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Immuno: Innate Immunity Flashcards

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Innate immunity is the…

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First line of defense that is present at birth

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Adaptive immunity is the…

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Second line of defense that is acquired as a result of exposure

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Time of response and memory of innate immunity:

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-rapid (0-4 hours)
-no immunologic memory (1st and 2nd infection have same responses)

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Time of response and memory of adaptive immunity:

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-slower (>96 hours)
-immunologic memory (2nd time infected the response is faster and stronger)

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Antigen specificity and lag time of innate immunity:

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-NOT antigen specific (same cells have same reaction to many invaders)
-no lag time, immediate maximal response

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Antigen specificity and lag tome of adaptive immunity:

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-antigen specific response (unique cells activated to a single invaders)
-there is lag time between exposure and response

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Anatomical and chemical barriers to innate immunity:

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-mechanical factors
-chemical factors
-biological factors

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Cellular components of innate immunity:

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-neutrophils
-monocytes and macrophages
-NK cells
-eosinophils

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Plasma proteins in innate immunity:

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-cytokines
-compliment proteins

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Structural defenses of the innate immune system respond to..

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Nonspecific foreign substances

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Mechanical barriers to prevent infection in the skin and gut:

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-Epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
-longitudinal flow of air or fluid

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Chemical barriers to prevent infection in the skin:

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-fatty acids
-anti-microbial peptides

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Chemical barriers to prevent infection in the gut:

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-low pH
-antimicrobial enzymes
-antimicrobial peptides

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Mechanical barrier to prevent infection in the lungs:

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-epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
-movement of mucus by cilia

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Mechanical barrier to prevent infection in the eyes, nose, and oral cavity:

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-epithelial cells joined by tight junctions
-tears and nasal cilia

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Chemical barriers tot prevent infection in lungs:

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-pulmonary surfactant
-antimicrobial peptides

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Chemical barrier to prevent infection in the eyes, nose and oral cavity:

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-antimicrobial enzymes in tears and saliva
-antimicrobial peptides

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Microbiological barriers to prevent infection in skin, gut, lungs, eyes, nose, and oral cavity:

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-normal microbiota

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Goblet cells

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Secrete slimy and sticky mucus that trap the pathogen

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Cilia

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Hair-like projections that move in a wavy fashion that take the pathogen to the pharynx to spit out or swallow

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Sebum

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Oily substance produced by sebaceous glands that form a protective layer over the skin

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Why does sebum contain unsaturated fatty acids?

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To inhibit growth of certain pathogenic bacteria and fungi

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Dermcidin

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A sweat gland, Produces sweat

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Low skin pH is caused by…

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Lactic acids and fatty acids

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Lysozyme:
-Enzyme that breaks down gram-positive cell walls -found in nasal secretions, saliva, and tears
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Gastric juice
-Mixture of HCl, enzymes, and mucus -destroys many microbes and most toxins
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Helicobacter pylori
Can grow in the stomach by neutralizing stomach acid and causes gastritis and ulcers
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Transferrins
Iron binding proteins in blood that inhibit bacterial growth by reducing available iron
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The human microbiome is the…
Aggregate of all the microbiota that reside on or within humans
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Neutrophils do NOT…
Present antigens
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Phagocytosis is carried out by:
-neutrophils -macrophages -dendritic cells
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Neutrophils predominate…
Early in the infection
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Macrophages and dendritic cells originate from…
Monocytes
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macrophages and dendritic cells are ___________________ as they recognize _____________________`
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)
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Pattern recognition receptors are receptors on…
Innate immune cells: macrophages, dendritic cells, and mast cells
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Binding of toll-like receptors to pathogen-associated molecular patterns(PAMPs) on pathogen surface triggers:
-activation of immune cell -cytokine and chemokine production -induction of induced inflammatory response
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LPS binds _____________________ found in plasma
LPS binding protein
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What and where does LPS binding protein bind?
CD14 on macrophages which triggers the TLR4
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LPS triggers
TLR-4
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Bacterial peptidoglycan triggers…
TLR-2
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Bacterial flagellum triggers…
TLR-5
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Three key functions of monocytes and macrophages:
-phagocytosis -cytokine production -antigen presentation
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Microglia
Macrophages in the brain
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Alveolar Mphi
Macrophages in the lung
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Kupffer cells
Macrophages in the liver
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Resident or mesangial cells
Macrophages in the kidney
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Langerhans cells
Macrophages in the epidermis
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Process of phagocytosis:
-microbe adheres to phagocyte -phagocyte forms pseudopods that engulf the particle -phagocytic vesicle is fused w/ lysosome -microbe is fused in visible is killed and digested leaving a residual body -ingestible and residual material is removed via exocytosis
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Opsonization
Coating pathogen with opsonin that facilitates attachment
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Opsonins include…
Antibodies and compliment proteins
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IL-1, TNF, and IL6 have crucial roles:
-induce the acute-phase response in the liver -induce fever
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IL1 local effects:
-activates vascular endothelium -activates lymphocytes -local tissue destruction -increase access of effector cells
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IL-1 systemic effects:
-fever -production of IL-6
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TNF local effects:
-activates vascular endothelium -increases vascular permeability leading to increased IgG entry, complement, and cells to tissues -increased fluid drainage to lymph nodes
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TNF systemic effects:
-fever -mobilization of metabolites -shock
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IL-6 local effects:
-Lymphocyte activation -increased antibody production
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IL-6 systemic effects:
-fever -induces acute-phase protein production
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IL-1, TNF, and IL-6 to the hypothalamus cause…
Increased body temperature which leads to decreased viral and bacterial replication
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C reactive protein is produced by the _______ in response to…
Liver, IL-6 acting on hepatocytes
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C relative protein binds _______________ on bacterial surfaces acting as a opsonin and a compliment activator
Phosphocholine
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Mannose-binding lectin binds to ________________ on bacterial surfaces acting as an opsonin and as a complement activator
Carbohydrates
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Neutrophil is derived from _____________ and stains _____ with wright stain
Bone marrow, pink
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Neutrophil enters tissues via____________ to provide extra support to macrophages
Phagocytosis
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Neutrophil exit blood stream: rolling method:
-selectin ligand on neutrophils binds E-selectin of P selection on endothelial cells -slows down
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Neutrophil blood stream exit: crawling method:
-neutrophils express integrin -bind ICAM on endothelial cells -STOPS
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What stimulates integrin on neutrophils?
LPS: C5a
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Neutrophil blood stream exit: transmigration:
-neutrophils bind PECAM-1 (found between endothelial cells)
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Neutrophil blood stream exit: migration to site of inflammation:
-chemokines: C5a, IL8
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What stimulates expression of P and E selectin on endothelial cells?
IL-1 and TNF
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Neutrophil killing process by granules :
-bacterium phagocytized by neutrophil -phagosome fuses with azurophilic granules and specific granules -pH of phagosome rises, antimicrobial response is activated and bacterium is killed -pH of phagosome decreases, fuses with lysosome allows hydrolases to degrade bacterium completely -neutrophil dies by apoptosis and phagocytized by macrophage
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Primary granules:
Acid phosphatase, myeloperoxidase
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Secondary granules:
Phosphatase, collagenases, and lysozymes
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Neutrophil killing process: respiratory burst (oxidative burst):
Oxygen becomes superoxide, then to myloperoxidase via superoxide dismutase
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Natural killer cells have the same lineage as…
B cells and Tcells
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Things natural killer cells DONT do:
-do not mature in thymus -do not have memory -do not require antigen present by MHC
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Functions of natural killer cells
-kills human cells infected with viruses -produces IFN-Y to activate macrophages
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Natural killer cells have ______ on the surface and ________
CD16 , CD56
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CD16
-binds Fc of IgG -enhances. The activity of antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADDC)
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CD56
-also called NCAM (natural cell adhesion molecule) -aids in cell binding
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Antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) in natural killer cells:
-antibodies coat pathogen or cell -pathogen destroyed by immune cells -non-phagocytic process
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NK cell activation is coordinated by the net signals received from ____________ and ______________ receptors
Activating and inhibiting

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