Basic Immunology Flashcards

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What cells make up the innate immune system?

A

neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, mast cells and natural killer cells

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How does the innate immune system detect infection?

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pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) bind toll like receptors

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How does the innate immune system detect cell damage?

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damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) bind to DAMP receptors

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Which chemokines and cytokines are released when TLRs and DAMP receptors are activated?

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IL-1beta, TNFalpha, IL-6, CXCL8, IL-12

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What is the outcome of the complement system?

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the membrane attack complex

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How is the complement system activated?

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either via the classical pathway, the lectin pathway or the alternative pathway

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What is the central junction for all the complement pathways?

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C3 convertase

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How is the classical complement pathway activated?

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antigen-antibody binding

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How is the lectin complement pathway activated?

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mannan-binding lectin binds mannose on pathogen surfaces

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What happens to patients that have a deficiency of C1q, C1r, C1s and C4?

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immune complex deposition in tissues leading to glomerulonephritis

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What happens to patients that have a deficiency of late complement pathway?

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can’t make a membrane attack complex so are immunodeficient and get infections particularly to neisseria meningitidis

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What happens to patients that are deficient in C1 esterase inhibitor?

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hereditary angioneurotic oedema

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What is complement induced HUS?

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either genetic or autoimmune disease leading to deficiency of complement regulatory proteins which causes renal failure and organ failure

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How do you differentiate complement induced HUS from TTP and infection induced HUS?

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ADAMTS13 normal, shiga toxin negative

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How do you treat complement induced HUS?

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eculizumab - a monoclonal antibody which blocks cleavage of C5 - however this means that can’t make MAC so need to be vaccinated against neisseria

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16
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Where do you find MHC I?

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on all nucleated cells

17
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Where do you find MHC II?

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on antigen presenting cells, dendritic cells, B cells and macrophages

18
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What is the role of the thymus?

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in late fetal life all T cells go to the thymus where thymic epithelial cells express most self peptides - if there is binding then those T cells undergo apoptosis

19
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What is AIRE?

A

a transcription factor in thymic epithelial cells for expression of self peptides

20
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What is required for T cell clonal proliferation?

A

need antigen to presented by MHC, need second activating signal (CD40, CD80, CD86)

21
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What is the role of CD4 T cells?

A

recruit and activate innate leukocytes

22
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What is the role of CD8 T cells?

A

kill targeted cells/microbes by granzyme and perforins

23
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What are the 4 types of CD4 T cells?

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TH1, TH2, TH17 and T reg

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What is the role of TH1?

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activate macrophages, induces B cells to produce opsonising antibodies

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What is the role of TH2?
activates B cells to make neutralising antibodies
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What is the role of TH17?
protects against intracellular pathogens e.g. candida
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What is the role of Treg?
secretes cytokines (IL-10 and TGF beta) with immunosuppressive properties
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What is the role of IgM?
complement activation
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What is the role of IgG?
opsonisation and phagocytosis, complement activation
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What is the role of IgE?
immunity against helminths, mast cell degranulation
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What is the role of IgA?
mucosal immunity