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What are 3 characteristics of germ line encoded receptors and give 2 examples?

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  1. Heritable, set order, and the same in each cell.

2. PRRs (TLR) and MHC

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What TFs are activated from a PAMP binding a PRR, what cytokines get released, and what is the body’s response?

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  1. NFκB or IRF3
  2. TNFα, IL-1, and IL-6
  3. Activate neutrophils and initiate fever
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What secretes G-CSF and GM-CSF?

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Macrophages and T Helper

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What is the effect of G-CSF and GM-CSF?

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Induce proliferation in bone marrow and the egress of PMNs

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What cells secrete IL-8 and what is its function?

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  1. Macrophages, endothelial cells, airway smooth muscle cells
  2. Help pull PMNs out of circulation to site of infection (chemotaxis)
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What are the main 4 signaling molecules that control neutrophil influx?

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G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-8 and chemokines

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What cells secrete chemokines and what are their effects?

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  1. Macrophages, DC, endothelial cells, T lymphocytes, fibroblasts, and platelets
  2. Promote migration of neutrophils to infected site via a gradient, activate integrin so PMNs form stable adhesions
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Do chemokines function in a cell contact dependent or independent manner?

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Cell contact independent

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What are 3 characteristics of receptors produced by genetic recombination and what are two examples?

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  1. Inherit segments, Pre “clonal expansion” each cells have different arrangements, not necessarily the same as parents.
  2. TCR and Ig
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How are chemokines classified?

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By their biochemical structure - location of Cys residues

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In concert with TNFα and IL-1, what else promotes the 4 stages of PMN extravasation?

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Chemokines

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Is T cell activation cell contact dependent or independent?

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Cell contact dependent

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After T cell activation what 3 things result from the signaling pathway?

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  1. CD40L expression -> B cell Ig class switching
  2. IL-2 and IL-2R expression - proliferation
  3. DNA synthesis - division
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IL-2 is a cytokine that provides ____________, cell contact independent, ____________________ feedback to the T helper cell producing it.

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  1. Autocrine

2. Pro-proliferative

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What is the 2nd signal required for T cell activation?

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Interaction of CD28 and B7

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What are two “CD” names for B7?

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CD80 and CD86

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What is the function of CTLA-4?

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It inhibits T cell proliferation by competing with B7 to provide a “stop” signal thru CD28

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What are 3 examples of APC derived signals and what type of T cell do they promote?

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  1. IL-12 - Th1 (Via Th expression of IFNγ)
  2. TGFβ - Treg (suppresses Th1 & Th2)
  3. IL-10 - Promotes Treg
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What happens if the APC doesn’t provide a cytokine?

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Default to Th2 cell

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What three autocrine signals are released by Th cells?

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  1. IFNγ
  2. TGFβ
  3. IL-10
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What is the effect of Th released IFNγ?

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  1. Promotes Th1- more IFNγ
  2. Activates macrophages
  3. Class switch IgG
  4. Suppresses Th2 devleopment
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What is the effect of Th released TGFβ and IL-10?

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Furthers Treg development

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What 2 cytokines do Th2 cells release and what is their effect?

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  1. IL-4: Class switch IgG1, IgE; suppress Th1

2. IL-5: Class switch IfA; promote eosinophilia

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What 3 cytokines direct Th17 development?

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TGFβ, IL-6, and IL-23

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TGFβ is primarily considered an anti-inflammatory cytokine, what is the exception?
In combination with IL-6 and IL-23 it promotes the inflammatory Th17 subset
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What is overabundance of Th17 associated with? Deficiency?
1. Autoimmunity | 2. Susceptibility to bacterial infection
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Cytokines associated with Th1, Th2, Treg, and Th17 development activate distinct intracellular signaling pathways that lead to the activation of ____________________.
Master-regulator TFs
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IFNγ and IL-12 signal thru _____ to yield _______.
T-bet | Th1
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IL-4 signals thru __________ to yield _________.
GATA-3 | Th2
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TGFβ, IL-6, IL-23 signal thru _______ to yield _______.
RORγ | Th17
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TGFβ (alone or with IL-10) signal thru _______ to yield ______.
Foxp3 | Treg
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How does Alum function?
Adjuvant | Promotes APCs to express IL-4 --> Th2 development and antibody production
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B cells are activated by CD40 engagement and __________.
Cytokines
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What is the default antibody secreted?
IgM complement activation
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What antibody gets secreted with Th1, producing IFNγ?
IgG (IgG1, IgG3) | Fc receptor dependent phagocyte responses, complement activation, neonatal immunity
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What antibody gets secreted with Th2, producing IL-4?
IgE - mast cell degranulation
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What antibody gets secreted by Tregs in the periphery producing TGFβ and/or BAFF?
IgA (mucosal immunity) | transport IgA thru epithelia
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FcεRI regulates ______________ in a cell-contact ____________ manner in response to ____________________.
1. Degranulation 2. Dependent 3. Parasites * allergens can activate this in a cell contact-independent manner
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FcγRI and FcγRIIA:IgG regulate ____________ via _________________.
1. Phagocytosis | 2. Macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils
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FcγRIIIA:IgG results in _________ thru _________ cells.
1. Antibody-dependent cellular toxicity | 2. NK cells
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What gets released during degranulation?
1. Histamine - inc. vascular permeability & contraction of SM 2. Prostaglandins (mast cells) - vasodilation, bronchoconstriction, PMN chemotaxis
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What cytokine is associated with macrophage activation and what cell secretes it?
IFNγ | NK cells, T lymphocytes
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What cytokines are associated with CD8 T cell cytotoxicity?
DCs and Mφ secrete IFNα Fibroblasts secrete IFNβ Increase MHC I expression in all cells and activate NK cells
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What cytokines are associated with NK cell lysis?
IL-15 from Mφ--> NK and T cell proliferation | IL-18 from Mφ --> NK and T cell produce IFNγ

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