3/31/17 Mucosal Immunity GERMAn TEST #3 Flashcards
What is the most common cause of worldwide deaths from mucosal infections?
-Acute respiratory infections
What are three places in the body where you find mucosal tissues?
- Respiratory tract
- GI tract
- Urogenital tract
What three conserved structures do all mucosal tissues exhibit?
- Epithelium
- Lamina propria
- Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue
What compartment of the mucosal structures do you find intraepithelial lymphocytes?
-Epithelium
What are three examples of intraepithelial lymphocytes?
- Delta:Gamma T cells
- CD8 alpha:alpha T cells
- Memory CD8 T cells
What three lymphocyte type cells will you find in the lamina propria?
- Gamma:Delta T cells
- CD8 T cells
- CD4 T cells
What CD4 T cells will you find in the lamina propria?
- TH1
- TH17
What compartment of the mucosal structures do you find plasma cells and memory B cells, Macrophages, and dendritic cells?
-Lamina Propria
What is the ring name of the tonsils and adenoids around the entrance of the gut and airway?
-Waldeyer’s ring
What is healthy tissue protected by?
-Systemic immunity
When you have a surface wound that introduces bacteria it activates macrophages to make what?
-Inflammatory cytokines
What do cytokines released from macrophages produce?
-Inflammatory immune response
T/F Mucosal infections follow the traditional inflammatory cascade
False
-They do not follow
How do bacteria gain access to the lamina propria?
-Endocytosis
Most infections are often cleared with or without an inflammatory response?
-without