Immunology Flashcards
List 3 barriers of innate immunity
Skin, Mucus, Stomach acid, Normal flora
What are PAMPs and list examples
Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns
eg. lipopolysacharrides on gram neg or other surface antigens
What are DAMPs and list examples
Damage Associated Molecular Patterns
eg. signals derived from host factors ATP DNA RNA
TLR2
Gram Pos
TLR3
RNA virus
TLR4
Gram Neg
TLR7,8
DNA virus
TLR5
Flagellin
Cells and Soluble factors for Bacteria invasion
Neutrophils and Macrophage
Complement system
What are the functions of the complement system
Membrane Attack Complex
Opsonisation
Anaphylatoxins
Neutrophil functions
Phagocytosis
Macrophage functions
Phagocytosis and release IL1, IL6 & TNF A
Cells and Soluble factors in Virus invasion
NK cells
IFN A + B
NK cells functions
Perforin and granzymes
Fas-FasL
Release TNF A and IFN G
TNF A
Fever, inflammation, apoptosis
IL1
Fever, inflammation
IFN A + B
Interfere virus replication
Inflammation
Cells in Allergy/ Parasite invasion
Eosinophils, Basophils, Mast cells
How do DCs mature
Encounter PAMPs
Increased expression of MHC and B7
Describe Antigen Presentation process
DCs phagocytose antigen
Broken down to peptide fragments
Display peptide on MHC molecule
MHC 1 (what does it activate, where is it found, effects and nature of pathogen
CD8 CTL
All nucleated cells
Apoptosis of presenting cell
Intracellular pathogens eg virus
MHC 2 (what does it activate, where is it found, effects and nature of pathogen
CD4 helper T cell
Professional APCs eg DC, macrophage
Activation of T helper which activates other immune cells
Extracellular pathogens
Thymus functions
Selection and maturation of T cells
Bone marrow functions
Production of blood cells
Development of B cells
Spleen functions
Filters blood of old RBCs and pathogens
White pulp (PALS) with lymphocytes
Red pulp containing RBCs, platelets and plasma
Lymph node functions
Houses T, B, D cells and macrophages
Filters drained lymph and blood
Location of Antigen Presentation
T cell - DC adhesion
LFA1 - ICAM1
How is a T cell activated
TCR - peptide-MHC with co-stimulation CD28 - B7
M1 vs M2 macrophage
M1 = Microbicidal
M2 = Wound repair fibrosis
T cell termination
Co-stimulation stimulates CTLA4 expression
CTLA4 binds with B7 with greater affinity than CD28
Inhibitory signals