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1
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what do B cells communicate with?

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T cells

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what do B cells produce?

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antibodies

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what does clonal expansion lead to?

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generation of two subsets

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what are plasma cells?

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great big antibody factories

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5
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why are memory B cells important?

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to mount a quicker antibody response to any subsequent infections

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where do B cells mature?

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in the bone marrow

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where are B cells found?

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they circulate in the blood and lymph and are found in large numbers in lymphoid organs

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how do B cells recognise antigens?

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through B cell receptor (BCR) which is the actual antibody (IgM or IgD)

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what does diversity in BCR mean?

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potential to respond to numerous antigens

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once B cells are activated what do they change into?

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plasma cells (antibody factories)

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what are the three main receptors of adaptive immunity?

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T cell receptor, B cell receptor and MHC

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12
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what does multiple genes encoding allow?

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the development of a repertoire of receptors with wide specificity

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13
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which immunoglobulins can be B cell receptors?

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IgM or IgD

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14
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what are the five different immunoglobulins produced by B cells

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IgG, IgE, IgD, IgM and IgA

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what is the most prominent antibody in the human body?

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IgG

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how many subsets can IgG be divided into?

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4

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how many subsets can IgA be divided into?

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2

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what is IgM capable of doing?

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binding multiple antigens

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19
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what are the regions of B cell receptors?

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constant and variable

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what are the chains that B cell antibodies have?

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light and heavy chains

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21
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what are the three main functions for antibodies in the human body?

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neutralisation, opsonisation and initiation of complement

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what is the primary goal of antibodies?

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to prevent microbial activity and aid removal of threat from host

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what is opsonisation?

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the coating of pathogens by antibodies or complement proteins

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24
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what can opsonisation of pathogens by antibodies lead to?

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phagocytosis, antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity, mast cell degranulation

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25
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what complement pathway do antibodies initiate?

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classical

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what is the steps of antibody depended cellular cytotoxicity?

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antibodies bind antigens on the surface of target cells, NK cell CD16 Fc receptors recognise cell-bound antibodies, cross-linking of CD16 triggers degranulation into a lytic synapse, tumour cells die by apoptosis

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27
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which antibodies give the greatest response in the classical pathway?

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IgG and IgM

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28
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what is each B cell development stage defined by?

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rearrangements of the immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes

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29
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where do B cells go once they are in the periphery?

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they migrate to secondary lymphoid organs

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30
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what does B cell development generate?

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diversity

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31
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what are the steps of B cell development from being a stem cell?

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stem cell - lymphoid progenitor - pro-B cell - early pre-B cell - late pre-B cell - immture B cell - mature B cell - either plasma cell OR memory B cell

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32
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what must the B cell be to be in the periphery?

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mature

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33
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what genes does the heavy chain involve?

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V, D, J

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34
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what genes does the light chain involve?

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V and J

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35
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what is the main immature B cell receptor?

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IgM

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36
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what receptors do mature B cells express?

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IgM and IgD

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37
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where are IgM and IgD found on mature B cells?

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the surface

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38
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what type of selection do B cells go and whereabouts?

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negative selection in the bone marrow

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39
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what happens to self-reacting B cells?

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macrophages engulf and remove them

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40
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what does selection ensure?

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that there is no reactivity against self antigens

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41
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what are the major functions of antibody?

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prevention of microbial adhesion, activation of complement, neutralisation of toxin, opsonisation to promote phagocytosis

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42
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what does diversity of antibody specificity involve?

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gene-rearrangements during development

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43
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what type of B cells are antigen naive?

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mature B cells

44
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what are the two types of B cell activation?

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thymus-depended antigens and thymus-independent antigens

45
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what are thymus-dependent antigens?

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antigens which require T cell help

46
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what are thymus-independent antigens?

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antigens which don’t require T cell help

47
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where does B cell activation occur?

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lymph nodes

48
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what does activation of naive B cells result in?

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the rise of plasma cells

49
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how many signals are required for thymus independent antigen activation?

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1 (antigen directly attach to B cell receptors leading to downstream signalling) but a second may exist

50
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how many signals are required for thymus dependent antigen activation?

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2 (co-stimulatory molecules on T helper cells and cytokines)

51
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what does T cell and BCR interactions require?

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co-receptor binding (CD40 to CD40L)

52
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what do cytokine signals released from T helper cells induce?

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proliferation

53
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what does antigen dependent B cell activation generate?

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a pool of plasma cells which produce antibody and memory B cells

54
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what do plasma cells initially produce?

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IgM

55
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what antibody is produced by plasma cells once class-switched from IgM?

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IgG

56
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with the antigen independent B cell activation is antibody response stronger or weaker than antigen depended B cell activation?

A

weaker

57
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what does antigen independent B cell activation NOT lead to?

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generation of memory B cells (no long term immunity)

58
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what does the activation of B cells lead to?

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class switching

59
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why does class switching take place?

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because IgM response is weak

60
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how does class switching occur?

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by gene rearrangement but antigen binding site remains the same

61
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what does repeated exposure to antigen cause?

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affinity maturation - the antibody has increasing affinity for antigen

62
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what does affinity mean?

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strength of binding of single antibody to antigen

63
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what does avidity mean?

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ability of antibodies to form complexes

64
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what antibody is bivalent?

A

IgG

65
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what antibody is decavalent?

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IgM

66
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with regards to IgM, what is its affinity and avidity?

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low affinity and high avidity

67
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what does avidity give and what does it take into account?

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it gives a measure of the overall strength of an antibody-antigen complex and takes into account valency of an antibody-antigen interaction

68
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what is valency?

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the amount of antigen binding sites

69
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what are the characteristics of IgG?

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highest opsonisation and neutralisation activities, classified into four subclasses (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4)

70
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what are the characteristics of IgM?

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produced first upon antigen invasion, increases transiently

71
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what are the characteristics of IgA?

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expressed in mucosal issues, forms dimers after secretion

72
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what is the characteristics of IgD?

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unknown function

73
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what is the characteristics of IgE?

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involved in allergy

74
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where is IgA secreted?

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oral cavity, oesophagus and small intestine

75
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what does cross talk between B and T cells lead to?

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generation of both arms of the adaptive immune response

76
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what are both the arms of the adaptive immune response?

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humoral and cellular immunity

77
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what are germinal centres?

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hubs for T cell and B cell cross talk and proliferation and differentiation, and somatic hypermutation

78
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what is somatic hypermutation?

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the response of an immune cell to external stimuli from an antigen

79
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what does antigen exposure lead to?

A

immunological memory

80
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what does the presence of memory T and B cells mean?

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that upon second exposure the immune system can respond much faster

81
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what antibody produces a more effective response immediately?

A

IgG

82
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summarise the basic principle of vaccination

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B and T cells, antigen exposure leads to immunological memory, memory B and T cells ensure a faster response on second exposure, primed cells produce a more effective IgG response immediately

83
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what does the higher antigen affinity of IgG mean?

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the secondary response is much more specific

84
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what is immune tolerance?

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the immune system can become dysfunctional and in a state of immune unresponsiveness to a particular antigen or set of antigens

85
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what is immunological tolerance?

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an active response to a particular antigen and it can happen in B and T cells

86
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what are the two main types of tolerance?

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central and peripheral

87
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where does central tolerance occur?

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in the primary lymphoid organs (thymus and bone marrow)

88
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where does peripheral tolerance occur?

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outwith the thymus and bone marrow

89
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what are immunogens?

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antigens that elicit immune responses

90
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what do tolerogens induce?

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an unresponsive state

91
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what are the two types of central tolerance selection for T cells?

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positive and negative

92
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what does selection lead to?

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the elimination of >90% of T cells

93
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where does T cell selection occur?

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in the thymus

94
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what is the type of selection for B cells?

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negative selection - B cells that bind strongly to self antigen are eliminated

95
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where does B cell selection occur?

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bone marrow

96
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what does it mean if some tolerance mechanisms are dysfunctional?

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autoimmunity/allergies

97
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what is peripheral tolerance?

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not all self-reactive T cells are eliminated however, peripheral tolerance prevents their activation

98
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what does signal 1 but no signal 2 result in?

A

anergy

99
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what does signal 1 and 2 but no signal 3 result in?

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deletion by apoptosis

100
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how can T regualtory cells directly block activity?

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by binding antigen (both self and foreign antigen)

101
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where does peripheral tolerance occur?

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in the lymphoid organs

102
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why do self reactive B cells become anergic in peripheral tolerance?

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because most self-reactive T cells are eliminated and B cells do not receive T cell help

103
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how do T cells help activate B cells?

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antigen recognition induces expression of effector molecules by the T cell which activates the B cell

104
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what does a breach of tolerance to self antigens or commensal organisms drive?

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many autoimmune diseases

105
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what does tolerance ensure?

A

the immune system does not attack slef antigens

106
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why are central and peripheral tolerance checkpoints in place?

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to prevent autoimmunity

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