Basic immunology concepts Flashcards
C3bBb3b
Alternative C5 convertase
Alternative C3 convertase
C3bBb
Stimulates bone marrow
IL-3
Which two cell types posses granulysin, granzyme and perforin? What are their respective functions?
NK and CD8+ cells
Perforin - forms holes
Granzyme - protease, induces apoptosis
Granulysin - antimicrobial, induces apoptosis
Inhibited by IL-4 and IL-10
TH1
C4b2b3b
Classic C5 convertase
What is the function of TH2 cells?
Induce class switching to IgE and recruit eosinophils
What is the function of Tregs?
Maintain immune tolerance by suppressing CD4+ and CD8+ effector function
Stimulates growth of B cells vs. stimulates differentiation of B cells
Growth = IL-4
Differentiation = IL-5
Signal transduction for T cells
CD3
What does EBV bind to infect its cell?
EBV binds CD21+ on B cells
(but remember the big cells = CD8+ cells)
Surface marker of neutrophils
CD15+
(also Reed-Sternberg cells)
What are the two complement inhibitors and what is their main function?
C1 esterase inhibitor and DAF
Prevent complement activation of self cells
Binds LPS
CD14+ of macrophages and monocytes
Stimulates T cells
IL-2
Where does positive seletion occur and what is its purpose?
Cortex
T cells capable of binding self-antigen are selected to survive
How can Tregs be identified?
CD3+, CD4+, CD25+, FOXP3 transcription factor
Alternative C5 convertase
C3bBb3b
Fever
IL-1, IL-6
TH2 cells develop under influence of which cytokine?
IL-4
C4b2b
Classical C3 convertase
Secreted by macrophages to activate NK cells and induce differentiation into TH1 cells
IL-12
What is the function of IF alpha and beta?
Released by virally-infected cells to prime neraby cells for infection
Which occurs first: + or - selection?
+
Binds Cd3
CD21+ of B cells
Which cytokines are released by TH2 cells?
!L-4. IL-5, !L-6, IL-10, IL-13
C3bBb
Alternative C3 convertase
CD4+ exposed to IL-12
TH1
Classical C3 convertase
C4b2b
What occurs when a virus enters a cell that has been primed by IF alpha +/- beta from a nearby cell?
The viral RNA polymerase activates RNase, which cleaves viral and host mRNA, and protein kinase, which prevents viral and host protein synthesis, effectively causing apoptosis of the cell to prevent viral spread
Activates osteoclasts
IL-1
All surface markers on NK cells
CD16, CD56
All surface markers on macrophages
CD14, CD40, B7, MHC class II, Fc and C3b receptor
CD15+
Neutrophils and Reed-Sternberg cells