Humoral Immune Response Flashcards
___________ is driven by B lymphocytes and its ability to produce antibodies in response to antigen.
Humoral immunity is driven by B lymphocytes and its ability to produce antibodies in response to antigen.
___________ stimulated for an intracellular pathogen, while ___________ is stimulated for an extracellular pathogen.
Cellular immunity stimulated for an intracellular pathogen, while humoral immunity is stimulated for an extracellular pathogen.
__________ and _________ are the two subcategories of the humoral immune response.
Passive and active are the two subcategories of the humoral immune response.
_________ is an example of an artificial passive humoral immune response
Immunoglobulins is an example of an artificial passive humoral immune response
___________ is an example of natural passive humoral immune response.
Transplacental, Colostrum, egg is an example of natural passive humoral immune response.
__________ is an example of artificial active humoral response.
Vaccination is an example of artificial active humoral response.
__________ is an example of natural active humoral response.
Disease is an example of natural active humoral response.
_________ created by B cells are the BCR
Antibodies created by B cells are the BCR
_______ is a complex receptor made up of a combination of light and heavy chains.
BCR is a complex receptor made up of a combination of light and heavy chains.
Light chains consist of _________, ___________, ___________, and __________.
Light chains consist of constant domain, variable domain, light kappa chain, and light lambda chain.
Heavy chains consist of __________ and __________.
Heavy chains consist of variable domain and constant domain.
There are 5 different types of _________ chains.
There are 5 different types of heavy chains.
VH + VL= ___________
VH + VL = Antigen binding site
CH + CL = ____________
CH+ CL = Stabilizer of the antigen binding site
Framework regions
Constant regions within the hypervariable regions
Complementary Determining Regions (CDR)
Region with difference, recognizes the antigen
BCRs use _________ to aid in signal transduction
BCRs use CD79 complex to aid in signal transduction
___________ is made up of two alpha and beta chains.
CD79 complex is made up of two alpha and beta chains.
B lymphocytes can act as a co-stimulator that stimulate _________ further.
B lymphocytes can act as a co-stimulator that stimulate Th cells further.
Co-stimulation of B lymphocytes increases the production of ______, ______, _______, _______ by the helper T cells.
Co-stimulation of B lymphocytes increases the production of IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-13 by the helper T cells.
_________ increases the growth and differentiation of B cells and increases the expression of MHC II
IL-4 increases the growth and differentiation of B cells and increases the expression of MHC II
_______ induces Ig class switching.
IL-4 induces Ig class switching.
_________ stimulates B cell differentiation into plasma cells.
IL-5 stimulates B cell differentiation into plasma cells.
________ stimulates IgM and IgG production
IL-5 stimulates IgM and IgG production
________ selectively stimulates IgA production.
IL-5 selectively stimulates IgA production.
_________ is needed for final differentiation of B cell into plasma cells.
IL-6 is needed for final differentiation of B cell into plasma cells.
_______ required for optimal induction of IgE
IL-13 required for optimal induction of IgE
IL-4 + IL-5 = ________ production.
IL-4 + IL-5 = IgE production.
IL-5 + IL-6 = ________ production.
IL-5 + IL-6 = IgA production.
IL-1 + IL-6 = ________ production.
IL-1 + IL-6 = IgM production.
CD40 on the B cell binds to CD154 on the T cell to trigger ___________ from the T cell.
CD40 on the B cell binds to CD154 on the T cell to trigger IL-4 from the T cell.
CD40 on the B cell binds to CD154 on the T cell to trigger ___________ from the B cell.
CD40 on the B cell binds to CD154 on the T cell to trigger proliferation, Ig production and Ig class switching from the B cell.