Innate Defences Flashcards

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1
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What are the 3 defences in innate

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Barriers

Cell defences eg neutrophils

Molecular defence

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2
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What are the 5 physical barriers to pathogens

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Skin

Mucus/cilia

Tears with lysozymes

Low ph in vagina

Acidic stomach

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3
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Which areas are commensal microbiota good for defences

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Skin and mucus

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4
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How do lysozymes kill pathogens as anti microbial enzymes

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Attack the peptidoglycan cell walls

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5
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Apart from lysozymes what other antimicrobial enzymes are there

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Phospholipase A2

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6
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What are anti microbial peptides

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Cationic proteins eg on peyers patch or mucosal surfaces which destroy pathogens via pores

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7
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Where do lectins have antimicrobial effects

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Liver

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8
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What are the receptors called on macrophages, neutrophils etc in innate immunity

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Pattern recognition receptor (PRR)

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9
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What are the 3 major PAttern recognition receptors

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Toll like receptors TLR

Nod like receptors NLR

Rig 1 like helicases

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10
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Which PRR is cell surface

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Toll like receptors

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11
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What kind of receptors do nod like and rig 1 like receptors have

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Intracellular

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12
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What are the things called which the 10 types of toll like receptors recognise and bind

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Pamps

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13
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Give 4 examples of pamps toll like receptors recognise on pathogens

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Mannose oligosaccharides

Peptidoglycan (cell wall)

Lipopolysaccharides (on gram -ve)

CPG dna

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14
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What do leucocytes include

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Lymphocytes Ie b,t, NK

Mast cells

Granulocytes/myeloblast ie neutro,baso,eosino

Monocytes ie macrophages in tissue

Dendritic cells

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15
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Which leucocytes are both innate and adaptive

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Dendritic cells

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16
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What are the 2 types of leucocytes which are APC

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Macrophages and dendritic cells

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17
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Which leucocytes kill antibody coated pathogens

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Eosinophils

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18
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Are neutrophils involved in phagocytosis as well as macrophages

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Yes

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19
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Which leucocytes have granules such as histamine

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Mast cells

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20
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What are the 3 cell defences in innate response

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Phagocytosis

Inflammation

Extra cellular killing

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21
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Which leucocytes involved in pahagocytosis are multi lobed nuclei and short lived

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Neutrophils

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22
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What is the difference between monocytes and macrophages

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Monocytes when in blood

Macrophages when in tissue

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23
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Explain the steps of phagocytosis

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Macrophage/ neutrophils detect via toll receptors usually eg LPS or mannose

Bind to bacteria and release cytokines

Macrophages engulf the bacteria (endocytosis)

Forms a vacuole called phagosome

Fuses with lysosomes and lysozymes digest the bacteria in the phagolysosome

24
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Why are lysozymes acidification important

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Bacteria static or bacteriocidal effects

25
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What are the other things which are bacteriocidal other than the hydrolase lysozymes

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Antimicrobial peptides

Toxic NO

Toxic Oxygen products

Lactoferrins

26
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What are lactoferrins and how do they stop bacteria

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Fe competitors which bacteria need

27
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How are toxic oxygen intermediates produced which are bacteriocidal/ static

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Via NADPH oxidase

28
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Other than the NADPH oxidase producing toxic oxygen , what other oxygen pathway kills bacteria

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Halogenation

29
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Which fungal prone disease lacks the NADPH oxidase pathway so can’t kill bacteria

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CGD

30
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How are macrophages activated

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Bacteria products or cytokines

31
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What is extracellular killing for

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When organisms are too large for phagocytosis

32
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Which 2 leucocytes are involved in EC killing

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Eosinophils and NK cells

33
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Give an example of an antibody coated pathogen eosinophils kill in EC killing

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Worms

34
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Which chemicals do eosinophils involve give examples

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Chemokines

Cytokines

35
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Which types of things do NK cells attack in EC killing

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Viruses eg influenza

Tumour cells

36
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What do NK cells release which is helpful to control viruses before the adaptive response kicks in

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Interferon IFN y(gamma)

37
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Which proteins do NK cells have for EC killing

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Perforin

Granzymes

38
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What are eosinophils and NK cells activated by for EC killing

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Cytokines eg interferons , IL, TNF a

39
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What are the 5 categories of cytokines which stimulate EC killing and also phagocytosis

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Interferons 
Interleukins 
Chemokines 
Lymphokines
TNFa
40
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What are lymphokines

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Cytokines produced by lymphocytes

41
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Do cytokines also stimulate inflammation?

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Yes

42
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How do cytokines have effect

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Binding to receptors

43
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How can cytokine response be reduced

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Control of expression of cytokine receptors

44
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Can cytokines trigger their own production

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Yes

45
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Which 3 functions do cytokines have

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Innate mediators eg EC killing, phagocytosis, inflammatory

Adaptive mediators eg lymphokines

Stimulate haematopoiesis

46
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What is the name of the chemokine which attracts T cells and neutrophils and is produced by macrophages

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IL 8

47
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Which 3 cytokines produced by macrophages cause a fever due to stimulation of hypothalamus

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TNFa

IL 1B

IL 6

48
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Why do cytokines act on endothelium

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Make them leaky eg nose to allow wbc escape to site of infection

49
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Which things is inflammation triggered by

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Macrophage or lymphocyte cytokines

Complement system (IE T cells and B cells)

Mast cells (histamine granules)

50
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What 3 things happens in inflammation to allow cells to get from blood into tissues through endothelium

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Increase in vasodilation for blood flow

Endothelial permeability eg via histamines or cytokines

Increase in adhesion molecules for cells

51
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What causes pain (dolor) in inflammation

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Cells such as neutrophils which flood to the tissues forming swelling (tumour/Edema)

52
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What happens for cytokines to be released to allow inflammation eg release of TNF a

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Macrophage phagocytosis

53
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Which types of things are attracted into tissues after dilation and endothelial permeability

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Platelets (for wound healing)

More phagocytes eg neutrophils

Lymphocytes to start the adaptive response

54
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Which bacteria need to be phagocytosed to cause an endotoxic shock (inflammation)

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Gram -ce, the release of their lipopolysaccharide endo toxins

55
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What does cytokine storm cause (inflammation which is systemic)

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Circulatory shock (lack of blood flow eg due to dilation)

Clot formation (too many platelets)

Edema (swelling due to increased fluid/ cells in the tissues)

56
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What is it called when too many clots form in inflammation

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DIC

57
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What is systemic inflammation/ cytokine storm called

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Sepsis / toxic shock