Belongs to HUBS, Lecture 30: Introduction to immunology and immune system

Question 1

what is immunology

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the study of an organism’s immune system in health and disease

Question 2

the immune system is composed of:

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• organs
• cells
• molecules

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what is the immune system

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organised system of organs cells and molecules that interact to defend the body against disease

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examples of diseases affected by immune responses

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• infectious disease
• inflammatory disease
• cancer

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examples of microbes

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• viruses (smallest)
• bacteria
• fungi
• protozoa (biggest)

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pathogens are

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disease causing microbes

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two classifications of immune system organs

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• primary/secondary lymphoid organs

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activity occurring in primary lymphoid organs

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production of white cells (lymphocytes)

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activity occurring in secondary lymphoid organs

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site where immune responses are initiated

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primary lymphoid organs include

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• thymus

- bone marrow

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thymus function

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• ‘school’ for white blood cells called T cells

- developing T cells learn not to react to itself

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bone marrow function

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source of stem cells that develop into cells of the innate/adaptive immune response

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bone marrow stem cells are

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pluripotent

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secondary lymphoid organs include

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• spleen

- lymph nodes

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spleen function

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site of initiation for immune responses against blood-born pathogens

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lymph node location

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along lymphatic vessels

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lymph node function

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• lymph fluid from blood and tissue is filtered

- site of initiation of immune responses

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three layers of defence in the immune system

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• chemical and physical barriers
• innate ‘arm’
• adaptive ‘arm’

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chemical and physical barrier layers

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• epidermis
• dendritic cell
• dermis

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epidermis composition

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dead cells, keratin and phagocytic immune cells

layer of dead cells

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dermis composition

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thick layer of connective tissue, collagen, blood vessels and phagocytic immune cells

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dendritic cell functions

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immune cells

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chemical defences on skin

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antimicrobial peptides
lysozyme
sebum
salt

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antimicrobial peptides function

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forms pores in microbial cell membranes

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lysozyme function

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breaks down bacterial cell walls

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sebum function

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low PH acts as antimicrobial

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salt function

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hypertonic causes cell to shrivel

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mucous membranes layers

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• epithelium

- fibrous connective tissue

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mucous membrane epithelium composition

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highly packed live cells, constantly renewed, mucus-producing goblet cells

Question 30

location of mucosal membranes

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lining parts of the internal body that are exposed to air

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mucociliary escalator function

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get things we shouldn’t have inhaled out of our system

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innate immunity features:

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• already in place
• fast acting
• limited specificities
• has no specific memory

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adaptive immunity features:

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• improves during the response
• slow acting
• highly specific
• has long-term specific memory

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innate defences include:

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• surface barriers

- internal defences

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adaptive defences include:

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• humeral immunity (B.cells)

- cellular immunity (T cells)