Chapter 6: T-cell-mediated immunity & effector mechanisms Flashcards
How was cell-mediated immunity discovered?
immunity transferred from one lab animal to a naïve animal only by cells (T-cells)
Phagocyte with ingested microbes in vesicles leads to…
macrophage activation
inflammation
- via T cells
Infected cell with microbes in cytoplasm leads to…
killing of infected cells via CD8+
What are the target cells of Th1?
macrophages
What are the target cells of Th2?
eosinophils
(B cells and macrophages)
What are the target cells of Th17?
neutrophils
What are the defenses for Th1?
intracellular pathogens
What are the defenses for Th2?
parasites (helminths)
What are the defenses for Th17?
extracellular pathogens
What is the role in disease for Th1?
autoimmunity
chronic inflammation
What is the role in disease for Th2?
allergy
What is the role in disease for Th17?
autoimmunity
What are the general properties of T cell cytokines?
- produced transiently in response to antigen
- acts on the same cell or nearby cells
- each cytokine has multiple biological actions
- redundancy
What are the cytokines of selected T cell cytokines?
IL-2
interferon-y
IL-4
IL-5
IL-17
IL-22
TGF-B
What is the signature cytokine of Th1 cell?
IFN-y