Imunology lecture 1_cells of the immune system Flashcards
List the three anatomic barriers to infection
Epitherlial tissue
Mucus
Cilia
List the three chemical barriers to infection
Antimicrobial enzymes (lysosomes that can digest bactiera cell wall found in tears and saliva)
Defensins (host peptides that can directly lyse bacteria cell membrane)
Acids (ie stomach acid)
List the three types of lymphocytes
B cells, T cells, NK cells,
List the four types of granulocytes
Neutrophil, Eosiniphil, Basophil, Mast cell
What cells compose the innate immune response
all four types of granulocytes, NK cells
What cells are part of both the innate and adaptive imune response?
Macrophages and dendritic cells
What cells are part of the adaptive immune response
B cells and t cells
Where do b cells mature
the bone marrow
What is the role of B cells in the immune response
to produce anti bodies
What happens to an activate B cell
to can either become a plama cell which is short lived and activly secrets anti bodies or it can become a memory cell, a long lived cell that prevents against reinfection
where do T cells mature
in the thymus
What are the three kinds of T cells and their roles
- Cytotoxic T cells (CD 8) induce cell death via direct cell contact
- Helper T cell (CD 4) produces cytokines to modulate immune response
- Regulatory T cell suppress immune response
What are activated T cells
they are effector and or memory cells
Describe how NK cells kill target cell
NK cells deposite Perforin onto the cell membrane of the target cell. The perforin polymerizes and formes a channel for granzymes to enter through. Granzymes trigger apoptosis of the target cell.
LIst three important things about the NK cell response
1) despite being lympocytes, NK cells are considered to be part of the innate immune system because the have no antigen specificity and are therefore not addaptive.
2) they are important for early viral infection before the adaptive immune system can mounta response
3) NK response is based pn the balance of activiating and inhibitory signals it receives. (I believe this means that it could attack any cell including healthy host cells.
