Infection, Inflammation, Innate & Specific Immune Responses Flashcards
Does bacteria go into a cell nucleus?
no
Do viruses go into a cell nucleus?
yes
What does the intestinal flora help do for the body?
Synthesize vit K
Non-specific inflammatory response example
fever & Inflammation
Specific inflammatory response example
Antigen-Antibody response
How fast does a Non-specific inflammatory response occur?
Immediate
How fast does a specific inflammatory response occur
develops slowly
What type of cells are involved in a specific inflammatory response
specific cells to combat a particular pathogen
antibody (immunoglobulin)
protein that neutralizes pathogens to get them out of the body
Antigen
A toxin
Non-specific mechanical first line of defense examples
skin, mucus membranes, urine, pooping, vomiting
non-specific: chemical factors: first line of defense examples
acid pH of skin, Lysozymes, gastric juice, unsaturated fatty acids
Lysozymes
an enzyme that catalyzes the destruction of the cell walls of certain bacteria
Non-specific: internal defenses: second line defense
antimicrobial proteins, natural killer cells, phagocytes, inflammation, fever
Phagocytes
WBC that can ingest & destroy microorganisms
Complement system
group of 20 proteins circulating in the blood looking for invaders
Interferons
WBC communicators, proteins produced by WBC when the immune response is triggered
Function of lymph nodes
proliferation (increase) of immune cells, filter lymph fluid & remove bacteria/toxins from circulation
Thymus function & location
produces t-lymphocytes, located in mediastinum
spleen function
reservoir for blood, largest lymph organ, carries platelets
tonsils function
produce lymphocytes, gaurd against airborne & ingested pathogens
red bone marrow function
houses stem cells that develop into lymphocytes
B cell function and where they are made
split into plasma cells that make antibodies and memory b cells; made in the bone marrow
where are T cells made
Made in the thymus
Tissue macrophages function
clean up blood
examples of tissue mactophages
Lung: alveolar macrophages, Liver: Kupffer’s cells, spleen, lymph node, intestine: Peyer patches, CNS: microglial cells
Granulocytes examples
Neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils
“polys” or “segs”
Neutrophils
fight infection by phagocytosis (engulfing miccroorganisms), most common type of WBC,
Phagocytosis
the process of engulfing and destroying microorganisms and other foriegn materal
The 3 Phagocytes
Neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages
What do granulocytes release?
Heparin and histimine
Bands
baby neutophils
Basophils & Eosinophils respond to what kind of infections?
respond to parasitic & allergic infections
Agranulocytes examples
Monocytes, lymphocytes
Lymphocyte examples
B-cells and T-cells
Lymphocytes respond to which type of diseases?
viral
Monocytes function and respond to which type of infections?
take over for neutrophils, respond to severe infections
Relative WBC
percentage
Absolute WBC
actual number
Aboslute value equals what?
Absolute value = % x WBC
Relative WBC values will always equal what?
100% (If one type of cell increases then the other types must decrease
Which count is more important? Relative of absolute?
Absolute
Terminology: Increased value of WBC
“cytosis” except & “philia”
Terminology: Decreased value of WBC
“penia”
What can cause a low WBC count?
Attack on bone marrow
dietary deficiencies
autoimmune diseases
What does it mean if there is a drastic decrease in WBC count?
bone marrow failure & risk for infection
Do newborns & infants have a high or low WBC count?
high
How are the elderly affected by WBC count?
They may not have an increase in WBC with a severe infection
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
rate that RBC’s settle out of anticoagulated blood in 1 hour
C-Reactive protein (CRP)
an abnormal protein made in the liver, it occurs rapidly
What kind of cell wall does Gram + cocci have?
a THICK peptidoglycan cell wall, soak up purple stain
Gram + Cocci examples
Staph aureus, staph epidermidisstrep pna, Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
Where are Staph aureus & Staph epidermidis found?
wounds, surgical sites, indwelling catheters
Where is strep pna found?
community acquired pna, adult bacterial meningitis
Example of Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
rheumatic fever
What kind of a cell wall do a Gram - pathogens have? and what are they impermeable to?
A protective outer coat (lipopolysaccharide + transmembrane protein pores) that are impermeable to penicillin’s & cephalosporins
Gram - examples
Escherichia, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, most noscomial infections
Anaerobes are made from which gram? + or -?
both
Anaerobe examples
Bactericides fragilis, CDIFF
“itis”
inflammation
Does colonization (presence of microorganisms) cause inflammation?
No
What initiates the inflammatory process?
cell injury
can you be hypoxic without having ischemia?
yes
Can you have ischemia without being hypoxic?
no
signs of inflammation
rubor (red), calor (heat, Dolor (pain), Tumor (swelling), Functio laesa
rubor
red
calor
heat
Dolor
pain
Tumor
swelling
Functio laesa
Loss of function
Leukocyte emigration
the passage of leukocytes through the endothelial gap junctions of blood vessels
Leukocyte Margination
increases expression of adhesion of molecules so they can get to where they need to go to
Chemotaxis
The process by which leukocytes (WBC, phagocytes)wander through the bloodstream and our attracted to chemical signals brought on by an inflammatory response
During inflammation, what happens on a vascular level?
arteriolar vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation (brings back O2) which produces swelling & erythema & hyperemia
What happens to the capillary permeability during an inflammatory response?
It increases causing swelling and dilutes toxins
Who are the first responders in an inflammatory response?
Neutrohils (24 hr life)
When do macrophages respond in an inflammatory response
after 48 hours, they do more work than neutrphils