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Innate Immunity 2 Flashcards

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What must innate immunity recognise?

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Highly conserved and essential components of microbes to counter the rapid evolution of microbes

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Name 4 key families of Pattern Recognition Receptors

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  1. Toll-like
  2. Rigl-like
  3. NOD-like
  4. C-type lectin
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What does PAMPs stand for?

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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns

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What 2 TLRs form dimers?

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  • TLR1 with TLR2

- TLR6 with TLR2

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What does TLR1 coupled with TLR2 recognise?

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Diacyl lipopeptide

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What does TLR6 coupled with TLR2 recognise?

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Triacyl lipopeptide

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What does TLR3 recognise?

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dsRNA

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What does TLR4 recognise?

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LPS

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What does TLR5 recognise?

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Flagellin

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What does TLR7 recognise?

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Imidazoquinoline

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What does TLR9 recognise?

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CpG DNA

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How does the immune system recognise PAMPs?

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Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs)

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Where are TLRs which recognize nucleic acids found?

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Localized inside cells as they promote discrimination between viral and self nucleic acids

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What occurs if a TLR is engaged?

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It produced signals, activating transcription factors which causes gene transcription in the nucleus to produce chemokines and interferons

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What is the main pathway activated following TLR engagement?

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NF-kB pathway

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What 5 things are under the control of NF-kB oathway?

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  1. Inflammatory cytokines
  2. Adhesion molecules
  3. Immune effector molecules
  4. Chemokines
  5. Pro-survival molecules
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What is the main chemokine which attracts neutrophils?

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What is the function of ICAM-1 adhesion molecules?

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Promote adhesion of neutrophils on vascular endothelium to allow the neutrophil to move inside tissues

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What is the function of FasL immune effector molecules?

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Control apoptosis

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What is apoptosis?

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Death of immune cells

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What is the function of pro-survival molecules?

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Allows immune cells to survive longer during infection

22
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Name 5 cytokines produced by macrophages in response to bacterial challenges

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  1. IL-1
  2. TNF-a
  3. IL-6
  4. IL-8
  5. IL-12
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What are the 4 local effects of IL-1?

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  1. Activates vascular endothelium
  2. Activates lymphocytes
  3. Local tissue destruction
  4. Increase access of effector cells
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What is the local effect of IL-6?

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Lymphocyte activation increases antibody production

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What is the local effect of IL-8?
Chemotactic factor recruits neutrophils, basophils and T cells to site of infection
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What are the 2 local effects of IL-12?
1. Activates NK cells | 2. Induced differentiation of CD4 T cells into Th1 cells
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What are the 3 local effects of TNF-a?
1. Increase vascular permeability 2. Increased entry of IgG complement and cells to tissues 3. Increased drainage to lymph nodes
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What are the 2 systemic effects of IL-1?
1. Fever | 2. Production of IL-6
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What are the 3 systemic effects of TNF-a?
1. Fever 2. Shock 3. Mobilization of metabolites
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What are the 2 systemic effects of IL-6?
1. Fever | 2. Induces acute-phase protein production
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What does TNF-a stand for?
Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha
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Give 5 characteristics of TNF-a
- Derived from macrophages and T cells - Induces neutrophil activation - Activates endothelial cells - Long-term it can induce cachexia - Acts on the hypothalamus to induce fever
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What occurs once complement pathways are activated?
- Compliment proteins are created - These bind to mast cells which release histamine - This diffuses to endothelium which augments vascular permeability, facilitating migration of immune cells
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What 3 substances are produced due to tissue damage?
1. Bradykinin 2. Fibrin 3. Fibrinopeptides
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What 4 things does bradykinin, fibrin and fibrinopeptides produce?
1. Swelling 2. Pain 3. Heat 4. Redness
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What are 2 roles of antiviral immunity?
1. Blocking infection | 2. Blocking viral replication
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Name 3 antiviral effects of IFN-a and IFN-b
1. Induce resistance to viral replication 2. Increase MHC class 1 expression 3. Activate NK cells
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What produces IFN?
Virus-infected cells
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What is the function of MHC class 1 proteins?
Augment cytotoxic T cell action
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What can be a potential problem with MHC class 1 expression?
Some viral cells can inhibit MHC class 1 expression
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How does the body circumnavigate the virus-infected cells inhibiting MHC class 1 expression?
- NK cells have inhibitory receptors of MHC class 1 proteins - If MHC class 1 protein expression is inhibited, NK cells target the virus-infected cell - NK cells release lytic granules outside to target virus-infected cell

DEN 2027 - Disease Mechanisms (20 decks)

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