Immunology Flashcards
What cells are included in granulocyte?
Neutrophils/eosinophils/basophils
What kind of cells are included under myeloid cells?
Monocyte/granulocyte/erythrocyte/platelet
What kind of cells are included under lymphoid stem cells?
Plasma cells/T cells/natural killer cells
What is the normal white blood cell count?
4,000 to 10,000/uL
What cells are included in leukocyte (WBC)?
Granulocyte/T cell/monocyte
What causes hypereosinophilia?
NAACP
Neoplastic/asthma/allergic reaction/collagen vascular disease/parasites
Histamine increase ___ production in the stomach and causes ___?
Gastric acid/peptic ulcer
Where are basophil and mast cells found in the body?
Basophil—>mature in bone marrow and stay in blood
Mast cell—>mature in tissues and stay in tissues
How does dendritic cell present antigens to B and T cell?
It carries it through lymphatic system to the lymph nodes
Where do B and T cell mature?
B—>bone marrow
T—>thymus
Which cell’s nuclei has a clock face appearance?
Plasma cell
What are primary and secondary follicles in the lymph nodes?
B cells reside in there
Primary—>dense center (nonactive)
Secondary—>pale center (active)
Where are B/T/plasma cells in the lymph nodes?
B—>cortex
T—>paracortex
Plasma cell—>Cord of the medulla
Where do B/T cells enter the lymph node?
High endothelial venules (in paracortex)
Why don’t you biopsy testicular cancer?
Because testicle and scrotum drains into different lymph nodes
Testicle—>periaortic
Scrotum—>superficial inguinal
Where do the lymph of right arm and head drain into?
Right lymphatic duct—>right subclavian vein
What cells are in red pulp/white pulp/PALS in the spleen?
Red—>RBC
White—>WBC
PALS—>T cells
Why is pt with asplenia is more susceptible to encapsulated bacteria?
Spleen makes IgM—>activate complement
What are the 3 signs of asplenia?
Howell-Jolly bodies/target cell/thrombocytosis
What happens in the cortex/corticomedullary junction/medulla in the thymus?
Immature T cells in cortex/T cell maturation in corticomedullary junction/mature T cell in medulla
Where are Hassall’s corpuscles found?
Medulla of the spleen
What are the positive and negative selection of T cells?
Positive—>see if T cell bind to self MHC—>yes then survive
Negative—>see if it binds too strongly—>get rid of the ones that bind too strongly
List 3 examples of innate immunity
Lysosome/defencin (inside neutrophilic granules—>break cell wall)/surfactin
What are the 3 chemotaxis for neutrophil?
IL-8 (macrophages)/C5a/LTb4
What surface receptor do neutrophil use to attach to the bacteria?
TLR/C3b/IgG
What is the process of O2 dependent killing in the phagolysosome?
NADPH is oxidized to NADP+ in the cytoplasm—>H+ goes into the phagolysosome—>NADPH oxidase combine e- from NADPH with O2 to produces superoxide anion (O2-)—>superoxide dismutase combine O2- and H+ into H2O2—>break down to hydroxal (OH-) radical—>kill the bacteria
How does myeloperoxidase kill bacteria in the phagolysosome?
It converts H2O2 and Cl into OCl- (hypochloride)—>kill the bacteria
How does mast cells respond to inflammation?
C5a is released from the infected region—>C5a binds to C5a receptor on mast cell—>degranulation
What does histamine do to the endothelial cells of the blood vessel?
It regulates P-selectin
How does neutrophil bind to endothelial cell of the blood vessel?
Through P and E-selectin (low affinity) via integrin on neutrophil—>rolling on the surface (slow down leukocyte)—>
How does neutrophil diapedesis happens?
IL8 binds to proteoglycan on the endothelial cell—>neutrophil binds to IL8 (high affinity binding)
What is chronic granulomatous disease?
Inherited disease with defective NADPH oxidase—>can’t produce superoxide (O2-) anion—>chronic infection of catalase + bacteria
Why is chronic granulomatous disease pt not susceptible to catalase - bacteria?
Catalase - bacteria produces H2O2—>MPO convert it to OCl- in phagolysosome and then kill the bacteria
Why is MPO deficiency usually asymptomatic?
Because NADPH oxidase can still produce OH- to kill the bacteria
What bacteria infection is MPO deficiency susceptible to?
Candida
What is type I leukocyte adhesion deficiency?
Beta 2 integrin (low affinity) (CD18) deficiency on leukocyte—>recurrent infection and delay in umbilical cord separation
Where do you find MHC class II protein?
On APCs
Where are the antigen loaded and presented to for MHC class I and II protein?
Class I—>loaded in rough ER and presented to CD8 cells
Class II—>loaded in endosomes and presented to CD4 cells
What are class I and II MHC structure compose of ?
Class I—>alpha chain and beta microglobulin
Class II—>alpha chain/beta chain/invariant chain (released when antigen is loaded)
What disease does the pt in risk for with HLA-B27?
Seronegative spondyloarthropathy (ankylosing spondylitis/inflammatory bowl disease/reactive arthritis/psoriasis)
What disease does the pt in risk for with HLA-DR3 and DR4?
DR3—>type I DM/Hashimoto
DR4—>type I DM/rheumatoid arthritis