Exam 1 Flashcards
3 levels of protection
Physical barriers
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity
Innate system includes
Macrophages
Neutrophils
Complement
Inflammation
TLR
Toll like receptor
Receptor on macrophage that recognizes antigen PAMP
PAMP
Pathogen associated molecular pattern
Antigen binding portion of AB
Fab region
5 ways to use Ab
Agglutination Opsonization Neutralization Activation of complement Ab-depended cell mediated cytotoxicity
Primary lymphoid organs
Thymus
Bone marrow
Secondary lymphoid organs include
Lymph nodes
Spleen
MALT
Secondary lymphoid organs are areas where
Lymphocytes encounter antigens
Complement system is a group of serum proteins made by
Liver
Possible outcomes of complement
Membrane lysis
Chemotaxis
Inflammation
Opsonization
3 complement pathways
Classical
Lectin
Alternative
Classical pathway initiated by
IgM or IgG binding to antigen
C4b2a bound to cell surface aka
C3 convertase
Lectin pathway initiated when
Soluble proteins recognize microbial antigens
MBL binds to
Microbial surface carbs
__ serves as docking sites for MASPs
Lectins
MASPs cleave C4 and C2 to form
C3 convertase
In alternative pathway, activated C3b binds to
Membrane of target cell
Factor B binds and cleaved by
Factor D
___ stabilizes C3 convertase
Properdin
C3bBbC3b
Alternate C5 convertase
C4b2a
Leptin and classical C3 convertase
3 pathways converge at formation of
C5 convertase
C5 initiates generation of
MAC
MAC causes cell death by
Disrupting osmotic integrity
MAC result of deposition of
C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9 on target cell membrane
Compounds of complement that aid in chemotaxis
C3a
C5a
Compound in complement that functions in opsonization
C3b
___ inhibits MAC
Protectin
Protectin inhibits MAC by
Preventing insertion into plasma membrane
Block C9 recruitment
Bind C5b678 complexes
Professional phagocytes include
Macrophages
Neutrophils
Macrophages roam around in
Tissue
Neutrophils roam around in
Blood
Characteristics of resting macrophages
Clean debris
Slow proliferating
Express few Class 2 MHCs
Live for months
3 stages of readiness for macrophages
Resting
Activated/primed
Hyperactive
Characteristics of primed macrophages
Enhanced phagocytosis
Express more Class 2 MHCs
Chemical signal that can prime a macrophage
Interferon gamma
Macrophages convert to hyperactive after
Receiving direct signal from pathogens