Immune Regulation (RVSP) Flashcards
What are the mechanisms of immunoenhancement/immunopotentiation?
- increasing the rate at which the response occurs
- elevating its magnitude
- ncreasing the duration of the response
The augmentation of immune responsiveness by immunization or other means
Immunoenhancement/Immunopotentiation
Example of a nonspecific potentiator
Adjuvants
Substances that enhance the immunogenicity of molecules without altering their chemical composition
Adjuvants
3 ways an adjuvant enhances the immunogenicity of molecules
- increase the efficiency of the macrophage processing of Ag
- prolonging the exposure to an Ag
- amplifying the proliferation of immunocompetent lymphocyte by enhancing lymphokine activity
Classic adjuvant used in experimental animals
Freund’s adjuvant
Emulsifying agent of Freund’s adjuvant
Paraffin or mineral oil
2 types of Freund’s adjuvant
- Incomplete Freund’s adjuvant (IFA)
- Complete Freund’s adjuvant
Class of IFA
Water in oil with antigen
IFA increases _________ response about _________
Humoral Ab
100 fold
The IFA prolongs the phase of active Ig synthesis by ________
Months
What is in the Complete Freund’s adjuvant that is not present in IFA?
Mycobacterial cell wall components
The complete Freund’s adjuvant markedly increases ___ and ___
Humoral immunity
Cell-mediated immunity
3 types of specific potentiators
Helper factors
Immunogenic RNA
Transfer factors
HIT
Specific potentiator; secreted by T cells ff interaction of Ag specific receptor with its homologous epitope
Helper factors
Specific potentiator; an Ag specific dialyzable extract of immune T cells that is capable of transferring CMI
Transfer factors
Specific potentiator; extracted from lymphoid tissues following Ag injection
Immunogenic RNA
Specific potentiator; an Ag receptor complexed with cellular RNA which greatly increases immunogenicity of a molecule
Immunogenic RNA
Reduction in a large portion of immune responsiveness
Immunosupression
3 types of immunosupression
Physical means
Chemical and Biologic means
Immunosupression associated with diseases
2 physical means of immunosupression
Surgical manipulation
Ionizing radiation
Effect of surgical manipulation of bursa of Fabricius/thymus during neonatal period
Immunologic competence not developed in the corresponding cell line
Effect of surgical manipulation of bursa of Fabricius/thymus after immunologic development
Very little effect on immunologic competence
Peripheral lymphoid tissues removed in surgical mannipulation
Lymph nodes
Lymphoid cells
Organs damaged by ionizing radiation
Lymphoid organs
Bone marrow
3 chemical and biologic means of immunosupression
Lymphocytic agents
Lymphocytotoxic agents
Antibodies
Can track the expression of the immune response but more effective in disrupting the initian of the immune response
Lymphocytic agents
4 types of lymphocytotoxic agents
Antimetabolites
Alkylating agents
Antibiotics
Cortisone