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Two intrinsic systems |
- Innate (nonspecific) defense system - adaptive (specific) defense system |
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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) |
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The third line of defense that attacks particular foreign substances. |
Adaptive (specific) defense system |
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T or F Innate and adaptive defense systems are deeply interwined. |
True |
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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 |
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T or F Macrophages are Monocytes found in the blood. |
False, Monocytes are found in the tissue |
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* What are the types of macrophages? |
- Free macrophages ( wander though tissue space)
- Fixed macrophages (Permanent in organs) |
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Become phagocytic on encountering infectious material. |
Neutrophils |
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What are the steps to phagocytosis. |
1. Adherence to pathogen 2. Destruction of pathogen |
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* Opsonization |
Coating the pathogen with something that allows adherence. |
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* Opsonins used to achieve Opsonization. |
1. Complement proteins 2. Antibodies |
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How are pathogens destroyed? |
- lysosomal enzymes -Respiratory Bursts - oxidizing chemicals - defensins (in neutrophils) |
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Respiratory Bursts promote pathogen killing by: |
- releasing cell-killing free radicals - activating additional enzymes |
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Large granular lymphocytes |
Natural killer cells (NK) |
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T or F NK cells are target cells that contain "self" cell-surface receptors (MHC) |
False, NK cells do not have MHC |
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Natural killer cells induce apoptosis in _____ and ____ cells. |
Cancer cells and virus infected cells |
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T or f Natural killer cells secrete potent chemicals that enhance inflammatory response. |
True, (Inflammation brings more cells to fight) |
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T or f Inflammatory response disposes of cell debris and pathogens |
True |
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Prevents the spread of damaging agents |
Inflammatory response |
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Cardinal signs of acute inflammation |
Redness Heat Swelling Pain Impairment of function |
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Toll Like Receptors (TLR) |
TLRs recognize specific classes of infecting microbes (PAMPS) |
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PAMPS are made of |
Lipids, proteins, sugars, and carbs |
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What chemicals cause inflammation? |
- histamine - Kinins - Prostaglandins - Leukotrienes - Complement (The above are released by injured tissue, phagocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, and mast cells) |
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Cells that use toll like receptors: |
Macrophages Boundary cells of GI tract and respiratory tract |
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When activated, TLRs release the inflammatory chemical called __________, which promotes inflammation. |
Cytokines |
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What do inflammatory chemicals cause ? |
- Dilation of arterioles (hyperemia)
- Increased permeability of local capillaries
- edema (leakage of exudate) |
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Fluid leaving the capillaries, that contains clotting factors, proteins, and antibodies |
Exudate |
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* T or F Mast cells and basophils can cause the release of histamine. |
True. |
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* T or F Mast cells are in the blood |
False mast cells are in tissues other than blood |
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* T or F Basophils are in tissues other than blood |
False basophils are in the blood |
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Exudate moves foreign material into ______. For what? |
Lymphatic vessels, to deliver clotting proteins |
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** What are three cells found in the lymph nodes |
Macrophages T cells B cells |
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** What are the steps for phagocyte mobilization? |
1. Leukocytosis 2. Margination 3. Diapedesis of neutrophils 4. Chemotaxis |
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* Leukocytosis |
Step 1 When Neutrophils enter blood from bone marrow |
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Where do neutrophils come from? |
Bone marrow |
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When neutrophils stick to wall near site of injury (capillary wall) |
Step 2 Margination |
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* What is the name of the chemical that allows for margination to occur |
Cell adhesion molecule |
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Diapedesis |
Step 3 When neutrophils flatten and squeeze out of capillaries |
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neutrophils follows chemical trail. |
Step 4 Chemotaxis |
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Name the Antimicrobial proteins of the Innate defense system. |
1. Interferons 2. Complement |
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Viral infected cells secrete _____. |
Interferons (IFNs) |
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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. |
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What do interferons make? |
Antiviral proteins that block viral reproduction. |
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IFNs: what do these cells make? Match - lymphocytes ______ - other WBC ______ - fibroblasts ______ a. Beta b. Alpha c. Gamma |
Lymphocytes = Gamma WBC = alpha Fibroblasts = beta |
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What are the functions of interferons?? |
Anti-Viral
Reduce inflammation Activate macrophages Mobilize NK cells |
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Complement proteins are blood proteins produced in the _______. |
Liver |
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Stabbing of bacteria and destroying the membrane of the cell is called_____. |
Lysis |
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Complement proteins destroy foreign substances through ______. |
Lysis |
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Amplifies all aspects of the inflammatory response. |
Complement proteins |
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_____ are chemicals secreted by macrophages that cause fever. |
Pyrogens |
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High fevers are dangerous, because heat does what to enzymes? |
Denatures proteins |
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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 |
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What are the functions of the adaptive immune specific defense system |
- Protects against infectious agents and abnormal body cells - Amplifies inflammatory response - Activates complement |
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T or F The Adaptive immune response is specific, systemic, and has memory |
True |
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Name the two types of adaptive defenses |
Humoral immunity (B cells) Cellular immunity (T cells) |
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Antibody generating |
Antigens (The bacteria is making you make antibodies) |
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T or F Antigens are substances that mobilize the adaptive defenses and provoke immune response |
True |
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Two types of antigens. |
1. Complete antigens 2. Incomplete antigens |
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** Important properties of Complete antigens; |
- immunogenicity: ability to stimulate proliferation of specific lymphocytes & antibodies.
- Reactivity: ability to react with products of activated lymphocytes & antibodies |
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What are these examples of? Foreign protein, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids. |
Complete antigens |
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Haptens |
Incomplete antigens |
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T or F Peptides and nucleic acids are both examples of haptens. |
False, Examples of Haptens: Poison Ivy, animal dander, detergents, and cosmetics |
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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) |
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Certain parts of an entire antigen that are immunogenic. (Aka determines how your body responses) |
Antigenic determinants |
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What binds to Antigenic determinants ? |
Antibodies and lymphocyte receptors |
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* Epitopes |
Another word for antigenic determinants |
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Most antigens have many antigenic determinant that do what? |
- mobilize several different lymphocyte population
- form different kinds of antibodies against it |
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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 |
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Proteins that identify a cell as "self" and not antigenic or a "threat" |
MHC proteins ( major histocompatibility complex) |
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Antigenic to others in transfusions or grafts. |
MHC Proteins |
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Displays Internal "self" proteins |
Class I MHC proteins |
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Displays external proteins of specific cell |
Class II MHC proteins |
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What are small molecules that are not immunogenic by themselves |
Peptides, nucleotides, and hormones |
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Give examples of chemicals that act as immunogenic haptens when attached to body proteins |
Poison Ivy Animal dander Detergents Cosmetics |
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What are the antigen presenting cells (APC) that use Class II (MHC protein)? |
B cells Dendritic cells Macrophages |
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How do macrophages detect a pathogen? |
Toll-like receptors (TLR) |
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What are the cells of the adaptive immune system? |
Lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells (APC) |
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What kind of cells are involved in humoral immunity? |
B cells |
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What kind of cells are involved in cell mediated immunity? |
T cells |
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Cells that do not respond to specific antigens and perform auxiliary roles in immunity are called ______________. |
Antigen presenting cells ( APC ) |
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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. |
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When lymphocytes mature, they have; A. Immunocompetence B. Reactivity C. Self-tolerance D. Differentiation E. None of the above
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A. Immunocompetence And C. Self-tolerance |
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T or F Matured, but naive lymphocytes are exported to the thymus, lymph node, and spleen. |
False, exported to lymph node and spleen. |
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When select T CELLS are capable of binding to self MHC protein |
Positive selection |
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When select T CELLS are capable of binding to self MHC proteins, but not to self-antigen. |
Negative selection |
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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. |
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How do T cells pass positive selection? |
If the T cell is capable of binding to self MHC protein |
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What does negative selection ensure? |
Self tolerance. . ( Not attacking body's own proteins and self antigen) |
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When T-cells fail to recognize self antigens displayed by self-MHC. |
Negative selection |
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T or F T cells that bind to self antigens displayed by self-MHC undergo apoptosis |
True |
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How do T cells Pass negative selection ? |
When T cells bind to MHC protein and NOT to self-antigen. |
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What are the two types of T cells |
1. CD4 (Helper T cells & regulatory T cells) 2. CD8 (Cytotoxic T cells) |
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* ______ helps promotes immune response. |
Helper T cells |
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* Regulatory T cells |
Dampen immune response (slow down immune response) |
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T or F CD4 and CD8 T cells both have memory cells. |
True |
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Cells that directly destroy cells, so they look for MHC class I |
CD8- cytotoxic T cells |
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Cells that look for MHC class II |
CD4- Helper T cells and regulatory T cells |
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How are B cells eliminated? |
By apoptosis |
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Cells that undergo receptor editing. |
B CELLS |
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Receptor editing |
When B cells rearrange their receptors |
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What happens to B cells if they escape the bone marrow? |
They are inactivated |
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T or F T cells determine which foreign substances the immune system will recognize or resist |
False, genes |
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What are the antigen presenting cells |
Dendritic cells macrophages B cells |
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Cells that internalize pathogens they grab into the lymphatics and then present the antigens to T cells. |
Dendritic cells |
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* What are the two major spots where immune response begin? |
Spleen and lymph node |
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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 |
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How does adaptive immunity identify and destroy nonself substances? |
By using lymphocytes, APC's, and specific molecules |
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What kind of response would an antigen provoked if the lymphocyte is a b-cell |
Humoral immunity response ( antibodies) |
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What are the functions of secreted antibodies |
Circulate in blood or lymph Bind to free antigens Mark the antigen for destruction |
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What happened to clone cells that do not become plasma cells? |
They stay in reserve and become memory cells
(Immunological memory) |
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primary immune response |
- Occurs on the first exposure to a specific antigen - plasma antibody peak late and decline in 10 days.
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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 |
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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 |
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Name the two types of active humoral immunity. |
1. Naturally acquired (infection) 2. Artificially acquired (Vaccine) |
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T or F Vaccines provide antigenic determinant that are immunogenic and reactive |
True |
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What happens during passive humoral immunity |
- B cells are not challenged by antigens - immunological memory does not occur |
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Name the two types of passive humoral immunity |
1. Naturally acquired (antibody from mother- placenta) 2. Artificially acquired ( injection) |
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Immunity acquired through injection of serum, like Gamma globulin. |
Passive artificially acquired |
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T or F Active artificially acquired immunity gives immediate protection but ends when antibodies naturally degrade in the body |
False, passive artificially acquired immunity |
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Produced by plasma cells |
Antibodies |
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What are the five classes of antibodies? |
IgM, IgA, IgD, IgG, IgE (MADGE) |
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When your B cells encounter antigens and produce antibodies against them |
Active humoral immunity |
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HIV destroys ______ cells and targets ____ cells and their surface proteins. |
Helper T cells CD4 cells |
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When immune system attacks self cells |
Autoimmune diseases |
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Examples of autoimmune diseases |
Rheumatoid arthritis MS Type 1 diabetes |
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Variable región of antibodies |
Specific to certain pathogens |
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Constant regions of antibody |
Control the class (MADGE) |
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Antibody secreted in response to active humoral situation like vaccines. |
IgM |
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T or F IgG exists in monomer and pentagram forms. |
False (IgM) |
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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 |
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Secretory antibody known as the dimer. |
IgA |
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Function of IgA antibody. |
Inhibits pathogen binding to epithelial cells |
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T or F IgD is a monomer antibody found on the B cell surface. |
True |
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T or F Both IgM and IgD function as a B cell antigen receptor |
True |
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Main antibody of immune response that is most abundant in plasma and crosses the placenta. |
IgG |
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Monomer, pentamer, or dimer?? IgM ____ IgA ____ IgD ____ IgG ____ IgE _____ |
IgM - pentamer or monomer IgA- dimer IgD - monomer IgG - monomer IgE - monomer |
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IgE |
- Binds to the surface of basophils or mast cells - causes histamine release - mediate inflammation - increases during allergic reaction - found in blood |
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Neutralization |
Antibodies block specific binding sites on pathogens |
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Cross-linking of infected cells also called clumping |
Agglutination |
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Precipitation |
Pathogens become insoluble and fall out of solution |
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When antibodies are opening sites on the pathogen so complement proteins can poke a hole |
Complement fixation |
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The deficiency of antibodies |
Agammaglobulinemia |
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Symptoms of agammaglobulinemia |
Sick all the time |
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Tests for agammaglobulinemia |
Blood tests looking for low circulating B-cells |
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Treatments for agammaglobulinemia |
Antibodies injection |
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T or F Immunoglobulin class switching deficiency cannot lead to agammaglobulinemia. |
False, it can |
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The inability of antibodies to switch classes |
Immunoglobulin class switching deficiency |
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Monoclonal |
From hybridoma. (Fused tumor cells and B cells) (Results in 1 type of antibody) |
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Polyclonal |
From animal. Inject rabbit and harvest antibodies (Many types of antibodies) |
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PCNA |
Proliferating cellular nuclear antigen. Protein-coding Gene used in research through immunocytochemistry. |