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1
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what is innate immunity?

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non-specific, no lasting memory, first line of defence against the oral microbiota

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what are the stages of innate immunity immediately after infection?

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recognition by performed, non-specific and broadly specific effectors - removal of infectious agent

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what are the stages of early induced innate response after infection?

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recruitment of effector cells - recognition of PAMPs, activation of effector cells and inflammation - removal of infectious agent

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what are the 5 groups of disease causing agents?

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bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, helminths

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what do disease symptoms depend on?

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where the pathogen replicates and the damage it causes

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when is the innate immune response effective?

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with regular contact with potential pathogens which are destroyed within minutes or hours, only rarely causing disease

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what cells contribute to innate immune response?

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epithelial/endothelial cells + fibroblasts

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how does epithelium contribute to innate immunity?

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it is a physical barrier and produces antimicrobial peptides, cytokines and chemokines

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what are the innate cell subsets and complement?

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phagocytic cells (macrophages and neutrophils) and antigen-presenting cells (dendritic cells)

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what is the function of chemokines?

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cell recruitment

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what is the function of cytokines?

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cell activation/proliferation

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what are the different main components of innate immunity?

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epithelium, innate cell subsets and complement, chemokines/cytokines

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what is produced by the epithelium in the oral cavity?

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antimicrobial peptides, immunoglobulins (secretory IgA), lactoferrin, lysozyme and cystatins

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what do antimicrobial peptides do?

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attach and disrupt membranes

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when are antimicrobial peptides effective?

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in low concentrations

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what are the major families of the antimicrobial peptides?

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beta-defensins, human neutrophil peptides, cathelicidins, psoriasin proteins

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what are the two different functions of antimicrobial peptides?

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directly kill microbes and modulate host immunity

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how do antimicrobial peptides directly kill microbes?

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there is an electrostatic interaction between the two cells, the AMP ruptures the membrane OR inhibits intracellular function both causing bacterial lysis

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what are the different ways in which AMPs modulate host immunity?

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recruit or activate immunocytes, neutralise bacterial products to suppress inflammation, enhance nucleic acid recognition to promote auto-inflammation

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where is secretory IgA produced?

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at mucosal surfaces

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what does secretory IgA do when binded to a flagella?

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prevents motility

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what does secretory IgA do when it is binded to a bacterial toxin?

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it neutralises it

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how does secretory IgA prevent effects of microbes on mucosa?

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it cross links target macromolecules and bacteria and prevents attachment of bacteria to mucosal surfaces

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what is lactoferrin and what does it do?

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glycoprotein that transports iron ions but has antimicrobial activity

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where is lactoferrin present and what is it produced by?

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present in saliva and produced by neutrophils

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where are lysozymes present and what are they produced by?

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present in saliva and produced by macrophages/neutrophils

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what do lysozymes target?

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cell walls of bacteria

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what is the function of cystatins?

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they have anti-protease activity and support re-mineralisation of the teeth

29
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what are the salivary components that have antimicrobial activity?

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AMPs, secretory IgA, lactoferrin and antimicrobial activity

30
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what do cell surface TLRs recognise?

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different compounds of bacterial or fungal cell wall/membrane

31
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what do intracellular TLRs recognise?

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internalised viruses

32
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what are the two main TLRs to remember?

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TLR2 and TLR4

33
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what are the main type of microbial receptors?

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toll-like receptors

34
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what is the function of toll-like receptors?

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primarily for bacterial and viral recognition

35
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apart from TLRs what other receptors are there?

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dectin and glucan receptors, NOD-like receptors, protease-activated receptors

36
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what do dectin and glucan receptors recognise?

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fungus

37
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what do NOD-like receptors recognise?

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bacteria

38
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what do protease-activated receptors recognise?

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microbial and allergen recognition

39
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what are the main roles for receptors?

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promote phagocytosis of microbes and activation of immune cells

40
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overall what are microbial receptors?

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pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that recognise pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)

41
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what do cellular mechanisms include?

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both the epithelium as well as the innate immune cells that patrol the epithelium

42
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what can cytokines do?

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instruct all immune cells what to do

43
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what are cytokines?

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small proteins which are signalling molecules which co-ordinate immune responses

44
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what are the different cytokine families?

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interleukins, TNFs, interferons and unassigned

45
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what are interleukins?

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a class of cytokines

46
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how are interleukins divided up into group?

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it depends on the functions of each family member as some are pro-inflammatory and some anti-inflammatory

47
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what are the 3 main functions of cytokines?

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autocrine, paracrine and endocrine

48
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what is the autocrine function of cytokines?

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alter behaviour of cell from which they were secreted from

49
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what is the paracrine function of cytokines?

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alter behaviour of neighbouring cells

50
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what is the endocrine function of cytokines?

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enter circulation and alter behaviour of distant cells

51
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where are the cytokine receptors?

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on the target cells

52
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what does cytokine binding induce?

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a conformational change in a majority of receptors intracellularly

53
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what does signal transduction lead to?

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the activation of transcription factors that leads to control of gene regulation

54
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overall what do cytokines and chemokines do?

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shapes type of immune response

55
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overall what do antimicrobials do

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protection against invading organisms

56
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overall what do growth factors do?

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tissue remodelling and repair

57
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overall what are receptors responsible for?

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differentiation and proliferation

58
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what are chemokines?

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small signalling proteins

59
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what is chemotaxis?

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the movement of a cell in a direction corresponding to a gradient of increasing or decreasing concentration of a particular substance

60
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what are chemokines involved in?

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recruitment (directing)

61
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what is the difference between chemokines and cytokines?

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chemokines tell cells where to go and cytokines tell cells what to do

62
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what are the 4 classes of chemokines?

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C (2 members), CC (31 members), CXC (18 members) , CX3C (1 member)

63
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what are the 4 classes of chemokines dependent on?

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their first 2 cysteine residues

64
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where are chemokine receptors?

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on a range of innate and adaptive immune cells

65
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what is the main chemokine to play a role at the oral mucosa?

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CXCL8

66
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what are pathological features of a certain disease dependent on?

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over or under reaction of the immune system

67
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what compounds does the oral mucosa produce to prevent infection?

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AMPs, Secretory IgA, lactoferrin, lysozyme and cystatins

68
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overall what are Pattern Recognition Receptors?

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a variety of receptors that recognise unique features of microbes

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