Infection, Immunity, & Inflammation: Immune Response Flashcards
these unique proteins are found on the surface of all body cells of that person and serve as a “universal product code” or a “cellular fingerprint” for that person. capable of stimulating immune response
signify self or non-self; important for transplants
human leukocyte antigens (HLAs)
these cells come from stem cells and mature in bone marrow; nonspecific ingestion and phagocystosis of microorganisms and foreign protein; inflammation response
neutrophil
- short life span (12-18hours)
- small - only undergo one episode of phagocytosis each
- continuous, instant, nonspecific protection
- used to measure a pts risk for infection
segmented neutrophils
- 62% of total WBC
- more is good, means more resistance to infection
- should not be many in blood
- a lot of these a.k.a. Left shift = sepsis
- less mature neutrophils
band neutrophils
- 5% of total WBC
- “bands”
neutrophils in the blood change from being mostly segs (mature) to mostly bands, less mature neutrophil
indicates pts bone marrow cannot produce enough mature neutrophils to keep pace with the continuing incfection and is releasing immature neuts
Left Shift (bandemia)
refers to proximitiy of bands on the neutrophil pathway (further left than segs)
- part of inflammation
- destruction of bacteria and cellular debris
- move from blood into tissue where they form macrophages
monocyte
- 3% of total WBC
- important in immediate inflammatory responses
- stimulate longer-lasting immune responses of AMI and CMI
- large size makes them very effective at taking a part in many phagocytic events
- found in tissues (liver, spleen, intestinal tract)
macrophages
- (monos = 3% of total WBC)
- release heparin, histamine, serotonin, kinins, and leukrtrienes into blood
- heparin - inhibits blood and protein clotting
- histamine - constricts small veins prevents venous return
- kinins - dilate arterioles increase capillary permeability
- causes blood plasma to leak into interstitial space (vascular leak syndrome)
basophils
- 0.5% of total WBC
- active against infestations of parasitic larvae
- limits inflammatory reactions
- increase during allergic response
Eosinophils
- 1.5% of total WBC
the engulfing and destruction of invaiders, rids the body of debris after tissue injury
phagocytosis
Phagocytosis process:
- Exposure and invasion of organisms
- Attraction (chemotaxins attract neuts and macrophages)
- Adherence (opsonins)
- Recognition (examination of HLAs)
- Cellular Ingestion
- Phagosome formation (attack of ingested particle)
- Degradation (brake down engulfed target)
Sequence of Inflammatory Responses:
(always nonspecific)
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vascular - injured tissues and basophils release chemicals to bring blood to area, macrophage secrete cytokine (release more WBC, increase release of neuts
- redness and edema usually subside within 72h
- cellular - neutrophils stage, phagocytosis of organisms and dead tissue, lasts for a few days but if longer the bone marrow will start releasing bands
- repair and replacement - begins at time of injury just finishes last, WBC trigger healthy cells to divide, new blood vessel growth, scar tissue formation
becomes sensitized to specific foreign cells and proteins and produce antibodies directed specifically against that protein; stimulated by macrophage that is developed in thymus and pericorical areas of lymph nodes
(part of AMI)
B-lymphocyte
Sequence of the seven steps required to timulate antibody-mediated immunity:
- exposure or invasion
- antigen recognition (w/ macrophage & CD4 tcell-helper)
- sensitization (sensitized bcell divides into plasma cell and memory cell)
- antibody production and release
- antibody-antigen binding
- antibody-binding actions
- sustained immunity (memory)
produces antibodies against the senitizing antigen; developed from sensitized B-lymphocyte(cell)
plasma cell
a sensitized B-cell but does not start to function until the next exposure of the same antigen
memory cell