Exam 2 Week 1 Flashcards
What immunity is essential for microbe clearance?
Adaptive immunity
What is an extracellular site of infection is accessible to?
soluble molecules and phagocytes
What does a intracellular infection require?
killing or activation of infected cells
What is the defense mechanism for interstitial space, blood, and lymph?
Antibodies
Complement Macrophages
Phagocytosis
Neutrophils
What is the defense mechanism for epithelial surfaces?
Antibodies (IgA)
Antimicrobial peptides
What is the defense mechanism for cytoplasmic?
Cytotoxic T cells
NK cells
What is the defense mechanism for vesicular?
T-cell and NK cell dependent macrophage activation
What are the characteristic unique to innate immunity?
Recognize structures shared by various classes of microbes but NOT present on
normal HOST CELLS
Pattern recognition receptors (PRR) encoded in germline possesses _________ ____________.
limited diversity
PRR distribution is clonal. (T/F)
False its non clonal
What do PRRs recognize?
pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMPs)
What are PAMPs?
Pathogen associated molecular pattern are molecules expressed and or produced solely by microbes
ex.
1. Nucleic Acids
2. Proteins
3. Cell wall lipids
4. Carbohydrates
Where is the location of PRRs?
at plasma and endosomal membrane in the cytosol (they are redundant)
What do PRRs recongnize?
PAMPs and similar types of ligands
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is a type of PRR that are expressed on what cells?
Cells of the innate immune system
Such as: macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, mucosal epithelial cells, endothelial, B and T cells
TLR signal transduction: Recruitment of adaptor proteins, _______ and ________ leads to activation of ___________ factors and ___________ production.
Recruitment of adaptor proteins, MyD88 and TRIF, leads to activation of
transcription factors and cytokine production
All TLRs can recruit MyD88 except which TLR?
TLR3
What is triggered after TLR3 recruits TRIF?
IFN a/b production
TLR 3 recruits - __________
TLR 4 recruits - __________
TLR 3 recruits - TRIF then IFN a/b
TLR 4 recruits - MyD88 and can recruit TRIF
What does increased expression of cytokine, adhesion molecules, and costimulators cause?
Acute inflammation and stimulation of adaptive immunity
Production of Type 1 Interferon (IFN a/b) induces what state?
Antiviral state
NLRP3 Inflammasome Assemble and Function happens by sensing microbes, cell damage and death, inorganic particles, crystals (dental calculus).
Inflammasome assembly lead to __________ activation and results in cleavage of _________ and secretion of _______.
Inflammasome assembly leads to caspase-1 activation and results in cleavage of pro-IL1 b and secretion of IL-1 b.
What accumulates at infection site when NLRP3 (Inflasome) assembles and IL-1 b is released?
neutrophils and monocytes
- leads to acute inflammation
What is a physical barrier in the oral cavity?
Saliva
What does the chemical barrier do?
Kill microbes by disrupting outer membranes of bacteria and some viruses.
When do circulating effectors cells attack microbes?
when there are breached epithelial barriers
What are the 3 examples of effector cells in innate immunity?
Neutrophils
Monocytes/macrophages
Dendritic cells
3 Characteristics of Neutrophils
- Most abundant (1x10^11/day)
- Short live (6 hours in the blood)
- No Lysosome
*Contains 2 types of granules (azurophilic and specific)
What mediates the earliest phase of the inflammatory response?
Neutrophils
MyD88 is responsible for ________ ___________.
Cytokine production
TRIF is responsible for _____________ __________ (type 1 interferon).
transcription factors
Put these in order that they occur when dental calculus is present:
1. Inflammation and neutrophil recruitment
2. NLRP3 inflammasome
3. IL-1
4. Bone damage
2,3,1,4
Mononuclear phagocytes are 10x less abundant than neutrophils and long lived (T/F)
True
What do monocytes differentiate into once in tissues?
Macrophages
What stage do macrophages come in during the innate immune response?
Later stage 1-2 days after infection
Put the steps of macrophage in order
1. microbe recognition
2. active recruitment
3. destruction
4. phagocytosis
2,1,4,3
Are macrophages 1st or second responders?
second responders neutrophils would be first
Which effector cell has this characteristics: rapid response and divide and persist at inflammation site?
Macrophage
What are the 2 functions of classical or M1 macrophages?
Trigger inflammation
Kill Microbes
Dendritic cells possess what two things?
- Dendrites
- Phagocytic abilities
What type of cells link innate and adaptive immune response?
Classical dendritic cells (DC)
Classical DC cells capture and display microbial antigens to ________ ____ __________ and they tune T cell response by secreting __________.
Classical DC cells capture and display microbial antigens to naive T lymphocytes and they tune T cell response by secreting cytokines.
What is the main function of plasmacytoid DC?
Produce type 1 interferon (IFN a/b) that possess antiviral activities
Plasmacytoid binds dsRNA via ______.
TLR3
What are Natural killer cells equivalent to?
cytotoxic T cells
Why are they called natural killer cells?
Because they don’t need activation to kill target cells. But if they are activated their function may become enhanced
T/F Natural killer cells do not express somatically rearrange clonally distributed antigen receptors.
True
NK cells do not have the highly specific, unique receptors that are generated through somatic recombination like B cells and T cells. Instead, they possess a set of germline-encoded receptors that allow them to recognize and respond to a broad range of signals
T/F Natural killer cells are phagocytes.
False
What happens when inhibitory receptor is engaged to MHC class I?
NK cell activation is inhibited (signals blocked) therefore there is no cell killing
NK cells kill virus-infected cells via __________.
perforin/granzyme
NK cells produce _______ which activates macrophages and lead to killing of phagocytosed microbes. (was not in orange)
IFN gamma
Where are mast cells, basophils and eosinophils located? (was not in orange)
Mast cells mature in tissue (skin and lungs) and are found near blood vessels.
Basophils and eosinophils are found in blood.
What is the function of mast cells, basophils and eosinophils?
Upon activation, release proteolytic enzymes and substances that contribute to inflammation, e.g., histamine, prostaglandins, heparin, leukotrienes, TNF-α
Mast cells, basophils and eosinophils play in important role in helping to protect against _____ and bacterial infections.
helminth
What cells are involved in innate immunity?
PMNs (neutrophils), monocyte, macrophages, eosinophils, NK
What are the two signals in the role of innate immune response in stimulation of adaptive immunity?
Signal 1 =
Signal 2 =
Signal 1 = antigen binds to antigen receptor
Signal 2 = molecules provided by innate cells
What is signal 1 and 2 needed for?
lymphocyte proliferation and differentiation
In T and B cells what is the second signal going to be mediated by?
B cells it will be mediated by the innate immune response typically IL-6
T cells it will be mediated by the dendritic cells (activated APCs)
T/F There is a third signal provided by innate cell to T cell that is the differentiation signal (IL-6/TGFb).
True
Four principal effect involved in inflammation
- increase in temp (calor)
- redness (rubor)
- swelling (tumor)
- pain (dolor)
In the acute inflammatory response what is the role of mediators?
increase capillary permeability which leads to influx of plasma proteins and phagocytic cells
(contributes to four principle effects)
Resident cells secrete various mediators (______, ___________, ___________)
histamine, prostaglandin, and TNFa
T/F Cytokines are produced by adaptive cells upon interaction with infectious agents. They induce a cellular response activating or mobilizing other cells.
False
Cytokines are produced by innate cells upon interaction with infectious agents. They induce a cellular response activating or mobilizing other cells.
What are the two A’s associated with cytokines?
Attract and Activate
What can secrete a range of cytokines?
Activated macrophages
What is the effect of cytokines on vascular epithelium: vasodilation or vasoconstriction?
vasodilation