Immune Responses Flashcards
Classic Pathway Activating Antibodies
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- IgG and IgM
What Activates the Alternative Complement Pathway?
Microbe surface molecules
What activates the Lectin Complement Pathway?
Mannose or other sugars on the microbe surface
What does C3b do?
Binds Bacteria
What do C3a and C5a do?
Anaphylaxis (both) and Neutrophil Chemotaxis (C5a)
The two primary opsonins in bacterial defense
C3b and IgG
What do C5b-9 mediate?
Cytolysis by MAC
C1 Esterase Inhibitor Deficiency leads to
- Hereditary Angioedema
- Edema of skin (esp. Periorbital) and mucosal surfaces.
- ACE Inhibitors are contraindicated
C3 Deficiency leads to
- Severe, recurrent Pyogenic Sinus and respiratory tract infections
- Increased susceptibility to type III HS reactions.
C5-9 Deficiencies lead to
Recurrent Neisseria bacteremia
DAF (GPI anchored enzyme) Deficiency leads to
Complement-mediated lysis of RBC’s and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Cytokines secreted by Macrophages
IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and TNF-alpha
Cytokines secreted by all T cells
IL-2 and IL-3
Cytokine secreted by Th1 cells
Interferon-gamma
Cytokines secreted by Th2 cells
IL-4, IL-5, and IL-10
What do Interferons do?
- INTERFERE with viruses
- Get cells to produce a ribonuclease that inhibits viral protein synthesis by degrading viral mRNA
B cell surface proteins
Ig (binds antigen), CD19, CD20, CD 21 (receptor for EBV), CD40, MHC II, and B7
NK cell Surface Proteins
CD16 (binds Fc of IgG) and CD56 (unique to NK)
Type III HSR mechanism
- Antigen-antibody (IgG) complexes activate complement which attracts neutrophils which then release lysosomal enzymes.