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Immunology 3 ( T Cell Mediated Immunity) Flashcards

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Do T cells produce antibodies?

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No

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Do T cells produce secreted TCRs

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No

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What family are TCRs and Immunoglobulins members of?

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The immunoglobulin superfamily

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True are false: the variable domain on each t-cell differs?

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True

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Describe the make up of a T cell receptor.

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Alpha chain and beta chain. Constant alpha and variable alpha and constant beta and variable beta

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How do helper T cells help B cells?

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Help them differentiate into Ig secreting plasma cells

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How do helper T cells help macrophages?

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Activates them so they can carry out phagocytosis and killing

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What at T cells relationship with APCs?

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T cells can not interact directly with antigens can only interact with antigens presented on cells (APC)

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What is the only type of antigen T cells will recognise?

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Proteins

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What allows the antigen peptide to be presented on APCs?

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A surface membrane protein called HLA in humans MHC in mammals

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What is the mhc1 receptor made of?

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Alpha 1,2,3 and a beta micro globulin

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What type of T cells bind to HLA class 1 cells?

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Cd8 cytotoxic T cells

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What is the HLA class ii receptors made of?

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Beta 1,2 and alpha 1,2. ( the 1’s are closest to the antigen)

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What T cells bind to HLA class 2?

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Helper T cells

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What are the helper proteins for HLA-t cells interactions?

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Cd4 (helper) and cd8 (cytotoxic)

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What is cd8 made of?

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Two polypeptide chains that bind to alpha 3 of the HLA class 1

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What is cd4 made of?

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It is a single polypeptide but with 4 immunoglobulin like domains ( part of superfamily) that bind to the side of the beta 2 domain of HLA 2

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What are protein antigens in the cytoplasm degraded in?

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A complex called a proteosome

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How are peptides transferred the proteosome to the endoplasmic reticulum?

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Via peptide transporter proteins.

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What length are the processed peptides?

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8 or 9 aa

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Where do the processed peptides meet the newly synthesised HLA 1?

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In smooth endoplasmic reticulum via peptide transporter gateways. Once complex they move to the surface

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What happens after enocytosis of exogenous particles?

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Internalised into a vacuole. Enzymes entering the vacuole degrade the antigen.newly synthesised HLA 2 is transported to vacuoles and complexed with antigen peptide aa

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What processing do infected cells do?

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HLA class 1 processing

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What do B cells that have taken in bound antigen do?

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HLA type ii processing- helper T cell comes and turns B cell into a plasma cell

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Can most cells process HLA 1 and 2?
Most cells type 1 | Mostly immune cells type 2
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What types of cells express high levels of type HLA type 1 and 2?
Dendritic cells
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What are cytokines?
Secreted proteins that regulate cellular activity
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Which helper cells can promote allergic reactions?
Th2
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How does th2 activate mast cells and eosinophils during an allergic reaction?
Th2 produce IL-4 which promotes B cells to produce IgE which binds to mast cells priming them to release inflammatory mediators. Th2 produces IL-5 which activates eosinophils
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Why/How are giant cells formed?
TB. Micro bacteria engulfed but can't be killed. Macrophages stimulate th1 cells to produce TNF-gamma to stimulate more macrophages. Macrophages differentiate into epitheloid cells that fuse to become multi-nuclear giant cells.
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In an X-Ray of someone with TB what would you see?
Shadowing over the lungs due to inflammatory tissue damage caused by activated macrophages and tissue damage
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In a TB tissue section what would you see?
Massive t-cell infiltration, giant cells and epitheloid cells and destruction of tissue architecture
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How many types of leprosy is there?
2. One is th1 responsive and the other is th2 responsive
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What is th1 responsive leprasy called?
Tuberculoid leprasy - mainly th1, IFN-gamma. Killing of microbacteria
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What is th2 responsive leprasy called?
Lepromatous Leprasy . Lymphocyte infiltration only- can't kill microbacteria
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What do you call the affinity of some viruses to particular receptors?
Tropism
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What do you call viruses with no envelope?
Lytic viruses- kill cell
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What do you call viruses with an envelope?
Budding viruses- do not kill cell- form part of cell membrane
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Name the 7 stages of a virus life cycle
1) infecting virus 2) attachment to cell receptors 3) penetration 4) uncoating 5) replication 6) assembly capsid 7) release
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What can antibodies alone do to stop viruses?
They can block binding and entry into cells
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What can antibodies and complement do to protect from viruses?
Damage to enveloped viruses and opsonisation for phagocytosis
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What proteins are used to define influenza A viruses?
Capsid proteins. Haemagglutinin (H) and Neuraminidase(N)
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What causes virus drift?
Small mutations- replication errors
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What causes Shift?
When two strains of influenza virus recombine forming a new strain.
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What is the antiviral action of interferons?
Interferon alpha and beta produced by infected cells results in activation of enzymes in cells to degrade viral mRNA
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What are NK cells?
Large granular lymphocytes
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Can NK cells recognise antigens?
No. But they have FC receptors for IgG antibodies.
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What do NK cells bind to on cells?
Two receptors - kill and don't kill
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What does the inhibitory receptor on NK cells bind to?
HLA class 1.
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How can a NK cell if another cell is abnormal?
Reduced expression of HLA class 1
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What happens tumour cell expression of HLA class 1?
It is reduced
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What interferon do NK cells produce?
Type 2 Interferon gamma. - enhances HLA class 1 and class 2 expression
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What two types of proteins are released from granules in NK cells?
Perforins- perforate surface cells and form structures in cell membrane (similar to c9) 2) granzymes. Activate the cells own apoptosis enzymes
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What are caspases?
The cells apoptosis enzymes -activate endonucleases
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What is the second way infected cells can activate NK cells?
By expression Fas ligand- induces apoptosis

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