Immunologia 1 Flashcards
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)
Receptors of innate immune system that recognize common molecular pattern on pathogen surfaces
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)
Molecules specifically associatedwith groups of pathogens that are recognized by cells of the innate immune system
Immunogenic
Any molecule that on its own is able to elicit an adaptiveimmune response on injectioninto a person or animal
Adjuvant
Any substance that enhances the immune response to an antigen with which it is mixed
Pattern-tunnistus
Perustuu reseptoreihin, jotka tunnistavat mikrobeista peräisin olevia rakenteita, mm. lipopolysakkaridit, lipoproteiinit, mikrobien nukleiinihapot ja flagelliini. Reseptorit jaetaan 4 ryhmään: Toll-reseptorit, RIG-I-reseptorit, NOD-reseptorit ja lektiinireseptorit
Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
Innate receptors on macrophages, dendritic cells, and some other cells, that recognize pathogens and their products, such as bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Recognition stimulates the receptor-bearing cells to produce cytokines that help initiae immune responses
RIG-I-like helicases
Family of intracellular proteins that detect viral RNAs, initiating a signalling pathway that leads to interferon production
NOD-like receptors (NLRs)
Large family of proteins containing a nucleotide-oligomerization domain (NOD) associated with various other domains, and whose general function is the detection of microbes and of cellular stress
NOD1, NOD2
Intracellular proteins with a nucleotide-oligomerization domain (NOD) anda leucine-rich repeat domain that bind components of bacterial cell walls and activate the NFkB pathway initiating inflammatory responses
Lectin pathway
Complement activation pathway that is triggered by mannose-binding lectins (MBLs) or ficolins bound to bacteria
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
Mannose-bindingprotein present in the blood. It can opsonize pathogens bearing mannose on their surfaces and can activate the complement system via the lectin pathway, an important part of innate immunity
Ficolins
Carbohydrate-binding proteins that can initiatelectin pathway of complement activation, members of the collectin family and bind to the N-acetylglucosamine present on the surface of some pathogens
Collectins
Family of calcium-dependent sugar-binding proteins (lectins) containing collagen-like sequences, example of mannose-binding lectin
Opsonization
Coating of the surface of a pathogen by antibody and/or complement that makes it more easily ingested by phagocytes
Komplementin tehtävät (7)
- Mikrobien lyysi (MAC)
- Opsonisaatio
- Tulehdusreaktion välittäminen, välittäjäaineiden vapauttaminen syöttösoluista, sileän lihaksen supistaminen, verisuonten läpäisevyyden lisääminen
- Kemotaksis ja fagosyyttien aktivaatio
- Immunokompleksien ja muiden molekyyliaggregaattien käsittely
- Vaurioituneiden solurakenteiden eliminaatio
- Spesifisen immunivasteen voimistuminen
Membrane-attack complex (MAC)
Protein complex composed of the terminal complement proteins, which assembles on pathogen surfaces to generate a membrane-spanning hydrophilic pore, damaging the membrane and causing cell lysis
Anaphylaxis
Rapid-onset allergic reaction to antigen that occurs throughout the body. In most severe cases systemic reaction leads to potentially fatal anaphylactic shock as a result of circulatory collapse and suffocation due to tracheal swelling. Usually results from binding of antigen to IgE antibody on connective tissue mast cells leading to disseminated release of inflammatory mediators
Chemokine
Small chemoattractant protein that stimulates migration and activation of cells, especially phagosytic cells and lymphocytes, have a central role in inflammatory responses
Neutrofiilit
Lyhytikäisiä granulosyyttejä, monilohkoinen tuma, tuhoavat mikrobeja akuutissa tulehdusreaktiossa, pystyvät fagosytoimaan leimautuneita kohteita
Neutrophil
Most numerous type of white blood cell in human peripheral blood, phagocytic cells with multilobed nucleus and granules that stain with neutral stains, enter infected tissues and engulf and kill extracellular pathogens
Dendriittisolut
Antigeenin esittelyyn soluvälitteisen immuunireaktion käynnistyksessä erikoistuneita soluja, jaetaan myeloidisiin ja plasmasytoidisiin. Kudoksissa fagosytoivat mikrobeja, vaeltavat imusolmukkeisiin, jossa esittelevät antigeenin lymfosyyteille
Dendritic cells
Bone marrow derived cells found in most tissues, two main types: conventional (myeloid) and plasmacytoid
Conventional (myeloid) dendritic cells
Take up antigen in peripheral tissues, activated by contact with pathogens, travel to lymph nodes and stimulate T-cell responses
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Main function in an infection is to produce large amounts of the antiviral interferons as a result of pathogen recognition through receptors such as TLRs, can also take up and present antigens