Innate / Cytokines Flashcards
Name the 3 professional phagocytes
Neutrophils
Monocytes
Macrophages
Whats the normal amount of neutrophils in the blood
7.5 x 10^9 /l
Whats the half life of neutrophils
7 hours
Where do monocytes do their phagocytosis?
Bloodstream
What do monocytes form when they enter tissue?
Macrophages
What is macrophages toxic mediator?
nitric oxide
What contains more organelles… macrophages or monocytes?
Macrophages
Name a non professional phagocyte
Whats its main role?
Dentritic cells
Antigen presentation
What produces NETS
Neutrophils
How do NETS work?
Release of DNA /Protein from neutrophil
Binds /kill pathogens
What are the two types of NETS
Suicadal NETS
Vital NETosis
Name the 3 phagocyte stages
Quiescent
Primed
Activated
During the quiescent stage of a phagocyte, how do they react and what damage is there to vasculature ?
React weakly
Minimal damage
How is a phagocyte Primed?
How long does it take?
Subthreshold of cytokine
Primed for phagocytosis
Over minutes to hours
What happens when a phagocyte is activated?
What type of response is activated?
Full effective response
Granule response
ROS
What are the 3 components used in the identification of a PAMP (LPS) on macrophages
TLR-4
CD14
LBP
Name 3 opsonin proteins
CRP
Complement (C3b)
Antibody (IgM)
Opsonisation can increase phagocytosis by how much?
4000x
During respiratory burst, what enzyme adds electron electron to produce free radicals?
NADPH oxidase
Super oxide—> H202 —> Hydroxyl radicals + ?
Hypochlorite ions
What can evade ROS
Salmonella
What term is given to someone with decreased neutrophil production?
Neutropenia
How much neutrophils are present in Neutropenia?
< 0.2 x 10^9 /l
Name an injection which can boost neutrophil count
GCSF
LAD
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
CGD (genetic Q)
Inherited and X linked