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Immunity to microbial infection. Flashcards

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Name some antimicrobial factors present within the oral cavity

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  1. Lysozymes
  2. IgA, IgM, IgG
  3. Defensins
  4. Histatins
  5. LL-37
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What does lysozyme fo?

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It cleaves the bond between the peptidoglycan layer and bacterial cell wall
This allows access for antimicrobial peptides to reach the bacteria

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Name the most abundant class of antibodies present in our saliva

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IgA

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Describe host defence peptides (HDPs)

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Short cationic peptides present in the saliva and GCD

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Where are host defence peptides (HDPs) produced?

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Produced from the salivary glands, leukocytes and epithelial cells

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What does it mean when we describe a molecule as cationic?

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It has an overall positive charge

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Name the 3 main families of host defence peptides (HDPs)

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  1. LL-37 (Cathelicidin)
  2. Defensins
  3. Histatins
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What can host defence peptides (HDPs) do?

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  1. They have direct bactericidal activity
  2. Antiviral activity
  3. They can recruit immune cells
  4. Can actuate immune cells
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Name the 2 main families of Defensins

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Alpha

Beta

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Describe human defensins

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They are short peptides with a conserved pattern of 6 paired cysteine residues and 3 disulphide bonds

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Where is human Defensin found

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Expressed widely throughout the whole body

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For human Defensins to be activated what needs to happen

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They need to be proteolytically cut to release the active molecule

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Where are alpha defensins made

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Produced by neutrophils

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What is another name for alpha defensins

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Human neutrophil peptide (HNP)

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How many alpha defensins are expressed orally?

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4

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What encodes the 4 HNPs that are expressed orally?

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3 defensin alpha gens (DEFA)

They are 29-35 amino acids Long

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Name the 3 HNPs that are present in high abundance in the oral cavity

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HNP1
HNP2
HNP3

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What are the differences between HNP1, HNP2, HNP3

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HNP1 and HNP3 differ by one amino acid only (they are the same length)
Removal of that one amino acid forms HNP2 (This means HNP2 is one amino acid shorter than the other 2)

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How are alpha defensins stored?

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In primary azurophil granules

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What happens to alpha defensins in periodontitis

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Found increased levels of alpha defensin

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List some of the antimicrobial activities of alpha defensins

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  1. Active in vitro against a range of bacteria including oral pathogens like S mutans, P gingivalis and A. actinomycetescomitans
  2. Active against Candida albicans
  3. Some antiviral activity
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What is Morbus Kostmann?

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A generalised neutropenia

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What happens to alpha denfesins in a patent with Morbus Kostmann?

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Alpha defensin levels decrease

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What happens to alpha denfesins in an edentulous patient?

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Alpha defensin levels decrease

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Other than antimicrobial activity what else can alpha Defensins do?
They have an immune regulatory activity
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List some of the immune regulatory activities of alpha defensins
1. HNP1-3 are directly chemotactic for monocytes 2. They can increase neutrophil recruitment 3. Promote the induction of adaptive immune response through the activation of dendritic cells
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How do alpha defensins increase neutrophil recruitment
1. Increase CXCL-8 production 2. Regulated cytokine expression increasing pro inflammatory cytokine expression 3, Inhibit anti inflammatory IL-10 4. Induce mast cell degeneration (histamine release, vasodilation)
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How long are beta defensins?
36-45 amino acids long
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What are beta defensins expressed by in the oral cavity?
Expressed by cells of the : 1. Gingiva 2. Salivary glands 3. Tongue 4. Mucosa 5. Epithelial cells
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When is HBP2 expressed in the oral cavity?
All the time (expression is constitutive)
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Where are HBD1 + 2 expressed?
Expressed within the differentiated epithelial cells layers SS and SG
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Where is HBD3 expressed
Expressed within stratified basal layer
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When is HBD expression increased?
In inflamed gingivae
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What are HBD3s active against
Gram positive and gram negative bacteria including: 1. P gingivalis 2. S mutans 3. A actinomycetescomitans 4. F nucleatum 5. T denticola
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What are HBD2s active against ?
Gram negative and candida sp
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What are HBD1s active against?
P gingivalis | F nucleatum
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Which of the 3 HBDs is the most potent and which is the least?
HBD3 is the most potent | HBD1 is the least potent
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List some immune regulator activities of beta defensins
1. Expression of HB2 and 3 are increased by pro inflammatory cytokines 2. Activate dendritic cells and T cells 3. Chemo taxis
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Other than bacteria what else do beta defensins target?
They have anti viral activity
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List some of the antiviral activity of defensins
1. Can target the lipid envelope 2. Extracellular aggregation 3. Receptor blocking/ down regulation 4. Inhibition of fusion 5. Blocking uncoating 6. Cellular changes
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Describe LL-37
Alpha helical structure
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Name the only HUMAN member of the cathelicidin family
LL-37
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Where is LL-37 present
Salivary glands Saliva GCF
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What is LL-37 produced by
Leucocytes | Epithelial cells
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How is LL-37 stored?
Stored as precursor hCAP-18 in secondary granules
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When do levels of LL-37 increase?
Increased levels in GCF and saliva in periodontal disease
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What bacteria does LL37 work against
1. P intermedia 2. P gingivalis 3. F nucleatum 4. S gardenia 5. S sanguines
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Other than anti bacterial activity what else can LL37 do?
1. Autoaggregation of candida albicans 2. Reducses candida binding to epithelia 3. Promotion of wound healing 4. Stimulates pro inflammatory responses 5. Inhibits inflammatory responses to gram negative LPS 6. Neutralises gram negative LPS 7. direct chemo attractant
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How does LL-37 stimulate pro inflammatory responses
1. Stimulates epithelial cells to produce CXCL-8 | 2. Synergise with cytokines to enhance PBMCs responses
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Why does p gingivalis cause inflammation
So that it can take proteins from the increased GCF flow and use that to produce toxins and cause damage
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Name the three models we use to describe AMP insertion into lipid bilayers
1. Barrel stave model 2. Toroidal model 3. Carpet model
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What is the barrel stave model thought to be a model for now?
Model for perforin
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Out of the 3 models which are most Likely to be the models for antimicrobial peptides (AMP) insertion
1. Toroidal model | 2. Carpet model
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What is another name for the toroidal model?
Wormhole model
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What does AMP stand fro
Antimicrobial peptide
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What form in the toroidal model
Holes form
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What is the carpet model based on
Based on the description of the lipid bilayer
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Describe histatins
They are histadine rich They are cationic and 7-38 amino acids long They are madly amphopathetic
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Where are histatins found
In the saliva
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What are histatins produced by
Parotid, submandibular and sub lingual glands
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Name the most prominent histatins in humans
Human histatin 1, 3 and 5
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To which fungi do histatins have the most potency to?
Candida species
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What are the activities of histatins
1. Anti fungal 2. Important in production of acquired enamel pellicle 3. Important in wound healing
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How do histatins affect candida species
They inhibit mitochondrial respiration
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How do histatins help in would healing
They activate the migration of epithelial cells

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