Cells/ Organs/ Microenvironments Flashcards
What kind of cells have the ability to differentiate into many types of blood cells?
HSCs = Hematopoietic Stem Cells
What is the highly regulated process where HSCs differentiate into mature blood cells?
Hematopoiesis
Where do all red/ white blood cells develop from?
pluripotent HSCs
What are the 2 primary lymphoid organs?
Thymus/ Bone Marrow
Where do immune cells develop from immature precursors?
Primary Lymphoid Organs
Where do mature antigen-specific lymphocytes first encounter antigens/ begin differentiation into effector/ memory cells?
Secondary Lymphoid Organs
What are 4 secondary lymphoid organs?
Spleen/ Lymph Nodes/ Gut/ Mucosal Tissue
Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Bone Marrow
Where are HSCs constantly renewed/ directed to differentiate into myeloid/ lymphoid progenitor cells?
Bone Marrow
What are the 2 major types of progenitor cells that HSCs differentiate into?
Common Myeloid/ Lymphoid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Red blood cells/ Megakaryocytes (platelets)/ Granulocytes/ Monocytes?
Common Myeloid Progenitor Cell
What are 4 types of myeloid cells?
Granulocytes/ Monocytes/ Macrophages/ Dendritic cells
Are myeloid progenitor cells related to innate or adaptive immune system:?
Innate
Are lymphoid progenitor cells more innate or adaptive?
Adaptive (both)
What progenitor cell gives rise to White blood cells/ B + T lymphocytes/ Innate lymphoid cells/ Natural Killer cells?
Common Lymphoid Progenitor Cell
What progenitor cell gives rise to RBCs?
Myeloid
What progenitor cell gives rise to WBCs?
Lymphoid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Platelets?
Myeloid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Granulocytes?
Myeloid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Monocytes?
Myeloid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Macrophages?
Myeloid
What progenitor cell gives rise to B/T Lymphocytes?
Lymphoid
What progenitor cell gives rise to Natural Killer Cells?
Lymphoid
What kind of cell can both myeloid/ lymphoid progenitors give rise to?
Dendritic Cell
What is the precursor for platelets? (myeloid)
Megakaryocytes
What are the 3/4 types of granulocyte?
Neutrophil/ Basophils/ Mast cells/ Eosinophils
What granulocyte is associated with inflammation/ allergies?
Basophils/ Mast cells
What granulocyte is associated with antiviral/ antiparasitic activity?
Eosinophils
What are the 4 main types of cells that develop from common myeloid progenitor cells?
Erythrocytes/ Monocytes/ Granulocytes/ Megakaryocytes
What granulocyte causes direct harm to pathogens?
Neutrophils
How do the different granulocytes differ?
granule staining/ protein content + function
What do Neutrophils/ Eosinophils/ Basophils/ Mast cells have in common?
granules = granulocytes
What are 3 kinds of molecules produced by Neutrophils?
Proteases/ Antimicrobial proteins/ Histamine
What kind of molecule is Elastase?
Protease
What is the function of Elastase (protease)?
Tissue Degradation
What is an example of an antimicrobial protein (produced by neutrophils)?
Defensins
What is the role of Histamine?
Inflammation
What are the 3 types of molecules produced by Eosinophils?
Cationic proteins/ Cytokines/ Chemokines
What is the role of cationic proteins?
disrupt ion flow/ induce ROS formation
What is an example of a cationic protein?
Eosinophil Peroxidase
What is the relation of Eosinophils to the innate immune system?
Cytokines/ Chemokines
What kind of molecule is Interleukin?
Cytokine = Eosinophil
What kind of molecules are IL-8/ RANTES/?
Chemokine = Eosinophil
What is the function of chemokines?
attract leukocytes
What is the function of cytokines?
modulate adaptive immune responses
What are the 3 types of molecules produced by basophils/ mast cells?
Cytokines/ Lipid mediators/ Histamine
What molecules produce Histamine?
Neutrophils/ Basophils
What molecules produce Cytokines?
Basophils/ Eosinophils
What kind of molecule is Leukotriene?
Lipid Mediator
Why are lipid mediators important?
regulation of inflammation
What cells have phagosomes/ lysosomes in them?
Monocytes/ Macrophages/ Dendritic cells
What is the precursor for Macrophages?
Monocytes
What do monocytes differentiate into?
Macrophages/ Dendritic Cells
What cells function to repair/ remodel/ destroy pathogens/ present antigens?
Macrophages