Immunology Flashcards
Study of how the body recognizes itself from nonself – antigen
Immunology
2 Types of Immune Sytem
- Nonspecific Immunity
* Specific Immunity
– Antigen independent – ✖️antigen recognition – Immediate response – ✖️antibody production – ✖️memory
Innate Immunity
– Antigen dependent – Antigen recognition – Lag time for response – Results to immunologic memory – Antibody production
Specific Immunity
— Acquired
B cells
Humoral Immunity
T cells
Cellular- Mediated immunity
Cells Involved
- Granulocytes
* Agranulocytes
- Basophils
- Eosinophils
- Netrophils
Granulocytes
Bone marrow, T cels
Granulocytes
Histamine release
Basophils
– Responsible for Type I HS/ Allergy
– ⬆️ during HELMINTHIC infestations
Eosinophils
– Most abundant/ abundant
– first to respond (inflammation) acute
– ⬆️ during BACTERIAL infection
Neutrophils
Agranulocytes
- Macrophages
* Lymphocytes
– Monocytes - young macrophages
– 1’ phagocytosis
Macrophages
Lymphocytes
- B Lymphocytes
* T Lymphocytes
– B cells
– Mature in bone marrow
– 1’ antigen presentation
B Lymphocytes
Mature B cells
- Plasma cells
* Memory cells
Antibody/ Ig production
Plasma Cells
Immunologic cells
Memory cells
T Lymphocytes
– T cells
– Soldier
- Helper T cells
* Cytotoxic T cells
– CD4 cells
– inactivate B cells & cytotoxic T cells
Helper T cells
– attaches to the membrane of the pathogen & initiates an attack
– CD8 cells
– counteracts neoplastic cells
Cytotoxic T cells
Nonspecific Immunity
- Inflammation
- Phagocytosis
- Complement System
Inflammation
- Rubor — redness
- Dolor — pain
- Calor — heat
- Function Leasa — loss of function
- Tumor