2.1 Flashcards
Immunity:
resistance to infectious disease
Immune system:
collection of cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate resistance to infections
Immune response:
coordinated reaction of the immune system to infectious microbes
Immunology:
study of the immune system, including its responses to microbial pathogens and
damaged tissues and its role in disease
role of the immune system (4)
defense against infections
defense against tumors
the immune system can injure cells and induce pathologic inflammation
the immune system recognizes and responds to tissue grafts and newly introduced proteins
defense against infections
deficient immunity results in increased susceptibility to infections; exemplified by AIDS
vaccination boosts immune defenses and protects against infections
defense against tumors
potential for immunotherapy of cancer
the immune system can injure cells and induce pathologic inflammation
immune responses are the cause of allergic autoimmune, and other inflammatory diseases
the immune system recognizes and responds to tissue grafts and newly introduced proteins
immune responses are barriers to transplantation and gene therapy
Innate Immune Response.
- — barriers
Epithelial
Innate Immune Response.
- Phagocytes and Sentinel cells. (3)
..Neutrophils
..Monocytes / Macrophages
..Dendritic cells
Innate Immune Response.
complement?
yes
Innate Immune Response. cell type (2)
-NK
IFN a/b (type 1 interferons)
Innate Immune Response.
time frame
acts immediately or within hours
Innate Immune Response.
antigen specific?
Is not antigen specific. Instead, recognizes “Pathogenassociated molecular patterns” (PAMPs) that are shared by many different microbes, and Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs).
Innate Immune Response. Genes encoding receptors that recognize --- are present in the germ line. They do not undergo somatic recombination or hyper mutation
PAMPs
Innate Immune Response.
clonal expansion of cells of innate
immune system in response to infection?
No
Innate Immune Response.
self?
nonreactive