Immunity Flashcards
Other term of Natural Immunity?
Innate/Non specific
Inborn - provide wide range defense
Natural Immunity
Can migrate 30-60 mins to the site of infection
Phagocytes/Neutrophils
Type of immunity that continues to develop?
Adaptive Immunity
Other term of Adaptive Immunity
Acquired/Specific
Consists of the anatomical barriers that prevent infectious agents from infecting the body?
First line of defense
Ex of First line of defense
Intact Skin, Mucous Membranes, Cilia in Respiratory Tract and Body Secretions
Made from soluble factors or proteins
Humoral component
First responders (30-60 mins) and the most efficient phagocyte
NEUTROPHILS
If the phagocyte is in the blood?
Monocyte
If they migrate to tissue?
Macrophages
more efficient in phagocytosis, but compare to neutrophils, it was slower
Monocytes/Macrophages
Slow responders - they migrate 16-48 hours in the site of infection
- Motility is slow
Monocytes/Macrophages
Less efficient phagocyte
Eosinophils
Major basic protein
Eosinophils
Granules contain anti-helminthic properties and nematodes (ex. Ascaris, trichuris, strongyloides)
Eosinophil Cationic Protein
If there’s a parasitic infection like trichuris, patient may have?
EOSINOPHILIA
Has a role in killing parasites/helminthes
Eosinophil
Able to present antigen to Helper t cells
Antigen Presenting cells (APC)
It’s main function is to eat pathogens then present it for recognition
Dendritic cells
Most efficient APC?
Dendritic cells
Main function is phagocityze antigen and present to helper t lymphocytes
APC (Antigen Presenting Cells)
Primarily cytotoxic - they destroy cells directly and secrete cytotoxic substances
Natural Killer Cells
Kills virus infected cells and tumor cells?
Natural killer cells
Highest line of defense?
3rd line of defense
Cellular component of specialized lymphocytes?
B cells and T cells
Has it’s roots in the study of Immunity - the condition of being resistant to infection
IMMUNITY
Performed the first vaccination against smallpox using cowpox?
Edward Jenner
Considered the father of immunology for his attenuated vaccines
Louis Pasteur
He was the first to observe the phagocytosis - meaning cells that eat cells
Metchnikoff