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Humoral Immunity Flashcards

1
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Antibodies are also called

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Immunoglobulins

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2
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Function of antibodies

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Opsonization pathogen

Neutralized and eliminate pathogen

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Majority of mature B cells reside in

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Lymphoid follicles of lymph node and spleen

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4
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B lymphocyte end goal

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Antigen recognition and presentation to T cells

Antibody production

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5
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When B and T cells interact with antigen they’re called

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Effector cells

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6
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Where are antigens in tissues transported and delivered

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Transported to blood

Delivered to follicles via lymphatics and conduits

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7
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____ captures the antigens and takes them to adjacent follicles in the lymph

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Macrophages or Dendritic cells

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8
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___ do not need to be processed for B cells to recognize them

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antigens

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9
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Where does VDJ recombination happen on immunoglobulin/bcell receptor

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Fab

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10
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First heavy chain of B cells

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μ

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μ means what immunoglobulin is on the surface of B cells

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IgM

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12
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What does the light chain provide

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κ και λ

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13
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B cell receptors can bind to _____ types of antigens

T cell receptors mainly binds to _____

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All

Peptides

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14
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B cells recognize which antigens the best

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Polly: proteins - best
Pockets: polysaccharides
Nose: Nucleic acids
Lips: lipids
Hair: haptens
And Ass: amino acids - worst

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15
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Recognition of antigen by surface BCR triggers _____

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INTRACELLULAR signaling pathways
Tyrosine kinase
Protein kinase C
Change in gene transcription

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16
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What is the first signal for B cells

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Antigen binding

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17
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What is the purpose of having a second signal for B cell activation

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So if B cell does recognize antigen it only gets activated when it needs to not when it binds to any old antigen

Peripheral tolerance

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18
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What has to be activated first before second signal is activated

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Innate immune response

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19
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B cells express ___

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CD21 aka complement receptor 2 - CR2)

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20
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CD21 recognizes

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Complement proteins during complement activation

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21
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CD21 associated with ___ virus

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Epstein Barr virus

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22
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What’s another second signal for B cells

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PAMPs binding to TLR

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23
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When a B cell is activated what’s next

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Clonal selection
a bunch of B cells made that are specific for the pathogen

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24
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Antibody secreting B cell is called a

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Plasma cell

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25
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Why are plasma cells bigger than B cells

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Because producing tonnnns of antibody’s

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26
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Polysaccharide antigens can engage

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Multiple receptors on B cell

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27
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Early phase involves Ig_ and is T- _____

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M
Independent

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28
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Protein antigens

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Need T cell help

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29
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IgM is a ___ lived antibody and ___ affinity Ab

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Short
Low

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30
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T cells get ____ from APC

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Protein

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31
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What does T cell produce during t-dependent B cell activation

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Cytokines and CD40 ligand

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32
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Activated B cells move towards T cells from a ______

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Chemokine gradient

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33
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B cells produce _____ during t dependent B cell activation

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CD 40

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34
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CD40-CD40L interaction stimulates

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Antigen specific B cell proliferation and differentiation

Heavy chain isotype switching

affinity maturation

Making memory cells

Antibody secretion

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35
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T dependent is ideal b/c

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Memory, isotype switching etc.

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36
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For B and T cells to come together both cells need to be

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Activatec

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37
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How is B cell activated by T cells

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CD40-CD40L interaction

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38
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What activates Tcells

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B7-CD28 interaction

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39
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Who presents B7

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Dendritic cells

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40
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Who presents CD28

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T cells

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41
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What does B7-CD28 interaction do

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Enhances T cell proliferation and differentiation

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42
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Where do B cells start making antibodies with low affinity

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Extrafollicular region

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43
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Where does a fully developed humoral immune response occur

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Germinal center of B cell

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44
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Where does all action happen for B cells

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Germinal center

45
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Affinity maturation occurs in

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Germinal centers of lymphoid follicles

46
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___ is a result of somatic hyper mutation of Ig genes in dividing B cells

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Affinity maturation

47
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Low affinity Ab———> high affinity Ab by

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Somatic mutations

48
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With _____ a host will produce antibodies of successively greater affinities

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Repeated exposures to the same antigen

49
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What drives process of low aff Ab to high aff Ab

50
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What is the OG, initial Ab

51
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Switching of Ab ___ = isotype switching

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HEAVY CHAIN

52
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CD40-CD40L is ____ cell ____

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T

Dependent

53
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What 4 things does CD40-CD40L do

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Isotype switching
High aff Ab
Memory B cells
Long-lived plasma cells

54
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Isotype switching occurs in response to

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CD40-CD40L interaction
AND
Cytokines

55
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Cytokine for IgG

56
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cytokine for IgE

57
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Cytokine for IgA

58
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Why are there specific Ab

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Because some are more affective against different pathogens

59
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IgG good for

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NeoNatal immunity

Opsonization + phagocytosis

Complement activation

60
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When you think IgG think

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Gomp, comp, Nomp

Gomp = Opsonization and phagocytosis

Comp = complement activation

Nomp = neonatal immunity

61
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IgE good for

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Against helminths (parasites)

Mast cell degranulation

62
Q

When you see IgE think

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Eeeeeeew a worm MAST (de)go

Worm = parasite
Mast (de)go = mast cell degranualtion

63
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IgA good for

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Mucosal immunity

64
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When you see IgA think

A

AAAAAchoo

Sneezing is from mucosa epithelial

65
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AID

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Activation induced cytosine delaminase

Enzyme for recombination of class switching

66
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Key points for class swithcing

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Recombination involved
Through AID enzyme
Heavy chain is switched

67
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What kind of cells do not secrete antibodies and are very long lived

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Memory cells

68
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Antibody isotype for primary immune response

69
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Antibody Isotype for secondary isotype

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IgG or IgA or IgE

70
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T independent antigen

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Polysaccharides
IgM
Little affinity maturation
Plasma cells are short lived
No memory cells

71
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T dependent antigen

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Proteins
IgG, IgE, IgA
There is affinity maturation
Long lived plasma cells
There are memory cells

72
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Antibodies us Fab for

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Binding and blocking harmful effects of microbes/toxins

73
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Antibodies us Fc to

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Activate diverse effector mechanisms

74
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What does it mean that a antibody can be flexible

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One Ab can bind to two antigens
looks like its doing the splits

75
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Affinity vs avidity

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Aff = 1 interaction

Avidity = sum of interactions

Look up pics if need be

76
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What forces does an Ab bind to an antigen

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Non covalent reversible ones

77
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What are the 2 subcategories of Antibodies

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Direct Ab mediated
And
Complement mediated

78
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Direct antibody mediated includes

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Neutralization of microbes
Opsonization and phagocytosis of microbes
Antibody-dependent cytotoxicity

See pics - humoral immunity - week 8 - slide 50

79
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Complement mediated Ab funcitons

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Lysis of microbes
Complement activation
Inflammation
Phagocytosis of microbes opsonized with complement fragments

80
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How does Ab neutralize microbes/toxins

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1: binds and blocks from entering epithelial barrier

2: binds and blocks microbe from infecting

3: binds and blocks toxin from binding to cellular receptor

81
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Describe direct Ab mediated opso. And phago.

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  1. Ab binds by IgG
  2. Fc finds to phago cell
  3. Fc sends signals to activate phago
  4. Phago eats microbe
  5. Death to microbe
82
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Describe antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)

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  1. Ab bind to microbe on Fab region
  2. Those Ab Fc regions are recognized by NK cell
  3. The NK cell is activated and now kills

See pic - week 8 - humoral - 54

83
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NK 2 receptors are

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Activation receptors - antibody coated cells
Inhibitory receptors - recognizing MHC I on cells

84
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___ region of the Heavy chain determines Ab

85
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IgM can exist as

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Monomer - found on B cell surface as antigen receptor

pentamer - usually secreated version

86
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A pentamer of IgM has

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5 antibody molecules
10 antigen binding sites per molecule

87
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Which Ab activates complement and through what pathway

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IgM
Classical

88
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First complement protein to bind to IgM

89
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Pentamer of IgM is good for classical pathway bc

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It offers C1 multiple ways to bind

90
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IgG exists as

91
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IgG can easily move to tissue bc

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Of specialized endothelial receptor

92
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IgG functions

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Longest 1/2 life - cuz associated with memory
Most abundant in blood
Can weakly activate complement classical path
Neutralize
Opsonization
Ab dependent cellular cytotoxicity via NK cells

93
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IgG Fc receptor on phagocyte

94
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IgM Fc receptor on phagocyte

95
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IgE Fc receptor on phagocyte

96
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IgA Fc receptor on phagocyte

97
Q

What Ab can cross placenta

98
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The long half-life of IgG is bc of its ability to bind to

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Neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)

99
Q

Which IgG isoforms activate complement system

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IgG1 and IgG3

Odd bois

100
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Why does IgM have a low affinity but a high avidity

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It naturally has a low aff BUTT combined all those low affinities together with the pentamer structure and it = high avidity

101
Q

IgA exists as

A

Monomer or dimer

102
Q

Monomer IgA function vs dimeric IgA function

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M = combine with IgM and IgG to protect all tissues reached by the blood

D = protects mucosal surfaces
in breast milk

103
Q

Function of IgE

A

Clear parasites
Involved in allergy and asthma

104
Q

IgE activates eosinophil which

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Helps kill parasites

105
Q

Where are FcE receptors

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Mast cells (CT)
Basophils (blood)
Eosinophils (mucosa)

106
Q

What causes sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea

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IgE
Specifically the cross-linking of receptors leads to release of mediators

It acts on smooth muscle to cause “violent” expulsion of pathogen

107
Q

Binding of ligand to IgD receptor on B cells _____ activation of B cells

A

Does not lead to

108
Q

Which Ab activate classical complement

A

IgM, IgG1 and IgG3

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