4. Effecotr mechanisms of Humoral immunity: Elimination of Extracellular microbes and toxins Flashcards
What may happen with out immunity?
no innate?
no adaptive?

effector functions of Abs from what chain?
effector functions happen when?
Heavy chain constant region Fc of Ig molecules
Effector functions of Abs triggered ONLY after Ag binding
Effector functions of Abs



Ab effector functions by Fc portion
types and function?

isotype switching
change where?
Affinity maturation
causes what?
reason we do what type of treatment?

IgG half life
Fetal Ab?
how does this happen?

Neutralization of microbes and toxins.
(via Abs)

How Abs block infection spreading?

neutralization of toxins (Abs)
Virulence factors

Ab- mediated opsonization and phagocytosis
Ab of the IgG isotype coat (opsonize) microbes and promote their phagocytosis by binding to Fc receptors on phagocytes
Types of Fc receptors


FcgammaRI in phagocytosis and activation of phagocytes
What isotypes most efficient?
at what point in immune response?

FcgammaRIIb receptor
when does it start to work?

FcR mediated Ab feedback?

IgE-FcepsilonRI action?
how quick is response?
what kills?

FcgammaRIII receptor
causes what?
when does it happen?

The complement system
Consists of what?

Complement
what type of immunity?
activated by what?
inhibited by?

complement depends on generation of what?
different pathways activation?

alternative pathway
draw or just go over

Alternative pathway proteins
what protein would you measure to see if working?
different proteins and functions?

Classical pathway
Most efficient activators of complement?
Specifics of the first step

C1 binding to Fc of IgM and IgG

Formation of C3 convertase

C5 convertase formation (from C3 convertase)

Proteins of the classical pathway

The Lectin pathway

Lectin Pathway proteins

Proteins of the MAC

CR1 complement receptor
Ligands?
function?

degradation of C3b

CR2 complement receptor
Ligands?
functions

CR3/CR4 complement receptor
Ligands?
Functions?

Complement regulators

C1 INH, DAF, and MCP

What will cleave C3b attached to cell surfaces?

What inhibits formation of the MAC?
- CD59 (inhibits poly C9 assembly)
- plasma S protein (inhibit insertion of C3b-C7)
complement functions?
also cell lyses

Complement deficiencies
what is most common?
What isn’t usually associated with increased infections?
What cause pyogenic bacterial infections?
Neisseria bacteria?

complement side effect?

neonatal immunity?
what is their major defense?
several months after birth major defense against infection is passive immunity provided by materanl antibodies
Neonatal immunity.
how does transfer happen?
what Abs?

neonatal titers of Ab and immunity graph

innate immune evasion by extracellular bacteria

Evasion of humoral immunity by microbes
