Innate Immunity:Early Defense Against Infections Flashcards
what are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation?
tumor (swelling) rubor (redness) calor (heat) dolor (pain), functio laesa
what cells cause inflammation to happen?
Mast cells!: histamine, prostaglandins,leukotrienes
what do mast cells do as POTENT VASODILATORS?
cause contraction of nonvascular smooth muscle, increased vascular permeability, and pain
Mast cells Macrophages Dendritic cells, what are they, what do they do?
sentinel cells that respond to microbes
Secrete inflammatory mediators,
Increased vasvular permeability, proteins enter tissues,
Complement and antibodies kill microbes,
Cytokine cause leukocute migration to tissue,
Killing of microbes through phagocytosis
what do LEUKOCYTES do?
attack the invading microorganisms and release substances (mediators) that continue the process of inflammation
BODY REACTIONS to the substances released during inflammation ?
chills, fever, and muscle aches that commonly accompany infection.
Innate responses, can they prevent infection?
often sufficient to prevent infection within tissues or the blood. However, inflammation may not be able to overcome large numbers of microorganisms
what is fever caused by?
not directly caused by pathogenic factors. Rather, bacterial constituents trigger production of the pyrogenic cytokines TNF, IL-1, and IL-6 in Mf which are potent inducers of fever response controlled by the hypothalamus
what is the first functional barrier for microbes?
The SKIN and MUCOUS MEMBRANES
have ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCES and are covered by CILIA, which function to trap organisms in mucus and propel them out of the body
how does sebum inhibit microbes?
fectively reduce skin pH to between 3 and 5 to inhibit growth of microbes
Mucous membranes ,TEARS, SALIVA, and NASAL & BRONCHIAL TISSUES?
contain iGa, stop microbes
Innate immunity has the ability to discriminate between self and nonself how?
uses PAMPs
PAMPs are unique to particular classes of pathogens
whats so special about PAMPs?
cannot be altered, suppressed, or hidden from the surface by pathogens
no structural similarity with self Ags
ex:1. Porins 2. Lipoproteins 3. Lipopolysaccharides 4. Lipoteichoic acid 5. Teichoic acid 6. Mannoproteins
what are damps?
DANGER MOLECULES that are released from
damaged or dying cells.
induce potent inflammatory responses by activating the innate
immune system during NON-INFECTIOUS INFLAMMATION
recognized by Mf via TLRs which trigger an
inflammatory response
what is necrosis?
“dirty” form of cell death characterized by swelling and rupture of cell membrane (cell lyse) which causes inflammation
APOPTOSIS?
“clean” form of cell death that does not cause an inflammation
-APOPTOTIC BODIES containing DAMPs are removed by Mf
how do DAMPs Activate NF-kB?
HMGB1, released by necrotic cells
-activates NF-kB via • via TLR2/TLR3
URIC ACID is another diffusible “danger signal” that:
- Activates NF-kB • via NLRP3
HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS are cytoplasmic proteins serving as DAMPs and
triggering:
- Activates NF-kB via TLR2/TLR4
what do all damps stimulate?
All DAMPs stimulate production and
release of TNF-a and IL-1
auto immune diseases and damp?
instigate innate immune pathways that promote adaptive autoimmune responses against self-Ags which manifest as severe clinical symptoms
-ex:diabetes 1, lupus, arthiritis
PRINCIPAL SEQUELAE of damps?
microbial/sterile stimuli > tissue injury > necrosis and release of DAMPs > DAMPs recognition by PRRs of innate immunity > activation of the innate immune system > infective/sterile inflammatory response > activation of adaptive immunity
what is Mannose Receptor? relevance?
is a PRR that recognizes glycan with a terminal mannose
-no glycans with terminal mannose in humans, recognize non self
TLR that recognize extracellular pathogens?
TLR-1, -2, -4, -5, -6
TLR that recognize intracellular pathogens?
TLR-3, -7, -8,-9
Endosomal TLRs?
respond only to nucleic acids
how does signalling my TLR work?
TLRs activate TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS that stimulate expression of cytokines and other mediators
- nuclear Factor-κB (NF-kB) which promotes expression of various cytokines and endothelial adhesion molecules
- Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs), which stimulate production of the antiviral cytokines IFN-a/b called type I interferons
TLR for bacteria?
1,2,4,5,9
TLR for viruses?
3,7,8,9
TLR for fungi?
2, 6
NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME IN GOUT, why is it relevant?
-IL-1β as a key regulatory proinflammatory cytokine in gout,
promoting a neutrophil influx into the synovium and joint fluid
-Anti-IL-1 therapy is used to treat gout patients
Signaling Pathways of TLRs?
MyD88: adaptor protein
TRIF : makes interferon b
IRF : transcriptional factor
NF-kB***
TLR DEFICIENCIES? relevance?
TLRs are defective, the innate immune cell cannot kill the microbe and patients with these defects present with recurrent infections
-MyD88 deficiency and IRAK-4 deficiency
functional role of TLR?
Influence
adaptive response
Direct antimicrobial
response
Tissue injury
influence Macrophage,
dendritic cell
or monocyte
what do pamps do?
TLRs recognize PAMPs and activate Inflammation
pathogen associated molecular patterns” (PAMPs).
PAMPs are effective indicators of the presence of particular pathogens.
PROPERTIES of PAMP?
unique to particular classes of pathogens
cannot be altered, suppressed, or hidden from the surface
no structural similarity with self Ags
properties of prr?
Mannose Receptor is a PRR that
recognizes glycan with a terminal
mannose, no glycans like this in humans
Germ-line encoded
all cells have receptors with
identical specificities