CD4+ Cells Flashcards
what is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity
Innate - Immediate response - Bind a wide range of molecules - Ligands are PAMPs - No memory - On re-exposure; same response as before Adaptive - 5-10 days for clonal expansion - Highly specific for a single structure - Can potentially bind to any protein lipid or carbohydrate ligand - Long lived memory - On re-exposure; rapid response tailored to the pathogen
where are T lymphocytes developed
developed in the thymus
what are the types of T lymphocytes
CD4+
CD8+
Where do the B lymphocytes develop
they develop in the bone marrow
what do the B lymphocytes develop into
plasma cella that produce antibodies
what are the cells of the adaptive immune response
T and B lymphocytes
is NK a adaptive cell or innate cell
innate
where is NK cells derived from
the same cells as T and B cells
describe the uncertainty under NK cells
- Derived from the same cells as T and B cells although act in an innate fashion
- While It is agreed that CD34+ NK cells progenitors reside in the BM there is a less clear view on whether seeding of these cells into other organs generates organ specific NK cell maturation or whether a predefined CLP or MLP with specific developmental and homing characteristics would exit under certain conditions from the BM and specifically seed into the final sites of maturation
what is a T cell receptor made out of
alpha and beta chain combined
CD4 is
- CD4 is the defining marker of helper T cells
what are the antigen presenting cells
dendritic - this is the most important antigen presenting cell
- macrophage
describe how the naive T cell is activated by dendritic cells
- TCR and CD4 bind MHC Class II on the surface of dendritic cell
- The naïve T cell is then activated by the dendritic cells
what are the conventional T cells
CD4+ - helper T cells
CD8+ cytotoxic T cells
what are the unconventional T cell
intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs)
NKT cells
gamma(circle with pony tail) cells
there are the same amount of ..
conventional T cells as there are unovnentional T cells
what type of T cell does HIV affect
CD4+
what happens in HIV
CD4+ Cells are progressively lost
- Get a slow increase in virus RNA as there is a lack of T helper cells
- In the primary infection there is a dip then they recover and then they decrease again till they reach 0
- Then develop AIDS – get rare cancers, wasting chronic diarrhoea
step wise progress of the immune response
- Primary lymphoid organs. - bone marrow thymus
- Secondary – were immune response initiation
- Cut arm
- Inflammation neutrophils( 2hours later), macrophages(6 hours later) and NK cells
- Dednritive cells go to the drianign lymph nodes by crawling through the tissues
- Dendritic cells come across dead pathogens and pick up the pieces of the dead bugs and become activated – PRR such as toll like recepotrs,
- Become activated and mature
- They stop crawling
- Start processing what they take up, chop up protein into peptides
- Put peptides on MHC
- Then go to draining lymph nodes
- Dendritic cell holds out peptide son MHC
- Say to lymphocytes if they recognise it
- Only 50-100 cell that recognise this pathogen, few
- They then have clonal expansion of CD8+ BY MITOTIC division
- CD4 t cells also expand
- Need to make sure the right set of cell is involved in getting rid of the right pathogen
- CD4 T cells. More complex then CD8, they have to differentiatie all the CD8 cells only have to expand in number
How do CD4 become activated in lymph node
- Antigen presented by MHC on an antigen presenting cell, e.g dendritic cells and macrophage
- Activates CD4 T cells
- Cell division and clonal expansion
- IL-2 (INTERLUEKIN – 2) CD4 secrete and response = autocrine loop
- As they stop they differentiate and change into different cells
How is the CD4+ T cell activated
- The cytokines released by the local cells and dendritic cells depend on the type of pathogen present
- The naïve CD4+ T cell can take several forms depending on the cytokine released
- The different forms of CD4+ T cells give a response tailored to the specific pathogen
what are the CD4 T helper cells
TH1
TH2
TH17
TREG
what are the cytokines that TH1 make
IFN - gamma
TNF - alpha