2.1 Flashcards

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Immunity:

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resistance to infectious disease

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Immune system:

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collection of cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate resistance to infections

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Immune response:

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coordinated reaction of the immune system to infectious microbes

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Immunology:

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study of the immune system, including its responses to microbial pathogens and
damaged tissues and its role in disease

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role of the immune system (4)

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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

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defense against infections

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deficient immunity results in increased susceptibility to infections; exemplified by AIDS

vaccination boosts immune defenses and protects against infections

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defense against tumors

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potential for immunotherapy of cancer

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the immune system can injure cells and induce pathologic inflammation

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immune responses are the cause of allergic autoimmune, and other inflammatory diseases

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the immune system recognizes and responds to tissue grafts and newly introduced proteins

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immune responses are barriers to transplantation and gene therapy

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Innate Immune Response.

- — barriers

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Epithelial

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Innate Immune Response.

- Phagocytes and Sentinel cells. (3)

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..Neutrophils
..Monocytes / Macrophages
..Dendritic cells

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Innate Immune Response.

complement?

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yes

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Innate Immune Response.
cell type (2)
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-NK

IFN a/b (type 1 interferons)

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Innate Immune Response.

time frame

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acts immediately or within hours

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Innate Immune Response.

antigen specific?

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Is not antigen specific.
Instead, recognizes “Pathogenassociated molecular patterns” (PAMPs)
that are shared by many different
microbes, and Damage-associated
molecular patterns (DAMPs).
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Innate Immune Response.
Genes encoding receptors that recognize
--- are present in the germ line.
They do not undergo somatic
recombination or hyper mutation
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PAMPs

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Innate Immune Response.
clonal expansion of cells of innate
immune system in response to infection?

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No

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Innate Immune Response.

self?

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nonreactive

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Innate Immune Response.

memory?

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no

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Adaptive Immune Response.

responses (2)

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humoral response

cell mediated response

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Humoral response (1)

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..Antibodies produced by B cells

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Cell-mediated response (2)

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..Cytotoxic T cells (CTLs)

..Helper T cells

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Adaptive Immune Response.

time frame?

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days/weeks before it is effective

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Adaptive Immune Response.

antigen specific?

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Is highly antigen-specific.
Recognizes specific epitopes on
specific proteins of specific pathogens.

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Adaptive Immune Response.
Functional genes encoding antigen
receptors are not present in the germ
line.
Instead,
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functional antigen receptor genes are
generated by somatic recombination and
mutation of germ line genes during maturation
of B cells and T cells (prior to exposure to any
antigens)

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Adaptive Immune Response.

colonal selection?

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Clonal selection and proliferation of B
and T lymphocytes specific for particular
antigens following exposure to those
antigens.

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Adaptive Immune Response.

self?

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nonreactive

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Adaptive Immune Response.

memory?

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  • Gives rise to immunologic “memory.”
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specificity

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ensures that distinct antigens elict specific responses

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diversity

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enables immune system to respond to a large variety of antigens

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memory

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leads to enhanced responses to repeated exposures to the same antigens

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clonal expansion

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increases number of antigen specific lymphocytes from a small number of naive lymphocytes

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specialization

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generates responses that are optimal for defense against different types of microbes

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contraction and homeostasis

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allows immune system to respond to newly encountered antigens

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nonreactivity to self

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prevents injury to the host during responses to foreign antigens

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specific recognition of antigens

b lymphocytes

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mediators of humoral immunity

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specific recognition of antigens

t lymphocytes

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mediators of cell mediated immunity

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capture of antigens for display to lymphocytes

dendritic cells

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initiation of t cell responses

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capture of antigens for display to lymphocytes

macrophages

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effector phase of cell mediated immunity

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capture of antigens for display to lymphocytes

follicular dendritic cells

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display of antigens to B lymphocytes in humoral immune responses

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elimination of antigens

t lymphocytes

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activation of phagocytes, killing infected cells

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elimination of antigens

macrophages

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phagocytosis and killing microbes

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elimination of antigens

granulocytes

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killing microbes

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After lymphocytes activated by antigen, B & T cells migrate towards each other & meet at edge of follicle.
There,

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helper T cells interact with and help B cells differentiate into antibody producing cells.

45
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overview

Early innate immune response (3)

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Innate defensive mechanisms to keep out microbes
If defensive barriers are crossed
inflammation
antiviral mechanisms

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Adaptive immune response (secreted (4))

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antibodies, phagocytes & helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells