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1
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what are cytokines?

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small proteins that act as signalling molecules to co-ordinate immune responses

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what are chemokines?

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small proteins that are involved in directing cells to the site of infection

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give an example of a cell that is both chemokine and cytokine

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IL-8 / CXCL8

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what is the most abundant cell type at the oral mucosa?

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neutrophils

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what do neutrophils do during inflammation?

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they increase in number and they are attracted along a CXCL8 gradient to the site of inflammation

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what do cell adhesion molecules do?

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control interactions between immune cells and endothelial cells

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what are the three main families of cell adhesion molecules?

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selectins, integrins and immunoglobulin superfamily

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what do cell adhesion molecules promote and what are they important for?

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promote cell-cell interactions and are important for immune trafficking

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what are endothelial cells?

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cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels

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where are selectins and immunoglobins found?

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on endothelial cells

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11
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where are integrins found?

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on migrating immune cells

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what is the primary funciton of neutrophils?

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to engulf and destroy invading pathogens

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13
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what do granules contain?

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degradative enzymes and antimicrobial substances

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what is degranulation?

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when the granules are released upon activation of receptors

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what happens when neutrophils are activated?

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it induces them to release proteins and some genetic material (chromatin) to form extra-cellular fibril matrix which TRAPS PATHOGENS

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what do monocytes do?

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circulate in the blood as precursors to macrophages

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17
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what is the primary function of macrophages?

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phagocytosis as well as presentation of antigen to adaptive immune cells

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18
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what is the function of mast cells?

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degranulation

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what is the function of dendritic cells?

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present antigen to T cells

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20
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what cells contain granules?

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mast cells, natural killer cells, monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils

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21
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what are granules?

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vesicles containing preformed mediators

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what preformed mediators are contained within granules?

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proteinases, antimicrobials, chemical mediators

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what are the preformed mediators in the granules in response to?

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MAMPs (e.g. microbial antigens), complement proteins, cytokines and other inflammatory mediators

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24
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what is phagocytosis?

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degradation and removal of pathogenic threat, antigen presentation, safe break down and disposal of apoptotic cells

25
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what are the 2 types of antigen presenting cells?

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non-professional and professional

26
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give an example of a non-professional APC

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epithelial cells/fibroblasts/endothelial cells

27
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give an example of professional APCs

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macrophages and dendritic cells

28
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what is the first step of phagocytosis?

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CHEMOTAXIS and adherence of microbe to phagocyte

29
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what is the second step of phagocytosis?

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INGESTION of microbe by phagocyte

30
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what is the third step of phagocytosis?

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FORMATION of a phagosome

31
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what is the fourth step of phagocytosis?

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FUSION of the phagosome with a lysosome to form a phagolysosome

32
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what is the fifth step of phagocytosis?

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DIGESTION of ingested microbe by enzymes

33
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what is the sixth step of phagocytosis?

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formation of RESIDUAL BODY containing indigestible material

34
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what is the seventh step of phagocytosis?

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DISCHARGE of waste materials

35
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what happens to the degraded waste material in non-APCs

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released and sometimes picked up by APCs

36
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what happens to the degraded waste material in APCs?

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it is processed for antigen presentation

37
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what is the first step of antigen presentation?

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a pathogen or extracellular antigen s phagocytised by an APC and placed into a vesicle. Ingested pathogens are digested by lysosomes to extract their antigens

38
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what is the second step of antigen presentation?

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the antigens bind with MHC proteins that enter the vesicle

39
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what is an MHC protein?

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major histocompatibility complex

40
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what is the third step of antigen presentation?

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the MHC proteins, now carrying antigens, are released from the vesicle and travel to the outer surface of the cell membrane

41
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what is the fourth step of antigen presentation?

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the APC cell is now presenting antigens which will activate T cells that bind with the MHC proteins

42
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what are the 4 enzymatic cascade systems of plasma factors?

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complement, kinins, coagulation factors, fibrinolytic system

43
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what do the 4 enzymatic cascades produce?

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inflammatory mediators

44
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what is complement?

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a collection of soluble proteins present in circulation

45
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what does complement do?

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drives inflammation or opsonisation

46
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what is opsonisaion?

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the coating of pathogens by antibodies or complement proteins

47
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what are the 3 pathways of complement?

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classical, alternative and lectin

48
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what is the initiating factor of the classical pathway of complement?

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antibody attached to microbe

49
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what is the initiating factor of the alternative pathway of complement?

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microbial cell wall

50
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what is the initiating factor of the lectin pathway of complement?

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carbohydrates on pathogen surface

51
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what do anaphylatoxins lead to?

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smooth muscle contraction and capillary leakage - allowing increased infiltration of immune cells to site of infection

52
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what do all the complement pathways lead to?

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the formation of C3 and C5 convertase enzymes

53
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what are the steps of complement?

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binding of complement proteins to microbial cell surface or antibody - formation of C3 convertase - cleavage of C3 - formation of C5 convertase

54
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what do C3 and C5 convertase enzymes do?

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degrade C3 or C5 proteins

55
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what are anaphylatoxins?

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glycoproteins such as complement components C3, C4 and C5 (and their fragments) that drive immune response

56
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what do anaphylatoxins do?

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promote immune cell recruitment, increase adhesion of cells to vessel walls, induces granulation, promotes cytokine production, induces antigen presentation and regulates adaptive immune responses

57
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how to neutrophils, monocytes and other immune cells migrate to site of infection?

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via cell surface receptors on endothelial cells (selectins, integrins and immunoglobulin superfamily)

58
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what are the three main process involved in innate immunity?

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degranulation, phagocytosis and antigen presentation

59
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why is complement important?

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for innate and adaptive immune responses

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