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14: B cell activation and Ab production I Flashcards

1
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how do B cells develop

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from bone marrow precursors in the absence of ag

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2
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how are humoral immune responses activated

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recognition of Ags by BCR

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3
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what do Ag do to B cells

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activate naive by binding membrane IgM and IgD

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4
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structure of IgM

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pentamere w/ 5 subunits

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5
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how many Abs can be produced from a single B cell

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5000 Abs cells per week

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6
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what is the peak humoral immune response per day

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10^12 Abs

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7
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what causes the proliferation of activated B cells

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Ags, T helper cells and other stimuli

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8
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what can a clonal B cell become

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plasma cell, or other IG isotype or may undergo affinity maturation or memory cells

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9
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what is also activated with B cells by Ag binding

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more costimulatory molecules produced

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10
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how does B cell proliferation happen in relation to T cell

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downstream of it by CD 40L

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11
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what causes isotype switching

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intracellular pathogen

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12
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what do plasma cells do

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secrete antibodies

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13
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what B cells become memory or have affinity maturation

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High affinity Ig expressing B cells

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14
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primary antibody infection starts with

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short lived plasma B in LO, more IgM than Ig G then low level Ab production and long lived plasma cells in bone marrow f

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15
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secondary antibody respones

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Memory B then Plasma for more IgG and long lived plasma cells in bone marrow and Memory B cell levels increase

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16
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what happens to naive B cells in primary immune response

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stimulated by Ag to activate and be Ab secreting for more IgM than IgG

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17
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secondary immune response on B cells

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same Ag stimulates memory B cells for more IgG than IgM

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18
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which is difference btwn secondary and primary immune response

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secondary produces more Abs faster

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19
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what part changes for isotype switching

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heavy chain

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20
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what is induced by Ag Ab binding

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affinity maturation

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21
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what immune response has affinity maturation

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secondary

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22
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primary is induced by what Ags

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any type

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23
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what Ags produce secondary immune response

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mainly proteins

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24
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follicular B cells respond to and initiate what

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protein Ags for T dependent Ab resonse for helper T cells

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25
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what is another name for follicular B cells

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B 2 cells

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26
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which B cell produces long-lived plasma cells

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B2 or F B cells

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27
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waht do Marginal B cells respond to and initiate

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multivalent Ags for T independent

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28
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what do B1 cells respond to and induce

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multivalent Ags at mucosal sites and are T independent

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29
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what is another name for MZ B cells

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B2 cells

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30
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what Ig is produced by MZ and B1 cells

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IgM

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31
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usual target of B1 cells

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carbohydrates

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32
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memory B cells usually come from

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B2 cells

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33
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where are B2 cells usually

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throughout body

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34
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how are B2 cells replaced

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continually by bone marrow in adult life

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35
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where do B1 cells come from

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fetal liver during the 8th week of gestation

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36
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what do B1 cells represent

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transitional type of lymphocyte to bridge innate and adaptive

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37
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problem with B1 cells

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not very diverse and limited compared to B2 cells

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38
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what are B1 Abs directed against

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conserved microbial Ags

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39
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transport of Ags to B cells

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have to be captured and taken to B cells in lymphoid organs

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40
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where are B cells located at in Lymphoid organs

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follicles

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41
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other names for follicular B cells

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recirculating or B2 Cells

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42
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how do F B cells recirculate

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from one to another secondary lymphoid organ

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43
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secondary lymphoid organs

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spleen, lymph nodes and mucosal lymphoid tissue

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44
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follicles are in what

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secondary lymphoid organs

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45
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what guides the movement of B cells

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CXCL13 chemokine

46
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where does CXCL13 come from

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Follicular DCs

47
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what is not expressed by FDCS

A

MHC Class II

48
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what can an FDC not do

A

phagocytose and process Ags for Class I MHC

49
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what immune response to FDCs help in

A

adaptive immunity

50
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what else is guided by CXCL13 besides B cells

A

TFH cells

51
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how long can an FDC have an immune complex on its surface

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weeks to months

52
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what mediates Ag retention by FDCs

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FcyRIIb Fc receptor as well as CR1, CR2 (CD 21) complement receptors

53
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what do the immune complexes of FDCs drive

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antibody affinity maturation

54
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what plays a role in germinal center reactions

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FDC receptors

55
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how are Ags presented to B cells

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in intact native conformation and not processed by APCS

56
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how are small B cells delivered to follicles

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afferent lymphatics and conduits

57
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how are large Ags delivered to B cells

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subcapsular sinus macrophages or DCs in medulla

58
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how do afferent lymphatics drain in LN

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into the subcapsular sinus of the LNs

59
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soluble Ags properties and how they reach B cells in LN

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smaller than 70 kD and get to follicles for direct interaction

60
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transport of large Ags in LN

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captured by resident FDCs and transported to activated B cells in follicles

61
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how are microbes and Ag-Ab complexes taken to B cells in LN

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captured by subcapsular sinus macrophages and deliver Ags to follicles

62
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where are T cells located in marginal zones

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periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths (PALS)

63
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distinctive cell types in marginal zones

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MZ macrophages and marginal B cells

64
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what is the marginal zone

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barrier between red pulp and white pulp of spleen

65
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which part of the spleen houses lymphocytes

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white pulp

66
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how do lymphocytes and DC enter the white pulp

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marginal sinus between marginal zone and white pulp

67
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how do Ag in immune complexes bind B cells

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CR2 complement receptors on MZ B cells

68
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what is the role of MZ B cells with immune complex Ags

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transfer to follicular DCs

69
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how are blood borne pathogens handled

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captured by pDCs and transported to spleen for MZ B cells

70
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what in spleen captures polysaccharide Ag

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MZ macrophages to give to MZ B cells

71
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how are MZ B cells independent of BCRs

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bind complexes with AG and coat in CR complement fragments to shuffle them to follicular region

72
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where do FDCs express high levels of CR

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follicles to compete for binding to Ags presented by MZ B cells

73
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what happens after CR on FDC binds Ag

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MZ B cells go back to MZ

74
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what are MZ B cells to B2 follicular cells

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shuttle for Ags

75
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when is a T dependent response required

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protein Ags for help of CD4+ T helper cells

76
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which T cells help B cells and how

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TFH leads to the formation of germinal centers to activate B cell proliferation

77
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which Ags use T indepentent

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multivalent Ags such as polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids

78
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how do TI responses work

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BCR binding and potentiated signals from other receptors on B cells

79
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what potentiates B cell activation

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CR2 and TLRs

80
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role of CR 2(CD21) on BCR

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binds C3d on microbe while Ag bind BCR as a co-receptor

81
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microbe bound by CR2 is coated in

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complement

82
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how is complement activated in B cell response

A

non-microbial polysaccharides or microbe itself.

83
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2nd form to cause B cell activation

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PAMP recognition by TLRs at same time as Ag binding to BCR

84
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what does F B cell survival depend on

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signals from BCR and inputs from BAFF

85
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how does BAFF work

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provides maturation and survival signals through its receptor

86
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what produced BAFF

A

myeloid cells in lymphoid follicles and bone marrow

87
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parts of BCR signaling for activation

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BCR binding initiates then internalizes bound Ag into endosomal vesicles

88
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how is protein Ag presented to

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processed and presented as MHC II on B cell surface for TH cell to recognize

89
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what happens after TH cells recognize MHC II peptide complexes

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stimulate B cell response

90
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what response is B cell presenting to T cell

A

hapten carrier conjugates

91
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what on BC helps TH recognize Ag and activate it

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CD40 that binds CD40L on THC

92
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what does activate THC in TCD response cause

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activated B cells for proliferation

93
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what does BT interaction lead to

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isotype switching and shortlived plasma cells

94
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what are germinal centers for

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B cells mutate, affinity maturation, ISOT switch, memory cells and long lived plasma cells

95
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extrafollicular B cell response goes where

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medullary cords of LN and junction between TC zone and red pulp of spleen

96
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what are the two B cell T dependent responses

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Extrafollicular and Follicular/Germinal centers

97
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which B cell T dependnent response has more everything

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Follicular

98
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what must happen for TfH cells to activate B cells

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activation of T cells by DCs then by activated B cells to go to Germinal centers to activate more B cells

99
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which cytokine helps develop GC B cells and plasma cells

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IL 21

100
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what controls isotype switcing from TFH cells

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IFNy and IL4

101
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when are TFH cells made from activated T cells

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4-7 days after Ag exposure

102
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what to TFH cells express

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inducible costimulators, PD1, IL 21, Bcl-6

103
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what do Dark zones in follicles mean

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center of GC where B cells are proliferating

104
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what happens to B cells in germinal centers dark zone

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extensive isotype switching and somatic hypermutation of IgV gene

105
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what happens in light zones of GC

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encounter FDCs with Ags and TFH cells

106
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which B cells survive and what do they become

A

highest affinity Ig receptors and become Ab secreting and memory B cells

107
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where to Ab secreting B cells go

A

bone marrow as long lived plasma cells

108
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where do memory B cells go

A

recirculating lymphocyte pools

109
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stains dark zones of GCs

A

antiKi67 Ab

110
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stains light zones of GCs

A

anti CD 23 on FDCs

111
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what causes activated B cells to go to T cell zones

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CCR7

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