Host Barriers Flashcards
skin
- physical/mechanical barrier
- chemical agents
- normal flora
physical/mechanical barrier
- closely connected cells called keratinocytes with cross-linked keratin
- high turn over rate
- prevents evaporation
antimicrobial agents of the skin
- cathelicidins
- defenses
- dermicidin
- propionic acid
pH of the skin
- acidic pH
- create an environment where bad bacteria don’t want to live
normal flora
- commensals
- bacteria in the epidermis that do no harm
- and in some cases possibly benefit
Langerhans cells location
- dendritic cells located among keratinocytes
Langerhans cells origin
- derived from the bone marrow
Langerhans cells function
- function as antigen presenting cells in immune responses to contact antigens (like skin allergies) and some skin grafts
what do Langerhans cells contain?
- contain birbeck granules
organization of mucous membranes
- mucosa
- submucosa
- muscular externa
- external layer
mucosa composed of
- epithelium
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosae
lamina propria
- loose connective tissue with glands
muscularis mucosae
- smooth muscle
submucosa
- dense irregular connective tissue
muscularis externa
- inner smooth muscle
- outer smooth muscle
external layer
- adventitia
- serosa
adventitia
- loose connective tissue
serosa
- loose connective tissue
- mesothelial lining from peritoneum
intercellular junctions
- tight junction
- zonula adherens
- desmosome
- gap junction
desmosome composed of
- desmoplakins
- plakoglobins
tight junction type of junction
- an occludens junction
tight junction composed of
- Claudins
- occludins (protein)
- Claude sounds like the name of someone who is uptight
tight junction function
- prevents leaking between cells
- prevents movement of membrane proteins
zonula adherens type of junction
- adherens junction
zonula adherens composed of
- cadherins
zonula adherens function
- binds to actin of the terminal web (cytoskeleton)
desmosome type of junction
- adherens junction
- macula adherens or spot desmosome
desmosome composed of
- desmoplakins and plakoglobins
desmosome function
- join keratinocytes at cell-cell junctions
- join side to side or up to down
gap junction type of junction
- communicating junction
gap junction composed of
- connexins
hemidesmosome type of junction
- adherens junction
- NOT AN INTRACELLULAR JUNCTION
hemidesmosome function
- join cells in basal layer to basement membrane
mucosal immunity in intestine
- epithelial products
- antimicrobial factors
- normal flora
- lymphoid tissue
- ## peristalsis
epithelial products in intestine
- acidic pH in stomach
- pancreatic enzymes
- bile
- intestinal secretions
- mucus
antimicrobial factors in intestine
- lysozyme