Immunology Flashcards
Immune system Primary Organs
bone marrow and thymus
Immune system Secondary Organs
spleen lymph nodes, tonsils, peyer patches
Lymph Node
has many afferent and efferent. Encapsulated with trabeculae. Nonspecifc filtration by macrophages, circulation of B and T cells and immune response activation.
Follicle
Site of B cell localization and proliferation. In outer cortex primary follicles are dense and quiescent. secondary follicles have pale central germinal centers and are active
Medulla
medullary sinuses communicate with efferent lymphatics and contain reticular cells and macrophages
Paracortex
contains T cells. region of cortex between follicles and medulla. Contains high endothelial venules through with T and B cells enter from blood.
Enlarge in extreme cellular immune response
Not developed in DiGeorge
Cervical, supraclavicular LN
Drain head and neck
URI, mononucleosis, Kawasaki
Mediastinal LN
Drain Trachea and esophagus
TB, sarcoidosis, lung cancer, granulomatous disease
Hilar LN
Drain lungs
TB, sarcoidosis, lung cancer, granulomatous disease
Axillary LN
Drain upper limb, breast, skin above umbilicus
Mastitis, metastasis (breast cancer)
Celiac LN
Drain liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, upper duodenum
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis, typhoid, UC, celiac disease
Superior Mesenteric LN
Drain lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon to splenic flexure
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis, typhoid, UC, celiac disease
Inferior Mesenteric LN
Drain colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum
Mesenteric Lymphadenitis, typhoid, UC, celiac disease
Para-aortic LN
Drains testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus
Metastasis
External Iliac LN
Drains Cervix, superior bladder and body of uterus
STI
Internal iliac
drains lower rectum to anal canal, bladder, vagina, cervix, prostate
STI
Superficial inguinal LN
drains anal canal, skin below umbilicus, scrotum, vulva
STI, medial foot/leg cellulitis
Popliteal LN
Dorsolateral foot, posterior calf drainage
Lateral foot/leg cellulitis
Spleen
LUQ, anterolateral to left kidney, protected by ribs 9-11
Barrel hoop basement membrane
T cells in periarteriolar lymphatic sheath (white pulp)
B cells in follicles in white pulp
Marginal zone- between red and white pulp, contain macrophages and specialized B cells, APCs
Remove encapsulated bacteria
Splenic dysfunction
decrease IgM –> decrease complement –> increased susceptibility to encapsulated bacteria (SCD)
Postsplenectomy blood findings
Howell Jolly bodies
Target cells
thrombocytosis
lymphocytosis
Thymus
Anteriosuperior mediastinum.
Site of T cell differentiation and maturation.
3RD PHARYNGEAL POUCH
Cortex- dense with immature T cells
Medulla- pale with mature T cells and Hassall corpuscles
Neonates: sail shaped on CXR
Hypoplastic thymus in SCID and DiGeorge
Thymoma- neoplasm, MG, SVC syndrome, pure red cell aplasia, Good syndrome
Innate Immunity
Neutrophils, macrophages, monocytes, DC, NK cells, complement
germline encoded
resistance persists through generations- does not change in lifetime
Nonspecific, fast, no memory
TLRs recognize PAMPs –> activate NFkB
Adaptive Immunity
T cells, B cells, Ab
VDJ recombination during lymphocyte development
microbial resistance not heritable
Highly specific, refined over time, memory response, fast and robust
MHC I
HLA A,B,C bind TCR and CD8 present endogenous antigens all nucleated cells, APCs, platelets (NOT RBC) Antigen loaded in RER
MHC II
HLA (DP, DQ, DR) Bind TCR and CD4 APC's Present exogenous antigens antigen loaded after release of invariant chain in endosome
HLA A3
Hemachromatosis
HLA B8
Addison disease, MG, Graves
HLA B27
psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, IBD associated arthritis, reactive arthritis
HLA C
psoriasis
HLA DQ2/DQ8
Celiac disease
HLA DR2
multiple sclerosis, hay fever, SLE, Goodpasture
HLA DR3
DM Type 1, SLE, Graves, Hashimoto, addisons
HLA DR4
Rheumatoid arthritis, DM Type 1, addison
HLA DR5
Hashimoto
NK cells
Innate immune system
use perforin and granzymes –> apoptosis of viral infection
enhanced by IL 2, 12, IFN alpha and beta
B cells
Humoral immunity
recognize and present antigen
somatic hypermutation
produce Ab (differentiate into plasma cells or memory cells)
T cells
Cell mediated immunity
CD4- help B cells make Ab and produce cytokines
CD8- directly kill virus infected and tumor cells via perforin and granzymes
Differentiation of T cells Positive selection
Thymic cortex
T cells expressing TCR capable of binding to self MHC on cortical epithelial cells survive
Differentiation of T cells Negative Selection
Thymic medulla
T cells expressing TCRs with high affinity for self antigens undergo apoptosis or become Treg cells.
AIRE deficiency
Tissue restricted self antigens are expressed in the thymus duet to AIRE
deficiency: autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome I (candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, recurrent candida infection)
Macrophage- lymphocyte interaction
Th1 cells secrete IFNy –> enhance ability of monocytes and macrophages to kill microbes they ingest. Also, interaction of T cell CD40L with macrophage CD40.
Cytotoxic T cells
Kill virus infected, neoplastic and donor graft cells via apoptosis. Release cytotoxic granules
CD8
Treg cells
Maintain specific immune tolerance by suppressing CD4 and CD8.
Express CD3, CD4, CD25 and FOXP3
Produce anti inflammatory cytokines (IL 10, TGF B)
IPEX
deficiency of FOXP3 –> autoimmunity
Enteropathy, endocrinopath, nail dystrophy, dermatitis
Associated with DM in male infants
X linked
T cell activation
- DC samples and processes Ag then migrates to LN
- T cell activation- exogenous Ag present on MHC II and recognized by TCR on CD4 cell. Endogenous Ag presented on MHC I to CD8
- Proliferation and survival- DC CD80/86 and naive T cell CD28 interaction
- Activated Th cell produce cytokines and kill virus infected cell
B cell activation
- Th cell activation
- B cell receptor mediated endocytosis
- Exogenous antigen presented on MHC II and recognized by TCR on Th cell
- CD40 on B cells bind CD40L on Th cell
- Th cell secrete cytokines that determine Ig class switching
- B cells are activated and undergo class switching and affinity maturation –> produce Ab
Fab Ab structure
Fragment antigen binding.
Variable/hypervariable regions containing light and heavy chains.
Fc Ab Structure
Constant Carboxy terminal Complement binding Carb side chain Determine isotype
Generation of Ab Diversity
- random recombination of light chain or heavy chain
- Random addition of nucleotides to DNA during recombination by TdT
- Random combination of heavy chains with light chains
Generation of Ab specificity
Somatic hypermutation and affinity maturation (variable region) Isotype switching (constant region)
IgG
Main Ab in secondary response to Ag
Most abundant
Fix complement, opsonize bacteria, neutralize toxins
CROSS PLACENTA
IgA
prevent attachment of bacteria and viruses to mucus membranes
Cross epithelial by transcytosis
Most produced Ab overall
Produced in GI tract
IgM
Immediate response to Ag.
Fixes complement
Ag receptor on surface of B cell
Pentamer –> avid binding to Ag while humoral response evolves