Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity - Diebel Flashcards

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1
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How is humoral immunity mediated and what does humoral immunity protect?

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Mediated by Antibody

Protects extracellular environment

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How is cell mediated immunity effective?

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Recognizes pathogen infected cells or cells that have undergone genetic alterations and kills them

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What does cell-mediated cytotoxicity provide defenses against?

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Viruses
Bacteria
Parasites

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What are antigen non-specific effector cells?

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NK Cells (Macrophages, Neutrophils, Eosinophils)

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What are antigen specific effector cells?

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CD8+ T-Cells

CD4+ T-Cells

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What does an NK cell respond to in order to mediate cytotoxicity?

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Lack of MHC Class I Molecule

Stress Induced Activating Ligand

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What does a CD8+ T-Cell respond to in order to mediate cytotoxicity?

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Antigen recognition as Non-Self

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CTL-Precursors lack the ability to do what?

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Proliferate and Kill

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How is a CTL-P activated?

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Licensed APCs

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How are APCs licensed?

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Th1 or Th17 CD4+ T-Cells

PAMPs on TLRs

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What signals from the APC is required to activate a CTL-P?

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Antigen presented on MHC Class I
CD28 :: CD80/86
IL-2 from Th1 or Th17
IL-4, IL-13, IL-15

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Describe the alpha receptor on a naive CD8+ T-Cell

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Low affinity IL-2 Receptor

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Describe the CD25 receptor

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High affinity Gamma, Beta and Alpha IL-2 Receptor

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What do naive CTL-P cells express?

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Low levels of CD44 and LFA-1
High levels of L-Selectin and CCR7 (retention in lymph node)
NO IL-2

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What do effector CTL cells express?

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High Affinity IL-2R (CD25) and IL-2
Low levels of L-Selectin and CCR7
High levels of CD44 and LFA-1

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What do memory CTL cells express?

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Low levels of IL-2

17
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CTL LFA-1 binds tightly to…

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ICAM on target cell

18
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Environmental IL-4, IL-12, and IL-15 induces the CTL to produce what?

A

Perforin and Granzymes

19
Q

How do granzyme molecules activate apoptosis?

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Cleavage of caspases (Bid and Procaspase-3)

20
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What are the 3 mechanisms that CTLs and NK Cells can kill by?

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1) Perforin and Granzyme Secretion
2) Fas-Fas Ligand binding
3) TNF production and secretion

21
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CTL CD2 binds to…

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LFA-3

22
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What type of cells kill virus infected cells, intracellular pathogen-infected cells, and tumor cells?

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NK Cells

23
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What cytokines stimulate NK cell activity?

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IFN-a
IFN-B
IFN-y
TNF-a
IL-15
24
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Differentiate between CD56 high and low cells.

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NK Cells with CD56 high are target cell killers.

NK Cells with CD56 low are cytokine (IFN=y) releasing.

25
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What do NK cells express on their surface?

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CD16 (FcyRIIIA) and NKRs

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What do Lectin-Like Receptors (NKG2 family) do on NK Cells?

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Binds HLA-E and MHC Class I-like molecules (NKG2D)
-Associated with CD94
ACTIVATING

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What do immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) do on NK Cells?

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Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors bind MHC Class I Molecules
INHIBITORY

28
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NK Cells recognize what when looking to kill target cells?

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Cells that MASK the presence of foreign antigen on MHC Class 1

29
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CTLs recognize what when looking to kill target cells?

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Cells that EXPRESS foreign antigen on MHC Class I

30
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What effector cells are associated with Antibody-Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity (ADDC)?

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NK Cells
Macrophages
Monocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
31
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What effector cells release cytolytic enzymes for cell killing?

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Macrophages
Eosinophils
Neutrophils

32
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What effector cells release TNF for cell killing?

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NK Cells
Monocytes
Macrophages

33
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What effector cells release Perforin for cell killing?

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NK Cells

Eosinophils

34
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What effector cells release Granzyme for cell killing?

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NK Cells

35
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What are the 4 Antibody Effector Functions?

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1) Virus and Toxin Neutralization to prevent pathogen-host binding
2) Opsonization to facilitate phagocytosis
3) Complement fixation and formation of the membrane attack complex to facilitate phagocytosis or lysis
4) Antibody-Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity (ADCC) to facilitate NK-induced apoptosis

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What are the 5 functions of Fc Receptors?

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1) Degranulation
2) Opsonization of Bacteria and Phagocytosis
3) Maintaining serum antibodies
4) ADCC
5) Transcytosis into secretions