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EXAM 2 Induced Immunity: Cellular Responses and Cytokines Flashcards

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what are the effector functions of immediate innate immunity?

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  • barriers
  • antimicrobial peptides
  • opsonization
    • isolation
    • pore formation
    • targeting
  • inflammation
  • cellular recruitment
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what are the effector functions of induced innate immunity?

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  • phagocytosis
  • targeted killing
  • antimicrobial peptides
  • cytokine release
  • inflammation
  • cellular recruitment
  • B and T cell activation
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the immediate innate immune response occurs in what time frame?

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0-4 hours

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the induced innate immune response occurs in what time frame?

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4 hours to 4 days

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what are the cells of the innate immune system?

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  • monocyte
    • macrophage
    • dendritic cell
  • mast cell
  • eosinophil
  • neutrophil
  • basophil
  • NK cell
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which cell of the innate immune system is the circulating precursor cell to macrophages and dendritic cells?

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monocyte

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which cell of the innate immune system functions in phagocytosis and killing of microorganisms; activation of T cells and initiation of immune responses

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macrophage

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which cell of the innate immune system is responsible for activation of T cells and initiation of adaptive immune responses?

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dendritic cells

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which cell of the innate immune system functions in the expulsion of parasites from the body through release of granules containing histamine and other active agents?

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mast cell

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which cell of the innate immune system is responsible for the killing of antibody-coated parasites through release of granule contents?

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eosinophil

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which cell of the innate immune system kills cells infected with certain viruses?

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NK cell

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which cell of the innate immune system functions in phagocytosis and killing of microorganisms?

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neutrophil

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which cell of the innate immune system is responsible for controlling immune responses to parasites?

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basophil

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what are the local, tissue resident immune cells that respond in the initiation of the induced immune response?

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macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, and specialized T cells

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what are the 4 components involved in the initiation of the induced immune response?

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  • local, tissue resident immune cells
  • complement system
  • pro-inflammatory signaling
  • infected, damaged, or diseased tissues
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what are the 3 pro-inflammatory signals involved in initiation of the induced immune response?

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cytokines, eicosanoids, and acute phase response

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infected, damaged, or diseased tissues can help initiate the induced immune response via ___ and ___

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interferon response and altered MHC expression

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___ detect and phagocytose local pathogens

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macrophages

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most tissues have resident macrophages. what are the resident macrophages of the brain, bone, liver, and skin?

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  • brain - microglia
  • bone - osteoclasts
  • liver - kupffer cells
  • skin - langerhans cells
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macrophages induce and direct ___, and activate the ___ immune system

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  • inflammation
  • adaptive
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what are the 4 effector mechanisms of macrophages?

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  • phagocytosis
  • cytokine release
  • degranulation
  • antigen presentation
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macrophages can function as ___

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pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)

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23
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describe the extracellular process of innate immune cell pattern recognition

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macrophage receptors recognize the cell-surface carbohydrates of bacterial cells but not those of human cells

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describe the intracellular process of innate immune cell pattern recognition

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NK cell receptors recognize changes at the surface of human cells that are caused by viral infection

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Pattern recognition receptors are present on most ___ cells

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innate

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PRRs allow local, direct ___

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activate

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what are the 3 innate phagocytic cells?

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macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells

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describe the steps of phagocytosis

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  1. bacterium becomes attached to membrane evaginations called pseudopodia
  2. bacterium is ingested, forming a phagosome
  3. phagosome fuses with lysosome, forming the phagolysosome
  4. bacterium is killed and then digested by lysosomal enzymes
  5. digestion products are released from the cell
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what are the common macrophage PRRs that are involved in phagocytosis?

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  • mannose receptor
  • complement receptors 3 and 4
  • dectin-1
  • macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
  • scavenger receptor A and B
  • lipopolysaccharide receptor
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30
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what is the common macrophage PRR that are involved in signaling (production and release of cytokies)?

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toll-like receptors (TLRs)

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what are the 6 antimicrobial mechanisms of phagocytes?

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  • acidification (macrophage & neutrophil)
  • toxic oxygen-derived products (macrophage & neutrophil)
  • toxic nitrogen oxides (macrophage & neutrophil)
  • antimicrobial peptides (macrophage & neutrophil)
  • enzymes (macrophage & neutrophil)
  • competitors (neutrophil only)
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___ activate macrophages

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TLRs

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TLR activation requires ___

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dimerization; can be heterodimerization or homodimerization

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what are the main external TLRs?

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  • TLR-1
  • TLR-2
  • TLR-4
  • TLR-5
  • TLR-6
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what are the main internal TLRs?

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  • TLR-3
  • TLR-7
  • TLR-8
  • TLR-9
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what do internal TLRs detect?

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nucleic acid combinations

ds viral RNA (TLR-3), ss viral RNA (TLR-7, TLR-8), CpG DNA (TLR-9)

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which TLR targets protein?

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TLR-5 (flagellin)

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which TLRs target lipids?

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TLR-1, TLR-2, TLR-4, TLR-6, TLR-10

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the heterodimerization of which two TLRs targets diacyl lipopeptides?

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TLR-2 and TLR-6

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the heterodimerization of which two TLRs targets triacyl lipopeptides?

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TLR-2 and TLR-1

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which TLR targets LPS?

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TLR-4

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NOD receptors detect ___

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degraded antigens

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43
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what are NOD receptors?

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nucleotide-binding oligomerization domains

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NOD receptors recognize intracellular ___ and ___

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  • PAMPs and DAMPs
    • microbial toxins
    • viruses
    • cell stress proteins
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___ induce cytokine expression and release

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NOD receptors

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46
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NOD receptors form the ___

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inflammasome

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47
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NOD receptors cooperate with ___

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TLRs

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48
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___ are signaling molecules of the immune system

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cytokines

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49
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are cytokines soluble?

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yes, mostly

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50
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what is the main nomenclature of cytokines?

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interleukins, chemokines, and others

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what are the six families of cytokines, based on receptor morphology?

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  • class I
  • class II
  • interleukin 1
  • interleukin 17
  • tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
  • chemokines
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cytokines signal predominantly in what two fashions?

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paracrine and autocrine

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53
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cytokines effect ___ and ___ tissues

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immune and non-immune

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what are the common intracellular signaling pathways that cytokines are involved in?

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  • JAK-STAT
  • MAPK
  • NF-kappa B
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activated macrophages secrete which main pro-inflammatory cytokines?

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  • IL-1 beta
  • TNF-alpha
  • IL-6
  • CXCL8
  • IL-12
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which pro-inflammatory cytokine has the following function:

local: activates vascular endothelium, activates lymphocytes, local tissue destruction, increases access of effector cells
systemic: fever, production of IL-6

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IL-1 beta

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57
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which pro-inflammatory cytokine has the following function:

local: activates vascular endothelium, increases vascular permeability, which leads to increased entry of IgG, complement, and cells to tissues and increased fluid drainage to lymph nodes
systemic: fever, mobilization of metabolites, shock

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TNF-alpha

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58
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which pro-inflammatory cytokine has the following function:

local: lymphocyte activation, increased antibody production
systemic: fever, induces acute-phase protein production

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IL-6

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which pro-inflammatory cytokine has the following function:

local: chemotactic factor recruits neutrophils, basophils, and T cells to site of infection

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which pro-inflammatory cytokine has the following function:

local: activates NK cells, induces the differentiation of CD4 T cells into Th1 cells

61
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what are the systemic effects of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha on the liver?

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acute-phase proteins, activation of complement, opsonization

62
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what are the systemic effects of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha on bone marrow epithelium?

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neutrophil mobilization, phagocytosis

63
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what are the systemic effects of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha on the hypothalamus?

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increased body temp, decreased viral and bacterial replication, increased antigen processing, increased specific immune response

64
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what are the systemic effects of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha on fat and muscle?

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protein and energy mobilization to allow increased body temperature, decreased viral and bacterial replication, increased antigen processing, increased specific immune response

65
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what are the systemic effects of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha on dendritic cells?

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TNF-alpha stimulates migration to lymph nodes and maturation, initiation of adaptive immune response

66
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inflammatory cytokines stimulate the ___ response

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liver acute phase response

67
Q

which acute-phase proteins, produced by the acute phase response, are involved in pathogen recognition?

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c-reactive protein, mannose-binding lectin, and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein

68
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which acute-phase proteins, produced by the acute phase response, are involved in pathogen elimination?

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complement components C3, C4, C9, and factor B

69
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which acute-phase proteins, produced by the acute phase response, are involved in the inflammatory response?

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granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, serum amyloid A, secreted phospholipase A2

70
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which acute-phase proteins, produced by the acute phase response, are involved in coagulation?

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fibrinogen, plasminogen, tissue plasminogen factor

71
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describe how cytokines initiate leukocyte recruitment

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  1. cytokines produced by macrophages cause dilation of local small blood vessels
  2. leukocytes move to periphery of blood vessel as a result of increased expresion of adhesion molecules by endothelium
  3. leukocytes extravasate at site of infection
  4. blood clotting occurs in the microvessels
72
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cytokine activation:

bacteria induce macrophages to produce ___, which acts on hepatocytes to induce synthesis of ___.

one of two steps are taken next:

  1. ___ binds phosphocholine on bacterial surfaces, acting as an ___, and also activating complement.
  2. ___ binds mannose residues on bacterial surfaces, acting as an ___, and also activating complement.
A
  • IL-6
  • acute-phase proteins
  • c-reactive protein
  • opsonin
  • mannose-binding lectin
  • opsonin
73
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extravasation depends on what 3 things?

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chemokines, adhesion molecules, and proteases

74
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chemokines function as ___

A

chemoattractants

75
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what are the 4 chemokines?

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CL, CCL, CXCL, and CX3CL (CXXXCL)

76
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adhesion molecules function to ___

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tether leukocytes

77
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what are the 4 types of adhesion molecules?

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  • vascular addressin (CD34)
  • selectin (l-selectin)
  • integrin (LFA-1)
  • immunoglobulin-like molecule (ICAM-1)
78
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proteases function to ___

A

open basement membranes

79
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what are 2 types of proteases?

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matrix metalloproteases and elastases

80
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chemokine gradients recruit ___ to tissues

81
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how do chemokine gradients work?

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as more chemokines accumulate, cells are drawn closer and closer to that chemokine

82
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leukocytes extravasate to sites of ___

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inflammation

83
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describe how leukocytes extravasate to sites of inflammation

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  • chemokine receptor activation leads to binding
  • binding triggers protease release
  • basement membrane degradation and chemokines induce diapedesis and tissue entry
  • *weak selectin-mediated adhesion allows neutrophils to roll along the endothelium; rolling adhesion, tight binding, diapedesis, and then migration
84
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chemokine gradients are an ___ mechanism

A

immune targeting

85
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excessive plasma TNF-alpha causes ___

A

septic shock syndrome

86
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describe how excessive plasma TNF-a causes septic shock syndrome

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  • often initiated by blood-borne infection
  • systemic extravasation
  • systemic neutrophil infiltration
  • vascular collapse
  • rapid multi-organ failure
87
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what is the primary cell of the induced response?

A

neutrophil

88
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large reserves of neutrophils are reserved in the ___ and are released when needed to fight infection

A

bone marrow

89
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when neutrophils are needed to fight an infection, they travel from the ___ to the ___, where they engulf and kill ___; they then die and are engulfed and degraded by ___

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  • bone marrow
  • infected tissue
  • bacteria
  • macrophages
90
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___ are the primary innate killers

A

neutrophils

91
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what are the 4 effector mechanisms of neutrophils?

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  • phagocytosis
  • degranulation
  • extracellular traps
  • cytokine release - this actually will happen as a result of any of the previous three mechanisms
92
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briefly describe neutrophils

A
  • potent pathogen killers
  • innate immunity
  • primary cell of the induced response
  • small and numerous
  • destined to die
93
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what are the 4 neutrophil granule types?

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  • azurophil granules - contain proteases and defensins, respond to pathogens
  • specific granules - respond to pathogens
  • gelatinase granules - response to pathogens
  • secretory granules - respond to tissue damage
94
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neutrophil granules serve what dual purpose?

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phagocytosis and degranulation

95
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the neutrophil oxidative burst does what?

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kills pathogens

96
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how does the neutrophil oxidative burst kill pathogens?

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  • bacterium is phagocytosed by neutrophil
  • phagosome fuses with azurophilic and specific granules
  • pH of phagosome rises, antimicrobial response is activated, and bacterium is killed
  • neutrophil dies
97
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what are NETs? what are the two types?

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  • neutrophil extracellular traps
    • non-lytic - does not directly destroy the neutrophil itself; mobile
    • lytic - directly destroys the neutrophil (turns inside out); immobile
  • can happen in both tissues and vasculature
  • its a way of rapidly stopping an infection from spreading, and keeping it localized
98
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dendritic cells initiate ___

A

adaptive immunity

99
Q

are dendritic cells resident in tissue?

100
Q

dendritic cells process pathogens into ___

101
Q

dendritic cells present antigens to ___

A

lymphocytes

102
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dendritic cells are involved in ___ regulation

103
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dendritic cells have an enormous range of PRRs. why?

A

different PRRs induce different responses

104
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activated NK cells target ___ cells

A

infected, diseased, and stressed

105
Q

___ are large, cytotoxic lymphocytes

106
Q

___ cells target and kill diseased self cells

107
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NK cells have diverse combinations of receptors that can be both ___ and ___

A

activated and inhibited

108
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NK cells respond to what 3 things?

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interferons, MHC class I, and unique stress ligands

109
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___ cells regulate the shift from induced innate to the adaptive immune response

110
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do NK cells die after killing other cells?

111
Q

NK cells undergo a process of bone marrow education to select ___

A

functional receptor patterns

112
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viral infections cause the ___ response

A

interferon

113
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describe the interferon response

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  • a virally infected cell releases interferon cytokines (INF-alpha and beta), which directly activate NK cells
    • induce resistance to viral replication in all cells
    • increase expression of ligands for receptors on NK cells
    • activate NK cells to kill virus-infected cells
114
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describe interferons

A
  • cytokines
  • released by diseased or stressed cells
    • intracellular infection, cancer
  • released by leukocytes
115
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what do interferon cytokines do?

A
  • reduce viral replication
  • prevent cell division
  • induce apoptosis
  • activate NK cells, T cells, and macrophages
116
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interferons activate ___ cells

117
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describe how interferons activate NK cells

A
  • virus ifnection of cells triggers the interferon response
  • type I interferon drive the proliferation of NK cells
  • type I interferon drives the differentiation of NK cells into cytotoxic effector cells
  • effector NK cells kill virus-infected cells by inducing them to undergo apoptosis
118
Q

___ cells regulate dendritic cell recruitment of adaptive immunity

119
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___ cells locally activate NK cells

A

dendritic cells

120
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describe how NK cells function as a checkpoint on adaptive immune activation

A
  • if there is a large NK cell response, then dendritic cell presentation is inhibited
  • if there is a small NK cell response, then dendritic cells are activated (adaptive immune response)
121
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___ protect local tissues

A

granulocytes

122
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what are the 3 granulocytes?

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mast cells, eosinophils, and basophils

123
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___ are predominant in tissues and rare in the blood

A

granulocytes

124
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granulocytes express ___, usually as a result of being primed by prior adaptive responses

125
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granulocytes ___ when activated, as a result of cell-type specific granule components

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degranulate

126
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granulocytes respond to ___ organisms

127
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___ are responsible for initiating type I hypersensitivity (allergic reactions)

A

granulocytes

128
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macrophages have ___ that bind microbes and their components. bound material is internalized in phagosomes and broken down in ___.

A
  • phagocytic receptors
  • phagolysosomes
129
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pattern recognition receptors are present on most ___ cells, and provide ___, ___ activation

A
  • innate
  • local, direct
130
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describe how TLR signaling initiates cytokine production through NF-kappaB

131
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NOD receptor recognition of bacterial cell wall components leads to activation of ___

132
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___ drives the production of cytokines

133
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inflammasomes activate and promote ___ release

134
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what are the chemokines that are released by targets?

135
Q

what are the chemokine receptors present on immune cells?

136
Q

cells detect viral infections by recognizing viral ___. ultimately, ___ is activated, which causes synthesis and secretion of ___.

A
  • RNA
  • NF-kappaB
  • inflammatory cytokines
137
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describe macrophage and NK cell bidirectional regulation

A
  • macrophage activated by viral infection secretes inflammatory cytokines that recruit and stimulate NK cells
  • NK cell and macrophage form a conjugate pair with a synapse in which IL-12 and IL-15 activate the NK cell
  • NK cells proliferate and differentiate into effector NK cells secreting IFN-gamma
  • IFN-gamma binds to its receptor on macrophages and activates them to increase phagocytosis and secretion of inflammatory cytokines
138
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most cytokines are in the ___ form when they are produced (they have little activity, and are not great at signaling).

NOD proteins come together, bind ___, and activate it.

procaspase-1 activates ___ (go from pro form to active form).

this drives and enhances the release of ___ and functions as a ___.

A
  • pro
  • procaspase-1
  • cytokines
  • cytokines
  • checkpoint
139
Q

local infection with gram negative bacteria causes macrophages to secrete ___ in tissue.

this ultimately results in the removal of infection via ___ immunity

A
  • TNF-alpha
  • adaptive
140
Q

systemic infection with gram negative bacteria (sepsis) results in macrophages in the ___ and ___ to secrete TNF-alpha into the blood stream.

this ultimately results in multi organ failure and ___

septic shock syndrome

A
  • liver and spleen
  • death
141
Q

neutrophils produce ___-defensins

142
Q

how do NETs work?

A

neutrophils release NETs (lytic and non-lytic), which are basically chromatin with attached proteases that form a fibrous structure that captures and binds bacteria and pathogens

143
Q

activated NK cells target infected, diseased, and stressed cells:

MHC class I on normal cells is recognized by inhibitory receptors that inhibit ___

NK cell does not kill the ___ cell

A
  • signals from activating receptors
  • normal
144
Q

activated NK cells target infected, diseased, and stressed cells:

altered or absent MHC class I cannot stimulate a ___ signal. the NK cell is triggered by ___.

activated NK cell releases ___ contents, inducing ___ in the target cell

A
  • negative
  • signals from activating receptors
  • granule
  • apoptosis
145
Q

cells detect viral infections:

viral replication in cytoplasm prduces uncapped RNA with a ___

___ binding to viral RNA induces association with ___ and dimerization

dimerization initiates signaling pathways that activate ___ and ___

IRF3 causes synthesis and secretion of type I interferons, and NF-kappaB causes synthesis and secretion of ___

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  • 5’-triphosphate
  • retinoic-acid-inducible gene (RIG)-I-like receptor (RLR)
  • mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVs)
  • IRF3 and NF-kappaB
  • inflammatory cytokines

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