Exam 2 Flashcards
valence
repeated epitopes on the same pathogen
polyvalent
antigen/pathogen with many binding sites
—— epitopes trigger an immune response
immunogenic
affinity maturation occurs with Ig..
IgG
complement that binds to Fc of antibody, leading to classical pathway and MAC
C1q
70-80% of antibody in blood
IgG
5-10% of antibody in blood
IgM
first antibody made
IgM
10-20% of antibody in blood
IgA
70% of total antibody in body
sIgA
granzymes function
turn target cell’s proteins into DNA proteases
granulysin function
membrane-disrupting
works on intracellular bacteria
CD8 cells fight what kind of infections?
binding requires what?
bacterial intracellular infections
specific MHCI with specific antigen
recently-discovered antigen presenting molecule
CD1
functions like MHCI and presents glycolipids or lipoproteins
CD1
PAMP for CD1 is —–
lipid
proteosome/immunoproteasome function
processes antigens from a pathogen (usually a virus) for presentation on MHCI
antigens processed for —— presentation never touch the cytoplasm
MHCII
genus that can hide in the phagosome
Mycobacterium
CD8 binds to MHCI and produces —-, which incites an autocrine reaction
IL-2
CD4 T-cells bind to ——
MHCII
—- stimulates proliferation of CD4s before differentiation
IL-2
polarization to Th1 causes…
and requires… (4)
macrophage activation/cellular immunity
requires IL-2, IFN-y, IL-12, TGFB
polarization to Th2 causes…
and requires… (1)
humoral immunity
requires IL-4
polarization to Th17 causes…
and requires… (4)
inflammation/allergic response
requires IL-6, IL-21, IL-23, TGFB
polarization to Treg causes…
and requires… (3)
suppression of immune system
requires IL-10, IL-35, TGFB
accessory signal required for CD4s
CD30/CD36/CD28
superantigens
consequence
can bind many different receptors and trigger up to 20% of the T-cells to proliferate at one time
cause toxic shock/widespread inflammation
without T-cells, B-cells can be activated poorly by…
ex) disease condition
polysaccharide, DNA, highly valent molecules
tonsilitis
result of T-cell independent B-cell activation
low-quality IgM
no memory
connects polysaccharide to a protein, enhancing immune response
conjugate vaccine
combines S. pneumoniae capsule, not opsonized by C3b, with protein
Prevnar
pathogens that take advantage of M cells
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Salmonella enterica
Polio virus
gamma-delta cells function
monitor cells’ stress signals, MIC-A and MIC-B
MIC-A and MIC-B
cell stress signals, monitored by gamma-delta cells
special subset of CD8 gamma-delta cells
intestinal epithelial lymphocytes (IEL)
2 forms of leprosy
tuberculoid
lepramatous - deadly
explain tuberculoid leprosy
- Th1 cells polarized
- cellular response
- macrophages activated, fight their own infections
interleukins associated with tuberculoid leprosy
IL-2
IFN-y
explain lepramatous leprosy
- Th2 cells polarized
- humoral response
- useless IgE is made, which causes inflammatory cells to initiate tissue healing rather than infection fighting
- infection goes on unchecked
interleukins associated with lepramatous leprosy
IL-4
IL-10
3 people who used PCR to discover molecular phylogenies
Brock
Mullens
Woese
PCR uses…
16s rDNA
sequenced all the 16s rDNA of a community at one time
Pace
16s PCR process
- 1500 bp
- combined with an Amp plasmid
- plasmids introduced to E. coli & selected
- gene is sequenced
4 phyla that 90% of human commensals fall into
Actinobacteria
Proteobacteria
Firmicutes
Bacteroidetes
Proteobacteria are Gram—
Gram negative
Firmicutes are Gram—
Gram positive
Actinobacteria are Gram—
Gram positive
Bacteroidetes are Gram—
Gram negative
obligate anaerobe phylum
Bacteroidetes
3 sections of sm int are successively more…
more neutral and more colonized
—– cells per gram in small intestine
10^5
dominate the small intestine
E. faecalis and L. acidophilus
unique bacteria in the small intestine
fusiforms
—— cells per gram in large intestine
10^11 to 10^12
80% of bacteria in large intestine
Bacteroides
human feces only
Bacteroides thetaiataomicron
contributes to feces smell
butyrate
H2S
methane
reservoir hypothesis
microbes in colon recruit Ab resistance genes or toxin genes from transient bacteria and transfer them via HGT to organisms passing out
produces ammonia and changes pH in urethra
Proteus
in adult women, —— is produced in the vagina, which is used by …..
glycogen
L. acidophilus uses to make lactic acid
pH of vagina
4-5
vagina commensals in premenstrual girls/postmenopausal women
no glycogen, no Lactobacillus
higher pH
Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, E. coli
3 environments of skin
moist: nostrils, armpits, belly button
dry: arms, legs, hands, feet
sebaceous: face, scalp, upper chest and back
Moist skin commensals
Corynebacterium
Staphylococcus
Dry skin commensals
Burkholderia
Corynebacterium
Sebaceous skin commensal
Propionibacterium acnes
cause tooth decay
Strep mutans
Strep salivarius
Strep polymerize sucrose to —–, helping them stick to teeth
dextran
(glycocalyx)
cause gum disease
Porphyromonas
Prevotella
Strep intermedius
Fusobacteria
Treponema denticola