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What is adaptive immunity

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Specific and acquired immunity

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What is the adaptive immunity response

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Occurs within 4-10 days​

The adaptive immune response consists of cell-mediated responses and antibody responses ​

T cells drive cell-mediated immunity, it involves the activation of macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells ​

B cells produce antibodies driving humoral immunity

Each pathogen is “remembered” by a signature T cell and/or B cell receptor = immunological memory

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Does adaptive immunity produce memory cells

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Yes

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How long is the adaptive response

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4-10 days

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What arwe the steps in adaptive immunity

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Infection
Transport of antigen to lymphoid organs
Recognition by naive B and T cells
Clonal expansion and differentiation to effector cells
Removal of infectious agent

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What receptors are present in adaptive immunity

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T cell Receptor ​
B cell Receptor ​
Major Histocompatibility Complex

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Why are adaptive immune receptors highly variable

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Genes encoding each allows the development of a repertoire of receptors with wide specificity

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What are some pattern recognition receptors

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Toll like
Dectin
NOD-like

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Where are T cells derived from

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Bone marrow

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Where do T cells mature

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Thymus

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Where are T cells found

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Circulate in the blood and lymph and are found in large numbers in lymphoid organs

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What is diversity in the TCR known as

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T cell repertoire

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How is it ensured T cells only respond to foreign antigens

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Checkpoints are in place

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What is the TCR

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T cell receptor allows recognition of peptides presented by antigen presenting cells

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What are the different sub sets of T cells

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T helper cells (CD4+)
Cytotoxic T cells (CD8+)
Regulatory T cells (Tregs)

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What do T cells start as

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Naive T cells

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What are T helper cells

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Function to help support other immune cells t fight threats
-Can be TH1, TH2, TH17, TFH

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What are cytotoxic T cells

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Destory our own cells which have become infected (usually virus-related)

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What are regulatory T cells

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Regulate or suppress other cells in the immune system

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How are T cells differentiated

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Undergo ‘programming’ to determine which subset to become - driven through the DC-T cell interactions

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What does CD8+ bind to

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MHC 1

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What does MHC 2 bing do

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CD4+

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What is the purpose of CD3

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It is a co-receptor involved in activation of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

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What do most T cell receptors consist of

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alpha and beta chains

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What do 5% of the populations T cells consist of
y and delta chains
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What are the two regions of the receptors
Constant region Variable region
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What gene segments encode the variable region of a T cell receptor
V (variable) - alpha and beta chains D (diversity) -beta chain only J (joining) -alpha and beta chains
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What drives somatic recombination
RAG (recombinase enzymes)
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How are genes rearranged
Somatic recombination
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How many combinations are there for V(D)J
Approx. 3x10^11
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What are pre-thymic T cells
Undifferentiated lymphocytes
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What do T cells interact with in the thymus
Thymic cortical epithelial cells
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What is positive selection
No recognition = apoptosis
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What is negative selection
The cells that DO NOT recognise the self antigen are selected Recognition of self antigen = apoptosis
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Which T cells leave the thymus
Positively and negatively selected T cells
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Where do Pre-thymic T cells undergo education
Thymus by positive and negative selection
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Are educated cells naive
Yes
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What are B cell receptors
Immunoglobulins e.g. antibodies
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How does T cell activation occur
Results from antigen presentation by dendritic cells
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Where do DCs go when they take up antigens on the skin
Lymoh nodes/draining lymphatic vessels
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Where do DCs mature
En route to lymph nodes after taking up antigens
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What co-stimulatory molecules do DCs have
CD40, CD80/CD86
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Where does T cell priming occur
In the lymph nodes
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How many signals does T cell priming involve
3
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What are the three signals involved in T cell priming
Signal 1 = activation of T cells Signal 2 = survival and clonal expansion of T cells – signal 1 but no signal 2 is known as anergy Signal 3 = differentiation into subsets OR effector function through production of cytokines
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Does anergy arise from co-stimulation
NO only activation
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What is the function of TH2 cells
Main role in supporting humoral responses and allergic reactions Source of cytokines such as interleukin-4, 5 and 6 (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-6) which instruct B cells to produce antibodies
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What is the function of regulatory T cells
Main role is to function in immune suppression Release inhibitory cytokines (e.g., interleukin-10, [IL-10]) Inhibit T cell and dendritic cell activation
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Whar is the function of Cytotoxic T cells
Activation arises from interactions between MHCI and TCR Induce host cells to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) Produces enzymes such as granzyme/perforin
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Which signal prevents T cell anergy
Signal 2
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Which cells are cytotoxic and drive cellular lysis
CD8+ T cells
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What form of B cells leave the bone marrow
Immature B cells
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Where do B cells originate
Bone marrow
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Where do naive mature B cells arise
Periphery
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What is the difference between mature and immature B cells
immature only expresses IGM receptor while mature cells express IGD also
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What do B and T cell receptors have in common
Both have variable and constant receptors
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Which receptors have light and heavy chains
B cell receptors
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What is the heavy chain
Involves rearrangment of Variable, Diversity and Joining
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How many segments are there of the J gene
5-6
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What are the light chains
involves rearrangment of Variable and Joining genes
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Where do B cells undergo negative selection
Bone marrow
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What happens toB cells that react with self antigens
Retained within bone marrow and egulfed by macrophages to ensure no release into circulation
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What is negative selection
Process of selection in which Bcells which react with self antigens are NOT selected hence negative selection
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Which antibody produces the most effective immune response
IgG
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What are the different types of immunoglobulins
IgG IgE IgM IgD IgA
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What type of immunoglobulins are B cell receptors
IgM and IgD
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What are the functions of antibodies
Neutralization​ Opsonization ​ -Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)​ -Mast cell degranulation​ Initiation of complement
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How many pathways of complement production are there
3 pathways
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Mature B cells are still antigen naïve, when are they not
After the have been activated 
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What are the types of B cell activation
Thymus-dependent​ Thymus-independent
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Where does B cell activation occur
Lymph nodes
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What does activation of naive B cells cause
Rise in plasma cells
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What cells are antibody factories
Plasma cells
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What does a rise in plasma cells lead to
Class switching e.g. IgM to IgG
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What does thymus-dependent B cell activation consist of
Requires co-stimulatory molecules (CD40-CD40L) ​ Requires cytokine responses from T helper cells (TH2 cells)​ Leads to differentiation into memory B cells and plasma cells
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How does class switching occur
Gene rearrangement
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What is the main difference between thymus independent and dependent activation
Only generation of differentiation of plasma cells
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How does Thymus independent B cell activation occur
Stimulation through microbial antigens (e.g., LPS)​ Leads to differentiation into plasma cells No memory cells
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What class is most often switch
IgM as response is weak
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Do B cellsundergo positive selection
no
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What is the roe of B cells in adaptive immunity
Communicate with T cells​ Have a specific B cell receptor for antigens​ B cells produce antibodies ​ Clonal expansion leads to generation of two subsets​ -Plasma cells are great big antibody factories​ -Memory B cells are important to mount a quicker antibody response to any subsequent infections​ B cells are also capable of antigen presentation (to T cells for T cell activation)
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How do B cells recognise antigens
Through B cell receptors which is the actual antibody IgM or IgD
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How can numerous antigens be fought with only B cells
Diversity in BCR (potential to respond to numerous antigens)
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Where issecretory IgA produced
mucosal surfaces
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Where is secretory IgA found
Saliva/GCF
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What does secretory IgA do
Binds to flagella and can prevent motility (microorganisms) Binds to and neutralizes bacterial toxins (microorganisms) Prevents attachment of bacteria to mucosal surfaces
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Which immunoglobulins are monomers
IgD IgE IgG
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What immunoglobulins are dimers
IgA
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What immunoglobulins are pentamers
IgM
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What immunoglobulins have a high affinity
IgG, IgD, IgE
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Which immunoglobulins have a high avidity
IgA IgM
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What is the first antibody produced following B cell activation
IgM
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On first antigen presentation, IgM switches to IgG which also produces memory cells at the time which are then specific to that particular antigen which allows for what
Rapid production of IgG on secondary expossure allowing for quicker immune response as no switching has to occur
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What is central immunological tolerance
Active response to a particular antigen in the primary lymphoid organs
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What can failure in tolerance mechanisms result in
Autoimmune diseases
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What is peripheral tolerance
Involves an active response to a particular antigen outside the primary lymphoid organs e.g. lymph nodes
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What is an example of central tolerance
B cell negative selection in the bone marrow
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What does a breach of tolerance lead to
Reactivity against self antigens (autoimmune disease)
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Where does Class Switching occur
mature B cells
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How does the body prevent autoimmune disease
Checkpoint to test central and peripheral tolerance
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Why can anergic T cells be problematic
They can activate self reactive B cells
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If self reactive T cells survive how can they be activated
3 signals result in activation -2nd results in anergy -3rd results in cytokine production
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How can T regulatory cells block activity
By binding to antigens
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What is anergy
Absence of the normal immune response to a particular antigen or allergen

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