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APPP Quiz: Hematopoietic System and Body Defence Systems Flashcards

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What are the 3 major functions of blood?

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  • transportation and distribution (O2, CO2, nutrients, hormones, wastes)
  • regulation and homeostasis (pH, body temperature, water content of cells)
  • protection and repair (blood loss, inflammation, wound healing)
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What are the components of plasma? (6)

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  • electrolytes
  • water
  • proteins (albumins, globulins, fibrinogen/blood coagulation components, complement proteins and cytokines)
  • wastes
  • nutrients/vitamins/hormones
  • gases (N2, O2, CO2)
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What are the 3 different types of globulins and what are their functions?

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  • alpha – transport of lipids/metals
  • beta – transport of hormones/vitamins
  • gamma – immunoglobulins/antibodies
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Rank formed components by number, from most to least. (8)

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  • erythrocytes
  • platelets
  • reticulocytes
  • neutrophils
  • lymphocytes
  • monocytes
  • eosinophils
  • basophils
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Rank formed components by size, from largest to smallest. (8)

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  • monocytes – largest WBCs
  • granulocytes (WBC) – all considered to have comparable sizes
  • lymphocytes – smallest WBCs
  • erythrocytes (RBC)
  • platelets
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What are reticulocytes?

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immature RBCs released by bone marrow

  • mature into final RBC after 1-2 days in peripheral circulation
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Lifespan of Formed Components

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  • erythrocytes: 100-120 days
  • platelets: 5-10 days
  • monocyte: months
  • lymphocyte: hours to years
  • neutrophil: 6 hours to few days
  • eosinophil: 5-10 days
  • basophil: few hours to few days
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What is hematocrit?

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% erythrocytes in whole blood

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Describe the structure of hemoglobin.

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  • 4 protein helixes: 2 alpha and 2 beta globin chains
  • heme molecule (porphyrin ring and Fe2+ core)
  • 4 sites for cooperative binding of O2
  • O2 binds to heme molecule in one monomer, which induces conformational change in the other three molecules, leading to increased O2 affinity
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What are the 3 factors that affect O2 binding capacity?

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  • hematocrit
  • other gases (CO2 and CO)
  • RBC diseases
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What are the 4 factors that affect O2 binding affinity?

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  • pH and temperature
  • 2,3-biphosphoglycerate
  • fetal hemoglobin (δ chain instead of β chain)
  • RBC diseases
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How does erythropoeisis occur?

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initiated by low O2 (reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood)

  • kidney senses drop in O2 and releases erythropoietin (hormone)
  • erythropoietin stimulates RBC production in bone marrow
  • increased O2 reduces erythropoietin production in kidney – NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
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What is polycythemia?

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overproduction of RBCs (high hematocrit)

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What is secondary polycythemia?

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caused by factors other than RBC production such as hypoxia, sleep apnea, certain tumours

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What are alpha and beta thalassemias?

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defects in production of the respective hemoglobins

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What is sickle cell anemia?

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HbS instead of HbA

  • sickle shape in hypoxic conditions
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What are the 2 causes of anemia?

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  • decrease production of RBC
  • increase turnover of RBC – abnormal hemoglobins
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Granulocytes

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  • polynucleated
  • activated through binding of ligands to cell surface receptors (toll-like, cytokines, immunoglobulins)
  • contain cytoplasmic granules of inflammatory cytokines that are released upon activation
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Neutrophils

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  • most abundant WBC
  • short lifespan (1-5 days)
  • mobile first responders – follow chemokine gradients
  • amplify response – secrete cytokines, recruit/activate other immune cells
  • kill invaders via phagocytosis (activation of PAMPs), degranulation (release soluble anti-microbials and lytic enzymes), neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)
  • eliminated through apoptosis
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Eosinophils

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  • attack organisms that are too big for phagocytosis
  • role in asthma and allergies
  • counts increase with rheumatoid arthritis, Hodgkin’s disease, and Addison’s disease
  • release granule contents such as enzymes and cytokines to damage infectious organisms while creating localized tissue damages
  • release granule contents such as interleukins, leukotrienes, and PGE2 to amplify immune response
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Basophils

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  • histamine
  • serotonin
  • heparin
  • several proteases
  • degranulation induce by IgE or IgG – FceRI is receptor for IgE
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Agranulocytes

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  • no granules
  • single-lobe nucleus
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Monocytes

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  • migrate out of blood into tissue for local patrol
  • responsible for presenting foreign materials to immune systems
  • types include macrophages and dendritic cells
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Lymphocytes – Natural Killer Cells

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  • contain large granules
  • lack antigen-specific receptors
  • roles in tumour surveillance
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Lymphocytes – T- and B-Lymphocytes

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  • cellular mediators of adaptive/acquired immunity
  • activate and respond to innate immunity – cytotoxic, specificity (specific antigen receptor), generates memory
  • specialized and adaptable
  • eliminates pathogens and infected cells
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When are neutrophil counts higher?

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  • bacterial infection
  • fungal infection
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When are lymphocyte counts higher?

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viral infection

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When are monocyte counts higher?

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fungal/viral infection

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When are eosinophil counts higher?

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  • viral infection
  • parasite infection
  • allergic reaction
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When are basophil counts higher?

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  • allergic reaction
  • thyroid disease
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What are the 2 functions of thrombocytes (platelets)?

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  • hemostasis, coagulation, and wound healing
  • participation in innate and acquired immune functions – ie. serotonin storage and release
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Platelet Morphology

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  • originate in bone marrow as fragments of megakaryocytes
  • no nucleus
  • different types of cytoplasmic granules in which contents are released by surface receptor binding – dense (serotonin, ADP), alpha (clotting factors)
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How does thrombopoiesis occur?

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negative feedback pathway in bone marrow

  • hormonally regulated by thrombopoietin (TPO) produced by liver (main), kidney and bone marrow
  • TPO is bound to surface of platelets and destroyed, then free circulating TPO concentration increases with low platelet counts to induce production by megakaryocytes in bone marrow – NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
  • myeloid stem cell, megakaryoblast, megakaryocyte with platelet precursor extensions, platelets
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Explain the process of the hematopoietic system renewal.

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  • mature blood cells have short lifespan and constant renewal is necessary
  • hematopoiesis starts in bone marrow
  • hematopoiesis is regulated by vast network of cytokines and growth factors
  • synthetic versions of growth factors used as clinical therapies
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What are the 5 properties of the immune system?

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  • mobility – systemic protection against localized insults through rapid cell migration to infected area
  • replication – immune response is amplified through clonal expansion and signaling cascade
    -specificity – prevent recognition of non-cross-reacting antigens and identify self vs. non-self
  • memory – faster and stronger response to (similar) subsequent infection
  • diversity – combinatorial library of antigen receptors to recognize innumerable pathogens
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What are the 4 areas of a lymph node?

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  • cortex – unactivated mature T cells
  • germinal centre – activated B cell development (plasma cell development and antibody affinity maturation)
  • para-cortex – mix of unactivated and activated mature T cells
  • medulla – funnels to outgoing vessels to collect mature immune cells and antibodies for distribution to lymphatic/blood circulation
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What are the cellular mediators of the innate response and what are their functions? (8)

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blood:

  • neutrophils – ingest (phagocytotic) and destroy
  • eosinophils – release toxic molecules and destroy
  • monocytes – ingest, destroy and antigen presentation
  • natural killer cells – kills cancer or viral infected host cells
  • basophils – release first chemicals that start inflammation

peripheral tissues:

  • macrophage – ingest, destroy and antigen presentation
  • dendritic cells – ingest, recruit others and antigen presentation
  • mast cells – release first chemicals that start inflammation
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How are pathogens detected in the innate response?

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recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by pattern recognition receptors such as toll-like receptors (TLR)

  • recognize PAMPs essential to microorganism survival or pathogenecity
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Tissue Monocyte Derivatives

Macrophages

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  • located in every tissue
  • some circulate in blood and migrate with rapid response to insults in tissues
  • inactive lifespan: months to years
  • active lifespan: day to weeks
  • phagocytosis
  • antigen presentation (APC)
  • initiation of tissue repair
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Monocyte Derivatives

Dendritic Cells

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  • immature: in blood and tissues interfacing the outside (skin, nose, lungs, stomach)
  • mature: move to lump nodes and interact with T cells and B cells
  • phagocytes
  • antigen-presenting cells
  • activate adaptive immune response
  • regulate T cell activation
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B cells vs. T cells

  • function
  • development
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  • B: attack invaders outside cells, can act as antigen-presenting cells (only one type of antigen receptor) to activate helper T cells, can induce differentiation into plasma cells for antibody production, can induce differentiation into memory B cells
  • T: attack invaders inside cells (inaccessible to antibodies), no antigen-presenting properties
  • B: mature and negatively selected in bone marrow
  • T: mature in thymus (but produced in bone marrow)
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Helper T cell

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assist other immune cells with maturation/activation

  • CD4+ co-receptor (activates cytotoxic T cells and B cells)
  • binds to MHCII (antigen-presenting cell)
  • 70% of all T cells
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Cytotoxic T cell

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virally infected cells and tumour cells

  • CD8+ co-receptor (induces release of cytotoxic molecules)
  • binds to MHCI (infected cells)
  • 25% of all T cells
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T Regulatory cell

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suppress and regulate auto-reactive T cells

  • CD4 and CD25
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Memory T cell

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proliferate when reintroduced to antigen

  • CD4+ or CD8+
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What are the 4 things that innate and acquired immunity overlap in?

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  • co-activation of B cells through BCR and TLR
  • antigen-presentation by macrophage
  • complement proteins
  • cytokines (interferons, TNF, IL-1)
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What can occur if there is a reduction or dysfunction in the adaptive immune response?

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  • over-activity of innate system
  • exaggerated cytokine response
  • compromised normal immune functions
  • coagulation dysfunctions and other organ system failures
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How does inflammation occur?

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cross-talk and signaling through release of cytokines and inflammatory chemicals/hormones

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What are the 2 types of mediators of the inflammatory response?

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  • pre-formed mediators
  • newly synthesized mediators
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Protein Mediators of the Immune Response

What are the 5 types of cytokines (protein signaling molecules) and their functions?

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  • interferons (type 1 alpha and beta, type II gamma) – innate antiviral response
  • chemokines (MCP-I, IL-8, etc.) – chemotaxis proinflammatory
  • interleukins (IL-6, IL-10, etc.) – leukocyte development, responsible for cross-talk between RBCs
  • TNF-a – acute phase response, coagulation/stop inflammation and call for help
  • growth factors( VEGF, GM-CSF, TGF beta, etc.) – growth differentiation/proliferation of immune cells
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Chemical and Hormonal Mediators of Immune Response

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signaling molecules activated or released by immune cells and injured cells

  • mediate inflammatory responses
  • amino acid derivatives: histamine, serotonin
  • lipid derivatives: prostaglandins, leukotrienes (both eicosanoids)
  • hormones and other neurotransmitters: bradykinin, substance P
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Amino Acid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Histamine

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  • derived from amino acid histidine
  • produce, store, and release, mainly from mast cells
  • serves important roles in immune responses and inflammation process
  • binds to and activates GPCRs (H1 to H4 tissue-specific subtypes)
  • vasodilation, increase permeability
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Amino Acid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Serotonin

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  • derived from amino acid tryptophan
  • produced by enterochromaffin cells and stored mainly in platelets
  • neurotransmitter serves multiple functions in homeostasis (GI, CNS, body defence)
  • binds to and activates GPCRs (5HT1 to 7 tissue- and function-specific subtypes)
  • vasodilation, increase permeability, pain, fever
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Lipid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Eicosanoids (Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes)

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  • synthesized with arachidonic acids
  • made by oxidation of omega-6 fatty acids
  • 20 carbons, 4 double bonds
  • biosynthesis by cyclo-oxygenase (prostglandins) and lipo-oxygenase (leukotrienes)
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Lipid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Prostaglandins

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vasodilation, pain, fever

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Lipid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Leukotrienes

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increase permeability, leukocyte adhesion, and chemotaxis

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Lipid Mediators of Humoral Immune Response

Platelet Activating Factor

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vasodilation, increase permeability, leukocyte adhesion, and chemotaxis

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What are the functions of eicosanoids?

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  • essential control of inflammation and immunity
  • synthesized upon activation signals
  • specific inhibition of major biosynthesis enzymes is a major mechanism to control inflammation
  • role in systemic inflammatory response and cellular defense functions
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Eicosanoid

Prostacyclin and Prostaglandin D/E

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vasodilation

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Eicosanoid

Thromboxane A2 and Leukotrienes C/D/E

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vasoconstriction

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Eicosanoid

Leukotrienes C/D/E and Prostaglandin D

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vascular permeability

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Eicosanoid

Leukotriene B and HETE

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chemotaxis and leukocyte adhesion

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Eicosanoid

Leukotrienes C/D/E

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bronchoconstriction

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Explain how the immune system distinguishes self from non-self.

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major histocompatibility complex (MHC) – I and II

  • cell surface molecules
  • present as peptide epitope on surface of cell
  • normal functions include playing essential roles in immune system engagement
  • known as the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
  • unique to each of us – highly polymorphic
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MHC I

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  • present on all nucleated cells and platelets
  • display infectious epitopes – from hijacked cells’ synthesis of infectious agent (non-self), and recognized by cytotoxic T cells (CD8+ receptor)
  • special breaks to ensure a regulated immune activation (CTLA4 and PD1 receptors)
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MHC II

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  • present on antigen-presenting immune cells (macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells)
  • display degraded/digested pathogen epitopes that are recognized by helper T cells (CD4+ receptor)
  • special breaks to ensure a regulated immune activation (CTLA4 and PD1 receptors)
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Genetic Recombination of T cell Receptors (TCR)

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  • receptor has alpha and beta chain subunits
  • each subunit is generated through recombination of 1 segment each from the V and J loci (alpha), and D and J loci (beta)
  • generates immunological diversity, as each mature T cell will have a different combination of subunits that recognize different antigens
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Positive and Negative Selection of T cells in Thymus

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  • occurs during development/maturation
  • positive selection of affinity for MHC I or MHC II (antigen presentation cell surface molecules) with either CD4 or CD8 receptors
  • negative selection of cells that recognize self-antigens cannot be autoreactive
  • 2% survival
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Diversity of B cell Receptors (BCR)

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  • each mature B cell is covered with a single type of BCR
  • BCRs are predecessors of antibody that recognized one antigen
  • two identical binding sites on each fork of the Y
  • BCR can bind antigen directly in absence of co-receptors
  • B cells with BCR that recognizes self-antigens are destroyed (central and peripheral tolerance)
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Explain how B cells are activated via the T-cell dependent pathway.

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  1. antigen binds to BCR
  2. internalization and MHC II presentation to helper T cells
  3. helper T cell releases cytokines
  4. activated B cell differentiates into plasma cells for antibody production and memory B cells

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