FINAL EXAM CHP. 17 Flashcards
Innate immunity:
- First line of defense
- Present since birth
- No specific recognition of microbe
Adaptive immunity:
- Resistance to a specific pathogen
- Produces antibodies
- Alerts other immune cells
Susceptibility
Lack of resistance to a disease
Goal of innate immunity:
To phagocytose pathogen-> causes inflammation, fever
Immunity:
Ability to ward off disease
Macrophage activation in immune system:
TLR on macrophage attaches to PAMP (Ex: LPS)-> TLR binds to LPS-> releases cytokines
Example of PAMP:
LPS (gram -)
Peptidoglycan (gram +)
TLR induce:
Cytokines-> inflammation, fever
Skin:
Body’s largest organ and consists of:
- dermis
- epidermis
Dermis:
Connective tissue
Epidermis:
Tightly packed layers of dead cells-> falls off to remove microbes-> creates a dry environment
Mucous membrane:
Treponema pallidum/syphilis can spirochete (cork screw through mucous membranes)
Mucus:
- Traps microbes
- Produces goblet cells
Ciliary escalator:
Transports microbes trapped in mucus away from the lungs
First line of defense physical factors: (10)
Skin Mucous membranes Mucus Ciliary escalator Lacrimal apparatus Saliva Urine Vaginal secretions Ear wax Defecation
First line of defense chemical factors (4)
- Fungistatic and bacteriostatic fatty acid in sebum
- Low pH of gastric juice and vaginal secretions
- Lysozyme in perspiration (low pH)
Lysozyme in perspiration, tears, saliva, and urine:
Breaks down cell walls by destroying chemical bonds of peptidoglycans
Gastric juice cannot stop:
C. botulinum or S. aureus toxins
H. pylori:
Neutralizes stomach acid, allowing bacteria to grow and initiating an immune response that leads to ulcers
E. coli in the gut produces:
- Molecules that prevent salmonella and shigella from growing
- Commensal microbiota
Process of phagocytosis:
Phagocytose pathogen-> degrade pathogen-> waste products act as chemoattractants for other immune cells-> converge in that area-> release TNF (cytokine)