Communication in the immune system Flashcards
What do scavenger receptors recognise?
Anionic polymers and unknown targets
What cell type mediates CD4 cell activation?
Dendritic cells
How do dendritic cells communicate it has seen a pathogen through PRR?
Upregulation of CD80/86
How many signals are required by T cells to be fully stimulated?
2
What is ‘signal 1’ in the activation of T cells?
Antigen presenting cells present an antigen
What is signal 2 in the activation of T cells?
CD28 receptor binds to CD80/86 as well as CD receptor with MHC II
What do T cells upregulate to show they are activated?
CD40L
How do T cells activate macrophages?
- T cell upregulates CD40L to indicate that it is activated
- Macrophage has a CD40L receptor, the binding enhances macrophage activity
How do T cells activate B cells?
Produce high CD40L levels
What are chemokines?
A large family of secreted proteins that are specifically responsible for regulating migration of leucocytes by chemotaxis
What is chemotaxis?
The cellular migration up a concentration gradient of a diffusable protein
What is the function of CXCL8/ IL-8?
Mobilises, activates, and degranulates neutrophils
What are cytokines?
Secreted communication proteins of the immune system which act on specific receptors to change the behaviour of the receipient cell
Why are cytokines produced in response to infection in the innate immune system?
- to mediate inflammation
- to trigger anti-microbial function
What are the 2 most important early products of virally infected cells?
Interferon alpha and interferon beta
How do interferons help in the early response to viral infection?
- Inhibits translation (induces resistance to viral replication)
- Increases MHC class I expression
- Activates NK cells to kill virally infected cells
What kind of cells produce interferon alpha and beta?
Any virus-infected cell