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Immunology 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
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SCID? What is it?

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Severe combined immunodeficiencySevere abnormalities of the immune system

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2
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5 things caused by the immune system going wrong?

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Cancerrecurrent infectionsTransplant rejectionAllergiesAutoimmune disease

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3
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6 causes of emergence of new infections?

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Global villagepopulation growthchange in human behaviourchanges in dynamic of other infections loss of natural habitatInteractions of pathogens with humans e.g. resistance

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4
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What exists between pathogens and hosts

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Evolutionary arms race

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5
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Where do pathogens infect the body through?

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Mucosal surfaces (airway, GI tract, repro. tract)External epithelia (wounds, insect bites, etc.)

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6
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5 components of the body that protect against infection?

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Lymph nodesSpleenLymphaticsBone MarrowSkin

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7
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How does the skin protect against infection?

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Physical barrier (highly packed, highly keratinised, multilayered cells)Physiological barrier (low pH (5.5), low O2 tension)Sebaceous glands (secrete hydrophobic oil, lysozyme (destroys bacterial cell wall), ammonia (anti-bacf. properties), defensins (anti-microbial peptides))

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8
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What does mucous line

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All cavities that come into contact with the environment e.g. resp, GI, urogenital

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9
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How does mucous prevent infection?

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Physical barriercontains IgA contains enzymes (lysozyme, defensins)Contains lactoferrin (starves invading bacteria of iron)

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10
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what do cilia do

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Directly trap pathogensaid in the removal of mucous

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How does commensal bacteria help to prevent infection?

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Competes with pathogenic microbes for scarce resourcesProduces fatty acids and bactericidns reduce pH in large bowelSynthesise vitamin K and B12

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12
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What is bactericidin

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An antibody that causes complement dependent lysis of bacteria

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13
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What does eradication of normal flora by board spectrum antibiotics often cause?

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Opportunistic infection

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14
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Probiotics

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Live bacteria and east that are good for your health

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15
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Immune system?

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Network of specialised cells, tissues and soluble factors that co-operate to kill and eliminate disease-causing pathogens and cancer cells

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16
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4 classes of pathogen

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Extracellular bacteria, parasites, fungiIntracellular bacteria, parasitesViruses (intracellular)Parasitic worms (Extracellular)

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17
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See mind map study material for info about components of the immune system

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18
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Antigen

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Any substance that can stimulate an immune response

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19
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Complement system

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Family of approx. 30 different proteins

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20
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Where is complement produced?

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In the liver

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21
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What do antibodies provide defence against?

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Extracellular pathogens and toxins

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22
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Where do complement proteins become activated?

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infected/ inflamed tissues

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23
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What do complement proteins have the ability to do?

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enzymatically cleave and activate other downstream complement proteins in a biological cascade

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24
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Name for chemical messanger

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cytokine

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25
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Summarised role of cytokines

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co-ordinates the immune system

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26
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4 examples of cytokines?

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Interferons, tumour necrosis factor, chemokines, interleukins

27
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Interferons?

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Anti-viral activity

28
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Tumour necrosis factor

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Pro-inflammatory cytokine

29
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Chemokines?

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Control and directs cell migration

30
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Interleukins

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Various functions e.g. inflammatory mediator, stimulate T lymphocytes to become NK cells

31
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Phagocytic cells?

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Monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils (ingest bacteria and fungi and clear debris from the body

32
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What is an important source of cytokines which regulate acute inflammatory response?

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Phagocytic cells

33
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Where do monocytes differentiate into macrophages

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in peripheral tissues

34
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what are macrophages

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Long lived tissues resident phagocytes

35
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What are the functions of macrophages

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to clear cellular debris and engulf and kill pathogens

36
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Where are kupffer cells located and what is their function

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LiverRBC breakdown

37
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Location of alveolar macrophages

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lung alveoli

38
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location of mesangial cells

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kidneys

39
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location of microgal cells

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CNS

40
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Additional functions of macrophages (3)

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limit inflammationinvolved in tissue repair and wound healinginvolved in antigen presentation

41
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Other name for neutrophilsHalf life

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Polymorphonuclear cellsLess than 6 hours (short)

42
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Where are neutrophils found?

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Circulate the blood and are rapidly recruited into inflamed, damaged and infected tissues

43
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How do dendritic cells work?

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Present in peripheral tissues where they are in an immature stateThey phagocytose an antigenThen mature and migrate into secondary lymphoid tissue where they play a key role in antigen presentation

44
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Which carries out more killing and degradation compared to antigen presentation, neutrophils or macrophages?

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Neutrophils

45
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Where are mast cells found?Purpose?

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In tissuesprotect mucosal surfaces

46
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Where are basophils and eosinophils found

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circulate in blood and are recruited to sites of infection inflammatory signals

47
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What do basophils and eosinophils do (3)

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Release chemicals such as histamine, heparin and cytokines producing acute inflammationDefence system against large pathogens that cannot be phagocytosed e.g. parasitic wormskey role in mediating allergic responses

48
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Are NK cells part of the innate or adaptive immune system

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Innate

49
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What are NK cells

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Large granular lymphocytes

50
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What can NK cells do?

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Kill tumour cells and virally infected cells, can also kill antibody-bound cells and pathogens

51
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Where are B and T cells found?

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Constantly circulating through the blood, lymph and secondary lymphoid tissues

52
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When are t and b cells activated

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When they meet a pathogen/ antigen

53
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What are B cells responsible for

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The production and secretion of antibodies to defend against extracellular pathogens

54
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What type of pathogens do T cells defend against?

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Intracellular pathogens (viruses, mycobacterium)

55
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Types of T cells and role

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Helper T cells (key immune system regulators)Cytotoxic T cells (kill virally infected body cells)

56
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What is immunological memory

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Once the adaptive immune system has recognised and responded to a specific antigen, it exhibits life-long immunity to this antigen (mediated by memory T cells and B cells)

57
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Innate immune system?

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Rapid (mins-hrs), general response to many different pathogens

58
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Adaptive immune system

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slow (days), unique response to each individual pathogen mediated by T and B lymphocytes and responsible for generating immunological memory

59
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What is primary lymphoid tissues?

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Sites of leukocyte development

60
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What are secondary lymphoid tissues?

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Sites where adaptive immune responses are initiated (contain T cells, B cells and dendritic cells

61
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What is the lymphatic system?

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System of vessels draining fluid from body tissues - lymph nodes are positioned regularly along lymph vessels (trap pathogens and antigens in lymph)

62
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What is lymphoedema?

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Condition of localised fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system, which normally returns interstitial fluid to the thoracic duct and then the bloodstrem

63
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Causes of lymphoedema?

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InheritedCancer treatmentsParasitic infections

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