Innate Immunity Flashcards
name 3 forms of physical barrier and state where they are found
1) epithelial cells joined by tight junctions (skin, GI, UG, resp)
2) flow of air/fluid (skin, UG, GI, resp)
3) cilia (resp)
name 4 chemical barriers and state where they are found
1) fatty acids (skin)
2) low pH enzymes eg pepsin (GI and UG)
3) lysozyme - breaks down peptidoglycan (resp)
4) antibacterial peptides - create pores in pathogen walls (defensins) (everywhere)
name 3 types of antimicrobial peptide and state what they do
defensin - disrupts plasma membrane
cathelicidin - disrupts PM (released by neutrophils and macrophages in response to keratinocyte infection)
histatins - active against fungi in oral cavity
name the central event in the complement system. what enzyme catalyses this?
C3 –> C3a + C3b
C3 convertase
name 3 complement pathways
classical
mannose-binding lectin
alternative
name the 3 c3 convertases in each complement pathway
classical: C4bC2a
MBL: C4bC2a
alternative: C3bBb
how is the MBL pathway stimulated?
MBL binding to pathogen surface (trimerises –> oligomerizes = avidity)
or ficolin binding to pathogen
overall: a PRR (ficolin/MBL) recog a PAMP on pathogen
briefly describe the MBL pathway
MBL/ficolin + MASP complex + pathogen activated MASP1 cleaved and activated MASP2 cleaved and activated C4 and C2 formation C4bC2a C3 convertase
what property of C3b and C4b allows them to bind pathogen? why is this useful in regulation?
cleavage of C3 exposes a thioester on C3b (same for C4 and C4b) which can covalently bond OH/NH2 on pathogen. if no pathogen around, thioester rapidly hydrolyzed = inactivation C3b/C4b
how is the classical pathway stimulated?
C1q direct binding to pathogen
OR
C1q binding Ab-pathogen (more efficient)
briefly describe the classical pathway
C1q (+Ab) + pathogen conformational change in c1r/c1s activated c1r cleaved and activated c1s cleaved and activated c4 and c2 formation c4bc2a c3 convertase
how is the alternative pathway stimulated?
C3b generated by classical/MBL pathway
C3b can bind factor B
C3 undergoes spontaneous hydrolysis (tickover) which binds factor B
briefly describe both versions of the alternative pathway
C3b binds factor B
C3bB binds factor D
factor D cleaves factor B to form C3bBb + Ba
formation of C3bBb C3 convertase OR
C3 spontaneous hydrolysis: C3(H2O) binds factor B
C3(H2O)B cleaved and activated by factor D which produces C3(H2O)bBb+Ba
formation of C3 convertase: C3(H2O)bBb
describe the opsonin action created by the complement system
C3b cov bonds to pathogen (via thioester)
phagocytes with C3b receptor ingest complement covered pathogen more efficiently
describe the chemoattractant action created by the complement system
C3b binds C5 convertase
C3a+C5a = chemoattractant which recruits phagocytes (inflammation)
describe how the complement system can activate the MAC
C5b generated by C3b triggers late events of complement system
C5bC6C7 binds pathogen membrane
C8 binds and inserts into membrane
C9 binds complex and polymerizes –> formation of MAC pore
how is the complement system regulated
thioester bond hydrolysis
components rapidly hydrolysed in fluid phase
regulatory proteins:
C1 inhibitor
carboxypeptidase N inactivates C3a and C5a
CD59 on host cells bind C9 - prevents MAC formation
factor H competes with C3b for factor B binding
why is complement important? which pathogens is it activate against?
important bc: interacts with adaptive immune system (classical), aids in clearing immune complexes, activates T&B cells
active against: extracellular bacterial and fungal infections and possibly against some viruses
name 3 types of sentinel cell
1) macrophages (therefore kupffer cells/langerhans cells/alveolar macrophages/microglia)
2) dendritic cells
3) mast cells
how do innate immune cells recog pathogens/pathogenicity
use PRRs to recog:
PAMPs (non-self)
DAMPs (damage to self cells)
name bacterial, fungal, viral and protozoan PAMPs
bac: gram -ve: LPS gram +ve: LTA all: flagellins, un-meth CpG, N-formylated proteins fungi: chitin beta-glucans viruses: dsRNA protozoa: GPI-linked proteins mannose-rich proteins
name some DAMPs
fragments of extracellular proteins
phosphatidylserine (inner leaflet of PM therefore apoptosis must have occured)
Heat shock proteins (abnormally associated with PM)
Mitochondrial components in cyt
uric acid (kidney damage/ oxphos stress)
DNA
HMGB1 (histone-like should be in nuc)
name the 3 classes of PRRs and give examples
1) soluble receptors (MBL/complement/ficolins/pentraxins)
2) membrane-bound receptors (complement receptors/scavenger receptors/lectin receptors/toll-like receptors/chemotactic receptors)
3) cytoplasmic receptors (NOD-like receptors)
name some effector functions of soluble receptor PRRs
identify non-self/altered-self
opsonins that facilitate engulfing and clearing of apoptotic cells
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contain g/mDNA which are targets for ficolins and pentraxins
SP-A and SP-D enhance clearance of pathogens by recruitment lung alveolar macs and antibodies respectively
name some effector functions of membrane receptors
phagocytosis:
c-type lectins recog beta-glucans in fungi
mannose receptors recog mannose in bac/fungi/virus
scavenger receptors recog anionic polymers (CD14 for LPS CD36 for LDL)
chemotaxis:
chemotactic receptors recog chemoattractants (eg f-MLP receptor for N-formylated proteins)
signalling:
Toll-like receptors (TLR-4 recog LPS when associated with MD-2 and CD14: LPS-CD14-TLR4 –> signalling)
TLRs dimerise and recruit kinases and ubiquitin ligases to activate transcription of inflammatory genes
name some effector functions of cytoplasmic receptors
NOD-like receptors (NLRs) recog bac components eg flagellin/peptidoglycan, induction signalling and assembly inflammasomes
RIG-1-like receptors (RLRs) recog viral RNA produced within a cell, signalling induces expression interferons