Innate & Adaptive Immunity (Exam III) Flashcards
Totality of all our host defense mechanisms
Immune system
Component of immune system we are born with, genetically predetermined
Innate immune system
The nonspecific component of the immune system
Innate immune system
Elements of the innate immune system include (3)
1- mucous secretions
2- complement proteins
3- WBCs (specifically neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells)
What specific WBCs are involved in the innate immune system (3)
1- dendritic cells
2- neutrophils
3- macrophages
Component of the immune system that develops a specific targeted response to an antigen or pathogen
Adaptive immune system
Components of the adaptive immune system include (2)
1- B cells
2- T cells
In addition to the B cells and T cells of the adaptive immune system there is also a small number of genetically encoded proteins called antibody genes that produce
Antibodies
Antibodies are capable of recognizing and destroying specific
Antigens
What are some of the numerous tissues involved in the immune system
Lymphoid tissues, bone marrow, kidney, spleen, intestines
All of the cellular elements of our blood and immune system arise from ______ in the bone marrow
Pluripotent stem cells
What are some causes of disease in human
DNA viruses, RNA viruses and bacterial infections, fungal infection, Protozoa infection, worms
The early phase of the immune response is dependent on
Innate immunity
During the early phase of immune response, there are a variety of innate resistance mechanisms used to
Recognize and respond to the pathogen
What type of receptors does the innate immune system use?
Invariant receptors
What receptors recognize common features that are present on mostly all pathogens
Invariant receptors
Where and when is the innate immune system present
All individuals all of the time
The thing that distinguishes the innate immune system from the adaptive immune system is that the innate immune system
Does not increase its responsiveness with increased exposure
The innate immune system is able to distinguish between a group of related pathogens but does not develop a specific response to
Individual pathogens
What is the adaptive immune system responding to and by what
Responding to the antigen by antigen-specific lymphocytes
The adaptive immune system involves the development of what type of memory
Immunological
Adaptive immune response involve ______ of lymphocytes
Clonal selection
What is another name for adaptive immune response
Acquired immune response
Lifelong protective immunity to reinfection by the same pathogen
Immunological memory
In innate immunity, an immediate response occurs within
4-6 hours
The first step of innate immunity in its immediate response is categorized as
Infection
In the immediate steps of innate immunity the infection is recognized by (2)
1- preformed effectors
2- broadly specific effectors
The final step in in the immediate actions of innate immunity
The removal of the infectious agent
If the pathogen is not removed in the immediate steps of innate immunity, the response will extend to
Early induced innate response
The early induced innate response occurs between
4-96 hours
In the early induced innate response, the infection is recognized within the infection
Microbial-associated molecular patterns
In the steps of early induced innate response, once the infections microbial-associated molecular patterns have been recognized, what will occur (2)
Inflammation recruitment and activation of effector cells
If the early induced innate response does not result in removal of the infectious agent the immune response will proceed on to the
Adaptive immune response
The adaptive immune response occurs after
96 hours
In the adaptive immune response phase, we have the transport of an antigen to
Lymphoid organs
In adaptive immune response phase, following the transport of the antigen to lymphoid organs, what occurs
Recognition by naive B and T cells
In the adaptive immune response phase, once the antigen has been recognized by naive B and T cells what occurs
Clonal expansion and differentiation to effector cells
Major cells of the innate immune system (5)
1- macrophages
2- granulocytes
3- mast cells
4- dendritic cells
5- natural killer cells
Major cells of the adaptive immune system (4)
1- B cells
2- T cells
3- Natural killer cells
4- plasma cells
What type of cell produces antibodies and secretes them at large concentrations
Plasma cells
The innate immune system includes cells from what lineage
Myeloid
In the intial phase of infection triggering an immune response, bacteria trigger
Macrophages to release cytokines and chemokines
What two things are accomplished by the release of cytokines and chemokines in an immune response
- Increase in vascular dilation
- Increase in vascular permeability
Th increase in vascular dilation in an immune response leads to
Redness
The increase of vascular permeability in an immune response leads to
Swelling
Why does the increase in vascular permeability cause swelling
Because you are moving fluid from blood/lymph into the tissue
In an immune response, the increase in vascular dilation and permeability triggers ___ to transmigrate across epithelial cell layer
Neutrophils
The neutrophils that transmigrate across the epithelial cell in an immune response function to
Gobble up the bacteria
In a immune response, the macrophages dendritic cells that participate previously resided where
Peripheral tissue
If the infection is not taken care of by the neutrophils, then what is the next cell to participate
Immature dendritic cells
The immature dendritic cells called in after the neutrophils fail to control the infection, come from
Peripheral tissue
The immature dendritic cells that reside in our peripheral tissue will grab ahold and _____ the invading microorganism
Ingest
In an immune response, the immature dendritic cells migrate out of the _____ and via ____ eventually reach ____
Peripheral tissue
Lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes
Once the immature dendritic cells make it to the lymph nodes in an immune response, they will interact with _____ leading to ____
Naive T cells
Activation of T cells
In an immune response, once the naive T cells have been activated by mature dendritic cells in the lymph node, activation of ____ occurs
B cells
In an immune response, the activation of B cells leads to
Immune antibody response
What must infectious agent overcome in order to establish an inflection
Innate host defenses
Because of the innate host defenses, infectious disease is generally
Quite infrequent
What is forms first barrier again most most microorganisms
Epithelial (mucosal) surfaces
The epithelial (mucosal) surfaces that act as the first barrier against microorganisms have _______ if injured
Rapid repair mechanisms
What type of cells provide a physical Ariel and innate immunity
Mucosal epithelial cells
What type of cell secretes mucous that forms a dense protective covering for the entire epithelium (commonly observed in GI system)
Goblet cells
Mechanism in the GI tract that moves food and potential pathogens
Peristalsis
In the upper respiratory tract, what cells capture inhaled pathogenic particles and expel them through a beating motion
Ciliated epithelial cells
Cells that produce anti-microbial peptides, commonly found in saliva
Paneth cells
Intraepithelial lymphocytes contain various (type of cell)
T-cells
GALT
Gut-associated lymphatic tissue
Describe the mucosal tissues’ exposure to microbe and frequency
Constantly exposed and frequently infected
Mucosal immunity is _____ rather than ____
Proactive; reactive
The mucosal immunity is constantly making _____ immune response against microbes
Adaptive
When we talk about mucosal immunity making adaptive immune responses what type of immunity is ultimately involved in
Innate immunity
What does the mucosal immunity generally not active
Inflammation