Adaptive Immunity Flashcards
epitope
- the part of the antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
time period of adaptive immunity
- slower than innate
potency of adaptive immunity
- more potent against infections than innate
what does adaptive immunity require in response to pathogens before it can provide effective defense?
- expansion and differentiation of lymphocytes
recognition mechanisms of innate immunity
- rapid response
- fixed
- limited number of specificities
- constant during response
recognition mechanisms of adaptive immunity
- slow response
- variable
- highly selective specificities
- improve during response
mature B cells called
- plasma cells
plasma cells secrete
- antibody
mature T cells called
- effector cells
roles of effector T cells
- helper cells
- directly kill infected cells
humoral immunity mediated by
- antibodies (B lymphocyte)
humoral immunity main mechanism for
- defending against extracellular pathogens
- block infections
cell-mediated immunity mediated by
- t lymphocytes
cell-mediated immunity best for
- eliminate microbes that survive within phagocytes
- eliminate microbes that infected cytosol of non-phagocytic cells
- kill infected cells and eliminate reservoirs of infection
function of adaptive immune system
- recognition of “non self” antigens in presence of “self”
- full elimination of pathogens or pathogen infected cells
- development of immunological memory to be reactivated if subsequent infections occur
B lymphocyte function
- secrete antibody
- neutralize microbe
- phagocytosis
- activate complement
helper T lymphocyte function
- antigen presented by APC
- release cytokines
- activation of macrophages
- inflammation
- activation of T and B lymphocytes
CTL function
- infected cell expresses antigen
- killing of infected cell
regulatory T lymphocyte function
- suppression of immune response
development of all immune cells starts where
- bone marrow
after naive lymphocytes have recognized foreign antigens to initiative the adaptive response, what do they need next
- signals to proliferate and differentiate into effector cells
effector cells of CD4 lineage produce
- cytokines
effector cells of CD8 lineage are
- cytotoxic T lymphocytes
migration of: T
- naive cell
- activated of effector lymphocyte
- memory lymphocyte
- peripheral lymph node
- inflamed tissues
- lymph node and inflamed tissues