First Aid, Chapter 1 Immune Mechanisms, Cell Adhesion Molecules Flashcards
What are the 4 classes of adhesion molecules?
Chemokines
Selectins
Integrins
Immunoglobulin superfamily
What is the function of cell adhesion molecules?
Think of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) as traffic cops: they aid in directing the traffic of leukocytes to areas of inflammation.
What are the 4 families of chemokines that are most important to know?
C
CC
CXC
CX3
What are the leukocytes associated with the “CC” family of chemokines? What do they trigger?
Eo’s, Baso’s, Mono’s
Involved in Allergy
What are the leukocytes associated with the CXC family of chemokines? What do they trigger? What are the 2 different functions?
PMN’s
Inflammation
-ELR - angiogenic, acts through CXCR2
-Non-ELR - angiostatic, acts via CXCR3B, induced by interferons
What is the homeostatic chemokine/receptor interaction? What is the action?
CCL19/CCL21 → CCR7 → Lymphocyte Homing
What is the inflammatory chemokine/receptor interaction? What is the action?
CCL17/CCL22 → CCR4 → pro Th2 response
What kind of receptors do chemokines signal through?
G protein-coupled receptors
What pathways do chemokines trigger via G-protein coupled receptors?
- Chemokines -> G-protein-coupled receptors -> PLC activation -> increase Ca2+
- Chemokines -> G-protein-coupled receptors->MAP kinase activation -> ERK, JNK, or p38
What are the receptors for CCL5 (RANTES?
CCR 1,3,5
What is the ligand for CCR 1,3,5?
CCL5 (RANTES)
What is the receptor for CCL11 (Eotaxin)?
CCR3
What is the ligand for CCR3?
CCL11 (Eotaxin)
What is the receptor for CCL17 (TARC)?
CCR4
What is the ligand for CCR4?
CCL17 (TARC)
What is the receptor for CXCL8 (IL-8)?
CXCR 1,2
What is the ligand for CXCR 1,2?
CXCL8 (IL-8)
What does RANTES stand for?
regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted
What does TARC stand for?
thymus and activation-regulated cytokine
What are some decoy chemokine receptors?
DARC (duffy), D6, CCX-CKR
What is the clinical significant of DARC? What is the clinical significance of mutations in DARC?
Protects against metastasis; mutation in GATA in DARC gene confers malaria protection in African Americans.
What is CCX-CKR a target for?
Target for CCL19 and CCL21
In LAD-2, what are PMNs unable to express?
Carbohydrate ligands for E and P selectin.
What are the locations of P Selectin (CD62P)
Platelets, and Weibel-Palade bodies of the endothelium
What is the ligand for P selectin?
PGSL and Sialyl-Lewis X
What is the function of P selectin?
Binds PMNs, T lymphocytes, and monocytes