First Aid Immunology Flashcards
Which area of the lymph node englarges in an extreme immune response
paracortex
Which areas of the body are drained by the axillary lymph node
upper limb and breast
which areas of the body are drained by the celiac lymph node?
stomach
Which lymph node drains the anal canal below
superficial inguinal pectinate line
thwat does the Right lymphatic duct drain?
right arm and right half of head
what does the thoracic duct drain?
everything else, not right arm and right half of head
What happens in the follicle of the lymph node
b cell localization and proliferation
which follicles (primary or secondary) have active germinal centers?
secondary
What kind of bacteria do macrophages remove from the spleen?
encapsulated, S SHiN (salmonella, S.pneumo, H. influ, N. menin
What are the three things you find post splenectomy
Howell-Jolly bodies, Target cells, thrombocytosis
What embryologic tissue are lymphcytes derived from
mesenchyme
What do you find in the medulla of the thymus?
mature t cells, epithelial reticular cells, Hassalls corpuscles
Where do positive and negative selection occur in the thymus?
corticomedullary junction
Which kind of immunity is germline encoded?
innate
which kind of immunity is characterized by receptors that undergo VDJ recombination?
adaptive
Which MHC complex to CD8 cells bind
MHC I
Which MHC complex to CD4 cells bind
MHC II 4 x 2=8
Where is MHC I expressed, and which HLA molecules code for it
all nucleated cells (no RBCs) A, B, C
Where is MHC II expressed and and which HLA molecules codes for it
APCs, and DR, DP and DQ
HLA-A3
hemochromocytosis
HLA-B27
PAIR - psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel dz, reiter’s syndrome
HLA-B8
Graves’ dz
HLA-D2
MS, hay fever, SLE, goodpasture’s
HLA-DR3
DM type 1
HLA-DR4
RA, DM type 1
HLA-DR5
Pernicious anemia (to B12 def), hashimotos thyroiditis
HLA-DR7
Steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome
How do NK cells kill?
perforins and granzymes to induce apoptosis of virally infected or tumor cells
How are NK cells stimulated?
IL-12, IFN-beta. IFN-alpha
Which antibody mediates a type Hypersens rxn?
IgE
Which antibody mediates type II and type III hypersens rxn
IgG
Which cell mediates the type IV hypersens rxn?
CD8 cells
What is the role of CD4 cels
help B cells make antibody, secrete IFN gamma to activate macs
Which cytokine induces Th1 cell profile in CD4 cells
IL-12
Which cytokine induces Th2 cell profile in CD4 cells
Il-4
What are the three APCs
Macs, dendritic cell, B cell
How many signals are required for T cell activation or B cell class switching?
2
What are the two signals in helper T activation?
signal 1 = APC, signal 2 = B7 and CD28
What are the two signals in cytotoxic T cells activation?
signal 1 =peptide expressed on MHC I, signal 2 = Il-2
What are the two signals required for B cells class switching?
signal 1 = IL-4,5,6 signal 2 = CD40 receptor on b cell binds CD40L on Th cell
Which cytokines to Th1 cells secrete?
IL-2 and IFN gamma
Which cytokine inhibits Th1 cells
IL-10
What does the Th2 response do?
regulates the humoral response
What cytokines to Th2 cells secrete?
IL-4, 5 , 10
What inhibits Th2 cells
IFN gamma
What are the cytokines involved in macrophage/lymphocyte interaction
IFN gamma from lymph activate MAC, IL-1 and TNF alpha from MAC activate lympho
How do CD8 cells kill?
perforin, granzyme, granulysin
Which parts of the antibody to heavy chain contribute?
Fc and Fab
Which parts of the antibody to light chain contribute
Fab
Which portion of the antibody determines the isotype
Fc