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Cells of the immune system? Flashcards

1
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what drives cellular differentiation?

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cytokines
- differentiation is also driven by the location of the stem cells

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what are the features of immature T and B cells?

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found in the bone marrow
- the TCR/BCR genes are still in the germline state

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what is gene rearrangement of TCR/BCR genes?

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DNA based mechanism that loops out genes, creating a new and unique DNA sequence

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4
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what part of antibody genes are rearranged?

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the heavy and light chains

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5
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what part of T cell receptors undergo rearrangement?

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Alpha and beta chains

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what is clonal expansion?

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selective expansion of lymphocytes that interact with antigen

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what happens when B cells undergo clonal expansion?

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the daughter cells produce antibody specific for the interacting antigen

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what can help determine an adaptive immune system?

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immunization

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9
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how do neutrophils respond during an infection?

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they expand in response to infection

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what are the features of neutrophils?

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-produced in the bone marrow
- most abundnat leukocyte but short-lived
-dead and dying neutrophils are a mjor component of pus
-Produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and NETS

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what is the function of neutrophils producing reactive oxygen species?

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they are used to kill microbes

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12
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what are NETS?

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DNA and histones that are released by a dying neutrophil

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13
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why do neutrophils breakdown?

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production of reactive oxygen species effects the ingegrity of the cell wall and othe essential parts of the cellular structure and so the neurophil dies

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what is the function of NETS?

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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps bind bacteria

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what is the primary function of dendritic cells?

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to excite the immune system

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what are the features of dendritic cells?

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-Antigen-presenting cells that can activate naive T cells
-Express both MHC-I and MHC-II and costimulatory molecules
- Migratory function (ferry antigen from the periphery to the lymph node)
-all solid organs and blood contain dendritic cells

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17
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what cell is responsible for acute transplant rejection?

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dendritic cells

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18
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what are the dendritic cell subsets derived from?

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common myeloid progenitor cells

19
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what are the subsets of dendritic cells?

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  • Langerhans cells
  • Dermal dendritic cells
  • Thymic dendritic cells
20
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what are langerhans cells?

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dendritic cells of the epidermis

21
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what are dermal dendritic cells?

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cells specialised in cross-priming

22
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what is the role of thymic dendritic cells?

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medial central tolerance

23
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what is central tolerance?

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deletion of autoreactive T cells

24
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what allows cross priming?

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the phagolysosome leaking into the cytoplasm

25
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what is exogenous processing?

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outside ‘stuff’ gets loaded onto MHC-II

26
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what is endogenous processing?

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inside ‘stuff’ gets loaded onto MHC-I

27
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what does MHC-II activate?

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Helper T cells (CD4)

28
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what does MHC-I activate?

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Cytotoxic T cells (CD8)

29
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what is the role of conventional dendritic cells?

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Main subset involved in stimulating naive and memory T cells

30
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what is the role of plasmacytoid dendritic cells?

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release large amounts of interferon type 1

31
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what is the role of interferon type 1?

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puts the body into a state of high alert

32
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what is the role of peripheral tolerance?

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keeps autoreactive immunes cells at bay

33
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what happens to immune cells that show a lack of co-stimulation?

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lack of co-stimulation leads to anergy (non-responsiveness) or cell death

34
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what is the result of a cell undergoing co-stimulation?

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leads to lymphocyte activation

35
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what are the features of macrophages?

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  • monocyte in the blood is a macrophage precursor
  • role in antigen clearance
  • monocytes can activate coagulation through upregulation of clotting factors
36
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how is macrophage activation enhanced by the immune system?

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presentaion of intracellular antigens by macrophages leads to interactions with CD4 T cells

CD4 T Cells then release INFg which activates anti-bacteria activity in macrophages

37
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what is the role of a natural killer cell?

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Recognise inhibitory receptors on normal cells (MHC-I)

If MHC-I is missing or altered, Natural killer cells become activated and lyse the target cell

38
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why does lack of MHC-I activate a natural killer cell?

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build up of a positive signal to lyse the cell, which is inhibited by the presence of MHC-I, is not inhibited due to MHC-I not being present

39
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what are Natural Killer cells?

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NK cells are primarily an innate cell, but are essential for the development of tumour immunity

NK cells infiltrate lymph nodes and contribute to T cell activation

40
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how to natural killer cells help with cancer?

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Caner and viruses interfer with the expression of MHC-I on the cell surface which can cause the NK cell to become activated

41
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what receptors are important for triggering macrophages and NK cells?

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Fc receptors
- recognises the fc region of an antibody

42
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how do natural killer cells kill host cells via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity?

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  • Antibodies bind antigens on the surface of target cells
  • NK cell CD16 Fc receptors recognise cell-bound antibodies
  • Cross-linking of CD16 triggers degranulation into a lytic synapse
  • Tumour cells die by apoptosis
43
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what is a hot tumour?

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high mutational burden

44
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why is a tumor with more mutations easier to generate a T cell response to?

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There is a greater variety of peptides specific to the tumor that the T cells can recognise

MICR334 module one (7 decks)

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