitation

Pathogens become insoluble and fall out of solution

When antibodies are opening sites on the pathogen so complement proteins can poke a hole

Complement fixation

The deficiency of antibodies

Agammaglobulinemia

Symptoms of agammaglobulinemia

Sick all the time

Tests for agammaglobulinemia

Blood tests looking for low circulating B-cells

Treatments for agammaglobulinemia

Antibodies injection

T or F


Immunoglobulin class switching deficiency cannot lead to agammaglobulinemia.

False, it can

The inability of antibodies to switch classes

Immunoglobulin class switching deficiency

Monoclonal

From hybridoma.


(Fused tumor cells and B cells)


(Results in 1 type of antibody)

Polyclonal

From animal.



Inject rabbit and harvest antibodies


(Many types of antibodies)

PCNA

Proliferating cellular nuclear antigen.



Protein-coding Gene used in research through immunocytochemistry.