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#11 Innate Immunity 01.29 Flashcards

1
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what happens if you have neutropenia or NK deficiency?

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you lack innate immunity and probs will die

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name some examples of chemical components of innate immunity

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fatty acids, lactic acid, sebum (skin)
low pH/acidity (gut)
enzymes, like pepsin and proteases (gut)
salivary and tear enzymes, like lysozyme 
antibacterial peptides, like definsins
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name a example of microbiological innate immunity

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natural flora (skin and gut)

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name some examples of mechanical components of innate immunity

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epithelial cells joined by tight junctions (skin)
longitudinal flow of air or fluid 
movement of mucus by cilia
perspiration (skin)
sloughing off of cells (skin)
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what is a definsin?

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human antimicrobial peptide

active against bacteria, fungi, many enveloped/unenveloped viruses

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what aa is a definsin rich in?

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arginine residues

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what makes a definsin special?

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  • its ampiphatic character, which also puts + charge on hydrohillic side
  • hydophillic residues create channel in bacterial membrane
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what is the 2* structure of a definsin?

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alpha helical

beta sheet

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what make definsins?

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neutrophils
macrophages
effector cells

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what are the main source of definsins in the intestine?

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paneth cells, which live in crypts of gut lumen and secrete definsins

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11
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what are two human antimicrobial peptides?

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  1. definsins

2. cathelicidins

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what is a cathelicin?

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  • 2* structure also alpha helical and beta sheet
  • macrophages, neutrophils
  • epithelial cells
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when thinking about the complement cascade, you are always making what?

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complements

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what is the production of complements (cascade) a response to?

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trick question!

nothing. NOT a response to infection, bc you are always making them

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what by-product of the complement cascade is a recruiter for effector cells?

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anaphlotoxins (the small bits)

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16
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generally describe the sequence of events for an infection in terms of innate and acquired response

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  1. ubiquitous response of innate immunity
  2. induced response of innate immunity (amplified if early response overwhelmed)
  3. adaptive response
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17
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what pathway is part of the innate response and can most always take care of an infection?

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the Alternative Pathway of complement activation

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what do phagocytes recognize on bacteria/viruses?

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pattern recognition receptors (PAMPS), aka general features of bacteria

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do innate phagocytic responses to bacteria result in long lasting protective immunity?

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no, they have the same response every time and it never improves

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what are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)?

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host cell receptors that bind to common features of pathogens aka PAMPS

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what are the initiators/mediators of neutophil rolling?

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adhesion molecules

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22
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what acts as a “danger signal”?

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PAMPs

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what does PAMP recognition initiate?

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phagocytosis
inflammatory cytokine production
expression of B7.1 and B7.2 on APCs

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what are the 3 categories of PRRs?

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  1. endocytotic PRRs
  2. signaling PRRs
  3. secreted PRRs
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what are endoctotic PRRs?

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promote phagocytosis of microorganisms by phagocytes without relaying an intracellular signal

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what do endoctotic PRRs recognize?

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carbohydrates

Ex: mannose, glucan, scavenger receptors

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what are the two kinds of singaling PRRs?

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  1. toll-like receptors (membrane)

2. NOD-like receptors (cytoplasm)

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what are toll-like receptors?

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  • membrane bound**
  • recognize microbial CONSTITUENTS
  • mediate signaling that initiates cytokine production
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what are NOD like receptors?

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  • cytoplasm**
  • affinity for microbial PRODUCTS
  • initiate signaling that results in production of inflammatory cytokines
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toll-like receptors: gram + bacteria

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TLR2:6 heterodimer

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31
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toll-like receptors: double stranded viral DNA

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TLR3

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toll-like receptors: gram - bacteria

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TLR4:4 homodimer

33
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toll-like receptors: flagellin

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toll-like receptors: single stranded viral RNAs

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TLR7

TLR 8

35
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toll-like receptors: bacteria and viruses

36
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toll-like receptors: bacteria and parasites

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TLR1:2 heterodimer

37
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toll-like receptors: bateria

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TLR1:2 heterodimer
TLR2:6 heterodimer
TLR4:4 homodimer
TLR5
TLR9 (bac and virus)
38
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toll-like receptors: viruses

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TLR3
TLR7
TLR8

39
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toll-like receptors: TLR10

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who the fuck knows

40
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what are secreted PRRs? examples?

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PRRs secreted from host cells

Ex: c-reactive protein (CRP) and mannose binding protein

41
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what complement cascade can mannose binding protein start?

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Lectin Complement Cascade

42
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what complement cascade can c-reactive protein (CRP) start?

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Classical Complement Cascade

43
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what is the order of binding in the CRP-indced classical complement cascade?

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CRP binds phosphocholine

C1 binds to CRP

44
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C1 : CRP :: C1 : ____

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IgM pentameric or 2+ IgG

45
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what cytokines are responsible for fever?

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IL-6
IL-1-beta
TNF- alpha

46
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what fever-inducing cytokine upregulates production of a co-pyrogenic cytokine?

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IL-1-beta induces production of IL6

47
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what cytokines activate vascular endothelium?

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TNF-alpha
IL-1-beta
(this activating inflammation and movement of phagocytes into site of inflamm)

48
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what cytokine activates NK cells? what do the NK cells produce?

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IL-12

Nk cells produce IFN-gamma

49
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what cell produces IL-6, IL-1-beta, TNF-alpha, IL-12?

A

macrophages

50
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what coordinates innate response to microbial presence? how?

A

macrophages

by releasing cytokines

51
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who produces acute phase response proteins?

52
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what induces the liver to produce actute phase proteins?

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IL-6 especially

IL-1, TNF-alpha too

53
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what are the 2 prominent acute phase proteins?

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CRP

mannose-binding lectin

54
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effects of IL-1, IL-6, TNF-beta

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  1. liver producing acute phase proteins –> activation of complement opsonization
  2. neutrophil mobilization in bone marrow and endothelium –> phagocytosis
  3. increased body temperature via hypothalamus –> decreased viral and bac replication
  4. use protein and energy to generate increased body temp in muscle and fat —> “
    4.
55
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adaptive immune response is more efficient at ___ temperature

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higher/elevated

56
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what is acute phase response?

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innate immune response that occurs soon after initiation of infection that involves the synth of acute phase proteins by the liver, which are secreted into the blood

57
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what do acute phase proteins do?

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amplify innate immune responses

CRP and MBP

58
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what is an important feature od acute phase response?

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induction of fever

59
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CRP is structurally similar to ___ and :: can bind to phophocholine on bacteria

60
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TNF-alpha does what? when can this be bad?

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  • contracts capillaries to restrict distribution of infection
  • in sepsis, when it is systemically produced, it can shut down organ function
61
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what are B1 B cells?

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  • B cells that are innate
  • ## no clonal expansion or affinity maturation
62
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what do B1 B cells respond to? what do they do when activated?

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  • they are cross linked by T independent type 2 antigens (TI-2), which semi-activates them
  • they produce IgM and a little IgG
63
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what Ab do activated B1 B cells produce?

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IgM and a little IgG

64
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is there class switching in B1 B cells?

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yes, just a little to IgG

65
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what do B1 B cells recognize?

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repeating carbohydrate markers

66
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how old is the host when B1 B cell innate response is finally developed?

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5 YO

this means that those < 5 are more susceptible to encapsulated infections

67
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what do virus infected cells produce?

A

type 1 interferons
IFN- alpha
IFN-beta

68
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what do type 1 interferons do in innate immunity?

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  • they are produced by cells that are virally infected
  • help to make adjacent cells less susceptible to infection
  • upregulate MHC I
  • activate NK cells
69
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what is the role of NK cells in the innate immune response?

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they “buy time” by killing infected cells to limit viral replication whilst acquired immune system has time to develop response

70
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what do NK cells produce?

A

inflammatory cytokines that promote development of Th1 type response wh

71
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name two processes that activate NK cells in acquired immunity response

A

type-1 interferons:
IFN-alpha
IFN-beta

macrophage cytokine release:
IL-12

72
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what cells produce IFN-gamma?

A

innate:
NK cells
NK T cells

acquired:
Helper T cell/CD4
CTL T cell/ CD8

73
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NK cells detect the imbalance of inhibitory and activating _____ on _____ cells via what kinds of receptors?

A
  • ligands
  • host
  • Ig-like receptors
    lectin-like receptors
74
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NK response is innate or acquired?

75
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NK cells are programmed to kill any cell without ____

76
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can an NK cell ever clear an infection? what can? why?

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  • no
  • CTLs
  • CTLs recognize early viral replication :: few infected cells, whereas NK cells only recognize late viral replication and spread the contents when it kills cell
77
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CTLs kill cells with ____

78
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MIC proteins are

A

stress proteins produced late in infection

dont present antigen

79
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will an NK cell kill a host cell expressing MIC? is there an exception to this rule?

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  • yes
  • yes, if there is enough MHC I to “hide” the MIC the NKC cell will pass over

(think of MHC I covering the MIC like the lambs blood keeping the baby boys safe from the shadow of death)

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