Immunology Flashcards
primary immune system organs
Bone Marrow - B cell maturation
Thymus - T cell differentiation and maturation
secondary immune system organs
Spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, peyer patches allow immune cells to interact with antigens
Lymph node
nonspecific filtration by macrophages
Storage of B and T cells
Immune response activation
Follicle - B cells
Paracortex- T cells. Endothelial venules which allow T and B cells to enter from blood. Enlarges in extreme immune response
Medulla - medullary cords (lymphocytes and plasma cells) and medullary sinus (reticular cells and macrophages, also communicates with efferent lymphatics)
Spleen
Red pulp - sinusoids which are long vascular channels
White pulp - T cells in Periarteriolar lymphatic sheath (PALS). B cells are found in follicles (White pulp -> white blood cells)
Marginal zone - between red and white pulp contains macrophages and specialized B cells. This is where antigen presenting cells (APCs) capture blood borne antigens for recognition by lymphocytes
Splenic dysfunction/postsplenectomy findings
decrease IgM –> decrease complement activation –> decrease C3b opsonization –> increase susceptibility to encapsulated organisms
Postsplenectomy: Howell -jolly bodies, target cells, thrombocytosis, lymphocytosis
opsonization
Antibody opsonization is the process by which the pathogen is marked for ingestion and eliminated by the phagocytes.
Thymus
THymus = THird pharyngeal pouch
Cortex - immature T cells
Medulla- mature T cells and hassal corpuscles containing epithelial reticular cells
Normal neonatal thymus is “sail shaped” on CXR
Thymoma - myasthenia gravis and superior vena cava syndrome
Innate immunity
neutrophils, macrophages, monocytes, dentritic cells, natural killer cells, complement, physical epithelial barriers, secreted enzymes
Resistance does not change throughout organisms lifetime
nonspecific, rapid, no memory response
secretes lysozymes, complement, c reactive protein (CRP), defensins
Pathogen recognition via toll like receptors (TLRs) - recognize pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and lead to activation of NK-kB (i.e. LPS in gram -)
Adaptive immunity
T cells, B cells, Circulating antibodies
Variations through the V(D)J recombination during lymphocytes development
Resistance is not heritable, highly specific, refined over time, memory response
Secretes immunoglobulins
Memory cells: activated B and T cells
Major histocompatibility complex I
1 loci: encoded by the HLA-A,B, and C genes
Binds T cell receptors (TCRs) and CD8 on CD8+ cytotoxic T cells
1 long chain and 1 short chain ( 3 alpha, 1 Beta)
Antigen loaded onto MHC I in RER after delivery via TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing)
Major histocompatibility complex II
2 loci: encoded by HLA-DP, DQ, and DR
Binds TCRs and CD4 on CD4+ helper T cells
Antigen laoded following release of invariant chain in an acidified endosome
MHC I diseases
HLA-A3 : Hemochromatosis
HLA-B8 : addison disease, myasthenia gravis, graves disease (dont be l8te dr. addison, or youll send my patient to the grave)
HLA-B27: Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD-associated arthritis, Reactive arthritis
MHC II diseases
HLA-DQ2/DQ8: Celiac disease (cant eat DQ ice cream)
HLA-DR2: multiple sclerosis, hay fever, SLE, goodpasture (2-3 SLE)
HLA-DR3- DM type I, SLE, Graves disease, hashimoto , addison disease (2-3 SLE)
HLA-DR4: Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1, Addisons disease “ 4 walls in the rheum”
HLA-DR5: hashimoto thyroiditis (Hashimoto is an odd doctor DR3 and DR5)
Natural killer cells
perforin and granzymes induce apoptosis
Also by anibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (CD16 binds Fc region of bound Ig activating the NK cells)
enhanced by IL2, IL12, IFN alpha, IFN beta
induce to kill when exposed to nonspecific activaion signal or absence of MHC I
B cells
humoral immunity
recognize antigen, produce antibody by differentiating into plasma cells to secrete specific immunoglobulins, maintain immunological memory
T cells
Cell mediated immunity
CD4+ t cells help B cells
CD8+ T cells directly kill
Differentiaton of T cells
1) T cell precursor in the bone marrow
2) in the cortex of the thymus we have positive selection where T cells expressing TCR capable of binding self-MHC on coritcal epithelial cells survive
3) In the medulla of the thymus we have negative selection where T cells with TCRS that have high affinity for self antigens undergo apoptosis or become regulatory T cells
4) move to lymph nodes where CD8+ T cells become cytotoxic T cells and CD4+ T cells become Helper T cells
5) Helpter T cells –> Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg
TH1
+ IL 12 and IFN gamma
- IL 4 and IL 10
secretes IFN gamma
Activates macrophages and cytotoxic T cells to kill phagocytosed microbes
THis is enhanced by the T cell CD40L interacting with CD 40 on macrophages
TH2
+ IL 2 and IL 4
- IFN gamma
Secretes IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL 10 , IL 13
activates eosinophils and promotes production of IgE for parasite defense
TH17
+ TGF beta and IL-6
- IFN gamma and IL 1 and IL6
secrete sIL 17, IL 21 IL 22
immunity against extracellular micorbes through induction of neutrophilic inflammation
Treg
+ TGF beta
- IL-6
Secretes TGF beta and IL 10 and IL 35
Regulatory T cells that produce anti antiinflammatory cytokines
prevents autoimmunity by maintaining tolerance to self antigens
Regulatory T cells
are identified by expression of CD3, CD4, and CD25, and FOXP3
IPEX syndrome ( Immune dyregulation, polyedocrinopathy, enteropathy, X linked) - geneticdeficiency in FOXP3
T cell activation
Dendritic cell migrates to the lymph nodes to present the antigen
T cell activation (signal 1) : antigen is presented on the MHC and recognized by the TCR of the Th Cell.
Proliferation and survival (signal 2) : B7 protein (CD80/86) on the dendritic cell and the CD28 on the naive T cell interact
Th cell activates and produces cytokines
B cell activation
After the Th cell activates
B cell is an antigen presenting cell
Foreign antigen is present on the MHC II and recognized by the TCR on the Th cell
CD40 receptor on the B cell binds CD40 ligand on the Th cell
Th cell secretes cytokines that determine Ig class switching of B cell –> B cell begins antibody production