Immediate Immunity: Barriers and Soluble Effectors I Flashcards
What is innate immunity?
A generalized host defense mechanism that continuously acts from the start of an infection and does not adapt to a specific pathogen or generate immunologic memory
What are the two components of the innate system?
- Immediate
2. Induced
What are the 2 components of Immediate innate immunity?
- Barriers
2. Soluble Effectors
What are the types of Barriers in Immediate induced Immunity?
- Mechanical
- Chemical
- Microbiological
What are the soluble effectors of Immediate innate immunity?
- Complement
2. Antimicrobial Peptides
What are the 2 components of Induced innate immunity?
- Cells
2. Cytokines
What are the cells of induced innate immunity?
- Neutrophils
- Monocytes
- Macrophages
- Dendritic cells
- NK cells
- Mast cells
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
What are the cytokines in induced innate immunity?
- Interleukins
- Chemokines
- Growth Factors
Innate immunity is a system of _______ _______
Pattern recognition
Types and composition of extracellular and cell surface _______, _________, and ______ activate specific immune respones
- Proteins
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
What are effector processes?
The things that kill pathogens and cells
What are 2 classes of molecular patterns/
- Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs)
2. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs)
Name 4 things involved in the PAMPs
- Lipopolysaccharide
- Flagellin
- Mannose sugars
- Unmethylated CPG DNA
Name 3 things involved with the DAMPs
- Heath shock proteins
- Fibronectin
- Chromatin
What are the mechanical components of the skin that make it a barrier?
- Epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
2. Longitudial flow of air or fluid
What are the Chemical aspects of the skin as a barrier?
- Fatty Acids
2. Beta-defensins, Lamellar bodies, Cathelicidin
What are the microbiological aspects of the skin as a barrier?
Normal microbiota
What are the mechanical aspects of the gut as a barrier?
- Epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
2. Longitudinal flow of air or fluid
What are the chemical aspects of the gut as a barrier?
- Low pH
- Enzymes (pepsin
- Alpha-defensins (cryptdins)
- RegIII (lecticidins)
- Cathelicidin
What are the Microbiological barrier aspects of the gut?
Normal Microbiota
What are the mechanical barriers of the lungs?
- Epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
2. movement of mucus by cilia
What are the chemical barriers of the lung?
- Pulmonary surfactant
- Alpha-defensins
- Cathelicidin
What are the Microbiological barriers of the lung?
Normal Microbiota
What does opsonization mean?
Basically to be covered and coated
What are the mechanical barriers of the Eyes, nose, and oral cavity?
- Epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
2. Tears and Nasal Cilia
What are the chemical barriers of the eyes, nose, and oral cavity?
- Enzymes in tears and saliva (lysozome)
- Histatins
- Beta-defensins
What are the microbiological barriers of the eyes, nose, and oral cavity?
Normal microbiota
Mechanical barriers prevent _________
Infiltration, they physically block pathogens
T/F Barriers are passive
FALSE
Mucosal cells produce ______ barriers
chemical
_________ are integrated into barriers
Specialized immune tissues like Lymphoid tissues
Cells within the stratum granulosum have lamellar bodies T/F
TRUE
Chemical Barriers act on pathogens in what two ways?
- Isolation and physical removal
2. Targeted destruction
T/F Lymphoid tissues are more structured than lymph nodes
FALSE, they are less structured
Can localized B and T cell activation happen in lymphoid tissues?
Yes
Every mucosal tissue has some form or capacity of what two things?
- Secretion
2. Motility
What does secretion do?
Traps pathogens
What does motility do?
Removes pathogens from mucosal surfaces
What cleaves peptidoglycans?
Lysozyme
What are the most common Chemical barriers?
Peptides and proteins