Immunity I Flashcards
Protection against infections:
immunity
Collection of cells and molecules that are responsible for defending the body against pathogens:
immune system
Organism that causes disease:
pathogen
The goal if the immune system is to: (2)
- prevent foreign substances from entering the body
- establish immunocompetence
The ability of the body to produce a robust immune response following exposure to disease-producing agents
immunocompetence
Mediates the initial protection against infections:
innate immunity
Innate immunity is considered a ____ defense
non-specific
_____ is responsible for rapidly eliminating microbes that enter host tissues
innate immunity
Responsible for eliminating damaged and necrotic cells:
innate immunity
The non-specific defenses of innate immunity include: (3)
- physical barriers
- chemical barriers
- effector cells
The physical barriers of innate immunity include: (4)
- skin
- mucous membranes
- nasal hairs
- respiratory tract cilia
The chemical barriers of innate immunity include: (6)
- skin pH
- mucous secretions
- gastric acids
- tears
- sweat
- saliva
The effector cells of innate immunity include: (4)
- macrophages
- neutrophils
- NK cells
- dendritic cells
PAMPs:
Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns
Recognize general microbial patterns through pattern recognition receptors:
PAMPs
DAMPs:
Damage associated molecular patterns
Recognize molecules released from damaged or necrotic host cells:
DAMPS
Neutrophils are considered ____ of innate immunity
effector cells
First cell type to respond topmost infections (bacterial and fungal)
Neutrophils
Describe the lifespan of neutrophils in innate immunity:
short-lived
function to ingest and degrade dead cells, debris, tumor cells, pathogens, and foreign material through phagocytosis:
neutrophils
Neutrophils may be activated by ____ in innate immunity
macrophages
How do neutrophils degrade dead cells, debris, tumor cells, pathogens and forge in material?
phagocytosis
Dendritic cells are considered ____ of innate immunity
effector cells
Describe the structure of dendritic cells:
thin, membranous cytoplasmic processes
What do dendritic cells do?
Present antigens to T-cells
Dendritic cells present ____ to ____
antigens; T-cells
Dendritic cells are abundant near:
epithelium & mucous membranes
Dendritic cells help to:
shape adaptive immune response
Although dendritic cells are part of the ____ immune response, they help to shape the ___ immune response
innate immune response; adaptive immune response
Dendritic cells in the epidermis are called:
langerhans cells
Macrophages are considered ____ of innate immunity
effector cells
Macrophages can survived in ____ for ___
extravascular tissue; long periods
What are the three main functions of macrophages?
- ingest and degrade dead cells, debris, tumor cells, pathogens and foreign material through phagocytosis
- may present antigens to T-cells
- release cytokines to activate other immune cells
What might macrophages present to T-cells?
antigens
Macrophages may activate ____ by ____
neutrophils; releasing cytokines
Describe the 6 steps of phagocytosis:
- attachment of the phagocyte to the pathogen
- ingestion of the pathogen
- formation of phagosome
- formation of phagolysosome
- destruction of pathogen and formation of residual body
- elimination of waste materials
Natural killer cells are considered ____ of innate immunity
effector cells
Capable of rapidly attacking and killing infected cells
natural killer cells
Natural killer cells induce:
apoptosis
Cell responsible for inducing apoptosis:
NK cells
NK may release ____ to ___
cytokines; activate other immune cells
What is responsible for the killing of virus infected cells?
NK cells
Collection of circling and membrane-associated proteins important to the defense to against microbes:
Complement system
Activated by antibodies that bind to microbes or other antigens —> component of adaptive immunity (humoral)
Classical pathway (complement system)
Activated when complement proteins are activated on microbial surfaces —> component of innate immunity
Alternate pathway (complement system)
Activated by mannose binding lectin binding to surface of glycoproteins on microbes —> component of innate immunity
Lectin pathway (complement system)
What activates the classical pathway of the complement system?
activated by antibodies that bind to microbes or other antigens
The classical pathway of the complement system is a component of:
adaptive immunity (humoral)
When is the alternate of the complement system activated?
activated when complement proteins are activated on microbial surfaces
The alternative pathway of the complement system is a component of:
innate immunity
What is the lectin pathway of the complement system activated by?
Activated by mannose binding lectin binding to the surface of glycoproteins on microbes
The lectin pathway of the complement system is a component of:
innate immunity
What pathways of complement are components of the innate immune system?
Alternative & Lectin Pathways
For the intimate of the complement system activation, describe what each pathway is activated by:
- Alternative pathway
- Classical pathway
- Lectin pathway
- microbe
- antibody
- mannose binding lectin
List the functions of the following complement proteins:
C3b:
C3a:
C5a:
C5b, 6,7,8,9
C3b: opsonization
C3a: histamine release from mast cells enhancing inflammation
C5a: histamine release and chemotaxis of neutrophils
C5b, 6,7,8,9: MAC
In the early steps of complement, ____ is involved in inflammation
C3a
In the early steps of complement, C3a is involved in:
inflammation
In the early steps of complement, C3b is deposited on the microbe and functions in:
opsonization and phagocytosis
In the early steps of complement ___ is deposited on the microbe and functions in opsonization and phagocytosis
C3b
In the later steps of complement, ____ is involved in inflammation
C5a
In the later steps of complement, C5a is involved in:
inflammation
In the late steps of complement, complement proteins C6-9 form:
MAC
In the later steps of complement, complement proteins C6-9 are involved in:
lysis of the microbe (MAC)
C3b coats microbes, promotes binding to phagocytes resulting in microbes being ingested and destroyed:
Opsonziation (coating & promoting) and phagocytosis (ingesting)
What complement protein functions in opsonization and phagocytosis?
C3b
C5a and C3b are chemoattractants for leukocytes and lead to the recruitment of cells to promote:
inflammation
What complement proteins function in inflammation?
C5a and C3b
What complement proteins are considered chemoattractants for leukocytes?
C5a and C3b
Complement activation concludes with the MAC leading to microbial death through the process of:
cell lysis
Complement protein activation concludes with:
MAC
The MAC of complement is responsible for:
microbial death
Soluble proteins that mediate immune and inflammatory reactions in innate immunity:
cytokines
Cytokines of innate immunity are responsible for communication between:
leukocytes and other cells
Describe the secretion of cytokines in innate immunity:
secreted in small amounts in response to external stimuli
Cytokines in innate immunity are secreted in response to:
external stimuli
Most of the cytokines in innate immunity function in ___ & ____ actions
autocrine & paracrine
The cytokines of innate immunity include: (3)
- TNF
- IL-1
- Interferon
In the innate immune reaction that responds to extracellular bacteria and fungi:
acute inflammatory response & complement
In the innate immune reaction, the intracellular bacteria are eliminated by:
phagocytosis
In the innate immune reaction, viruses are responded to by:
Type I interferon & N K Cells
Receptors of innate immunity include:
- Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
- NOD-like receptors
- C-type lectin receptors
In innate immunity, the plasma membrane and endosomal receptors that recognize LPA and viral and bacterial RNA/DNA are:
Toll-like receptors
In innate immunity, what is responsible for recognizing LPS and viral and bacterial RNA/DNA?
TLRs
- The plasma membrane and endosomal receptors of innate immunity:
- The cytosolic receptors of innate immunity:
- The plasma membrane receptors of innate immunity:
- TLRs
- NOD-like receptors
- C-type lectin receptors
NOD-like receptors of innate immunity are recognize:
- necrotic cell products
- ion disturbances
- microbial products
Innate immune receptors responsible for recognizing necrotic cell products, ion disturbances and microbial products:
NOD-like receptors
C-type lectin receptors recognize:
Fungal polysaccharides
Innate immune receptor responsible for recognizing fungal polysaccharides:
C-type lectin receptors
Primary lymphoid organs include:
- bone marrow
- thymus
____ cells develop in the bone marrow
B-cells
____ cells develop in the thymus
T-cells
Sites where adaptive immunity is initiated:
secondary lymphoid organs
Where do the lymphocytes have contact with antigens?
secondary lymphoid organs
What are the two things that occur in secondary lymphoid organs?
- site where adaptive immunity is initiated
- lymphocytes have contact with antigen
- cervical lymph nodes
- axillary lymph nodes
- spleen
- peyer’s patches
- inguinal lymph nodes
These are all:
secondary lymphoid organs
Produces the cells of the immune system from stem cell precursors:
bone marrow
Bone marrow produces the cells of the ____ from ____
immune system; stem cell precursors
The soft spongy tissue in the medullary cavity of bones
bone marrow
Where is bone marrow located?
medullary cavity of bones