Innate Immunology/Bacteria Flashcards

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Superficial skin infections of S. pyogenes

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Impetigo, erysipelas

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Deep skin infections of S. pyogenes

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Cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, myositis

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Main infection associated with S. pyogenes

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Pharyngitis

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Toxin-mediated disease of S. pyogenes

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Scarlet fever and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

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Post-streptococcal disease (non-suppurative)

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Rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis

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Pharyngitis

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Abrupt onset of sore throat, fever, and headache; posterior pharynx erythematous with exudate; tender cervical adenopathy

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Scarlet fever

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Diffuse erythematous eruption; sandpaper rash beginning on chest and extending towards extremities and strawberry tongue; mediated by strptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE)

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Acute rheumatic fever/heart disease

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Erythema marginatum (pinkish erythematous rash involving trunk and sometimes limbs, but not face)

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Glomerulonephritis

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Acute inflammation of renal glomeruli with edema, hypertension, hematuria, and proteinuria; deposition of immune complexes triggers complement activation and inflammation

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Impetigo

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Primary - direct bacterial invasion of previously normal skin
Secondary - infection at sites of minor skin trauma; nonbullous (most common, papules surrounded by erythema»pustules that enlarge and break down to form golden crusts

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Erysipelas

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children and young adults; Superficial skin infection with lymph node enlargement and systemic symptoms; skin raised with clear demarcation

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Cellulitis

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Rapidly spreading infection of dermis and subcutaneous fat with poorly defined, flat borders; erythema, pain, warmth, swelling; risk factors - breaks in skin, chronic skin disease

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Necrotizing fasciitis

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bacteria infect fascia; high mortality; progresses rapidly over several days (skin changes color, breakdown with bullae, cutaneous gangrene may be seen); risk factors - penetrating wounds, surgical wounds, immunosuppression, diabetes, obesity

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Streptococcal TSS

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Initial manifestation - inflammation, pain, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Subsequent manifestations - shock and organ failure, bacteremic, necrotizing fasciitis; risk groups - HIV, cancer, diabetes, heart/pulm disease, VZV infection, and drug/alcohol abusers; SpeA and C facilitate disease

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical diseases

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SSTI: hot tub folliculitis, ecthyma gangrenosum (neutropenic), burn wounds
Pulmonary, UTI, ear, eye, bacteremia and endocarditis

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General CoNS infections

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Bacteremia (nosocomial) in neonates mostly, infections in patients with medical devices

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S. epidermidis clinical diseases

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Implanted device infections, Subacute endocarditis

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S. saprophyticus clinical diseases

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UTI

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S. haemolyticus clinical disease

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implanted device infections

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S. lugdunesis clinical diseases

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Endocarditis similar to S. aureus

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S. aureus clinical diseases

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Abscesses, cellulitis, folliculitis, furuncles and carbuncles, impetigo, scalded skin syndrome (Ritter’s disease), TSS

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Abscess formation

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Inflammatory response to S. aureus, S aureus attacks PMNs, continued recruitment of immune cells to site, buildup of necrotic PMNs and cell debris (liquefactive and coagulative necrosis); formation of fibrous capsule

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Folliculitis

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Cutaneous abscesses in and around hair follicles (papules - discreet elevation or pustules - accumulation of pus in a blister can form)

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Furuncles

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Boils (large, painful, raised nodules); purulent material extends through dermis into subcutaneous tissue and a small abscess forms; pus drains spontaneously or after incision

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Carbuncles

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Clusters of furuncles; deeper subcutaneous tissue involved; treatment: incision and drainage, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxaozole or clindamycin or doxycycline

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Bullous impetigo

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Vesicles enlarge to form flaccid bullae with clear yellow fluid that later becomes darker and more turbid; caused by exfoliative toxins

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Scalded skin syndrome

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Skin tenderness, large bullae, and desquamation or epithelium; blisters contain fluid with no bacteria as symptoms are due to exfoliative toxins A and B

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TSS

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erythematous rash; purpura fulminans (large purpuric skin lesion and disseminated intravascular coagulation); treatment - empiric with IV clindamycin and vanco (MSSA - IV clindamycin plus oxacillin; MRSA - IV clindamycin plus vanco)

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Extracellular TLRs

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1,2,4,5,6

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Endosomal TLRs

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3,7,8,9

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Lipopeptide TLR

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1,2,6

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Peptidoglycan TLR

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2

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LPS TLR

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4

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Flagella TLR

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5

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Glycoprotein TLR

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2,4

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HSPs and HMGB1 (DAMPs) TLR

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2,4

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Unmethylated CpG DNA TLR

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9

38
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RNA TLR

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3,7,8

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NLRs

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peptidoglycan, flagellin, unmehtylated CpG DNA, RNA

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RLRs

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RNA

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IL-1

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Secreted by: macrophages, PMNs, and endo cells; endo cells increase E-selectin, induce APP in hepatocytes, induce fever

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TNF-alpha

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Same as IL-1 but secreted mostly by macrophages, integrin increase affinity on PMNs

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IL-6

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Secreted by: macrophages, PMNs, endo cells, fibroblasts; induce APP production, stimulate PMN production in marrow; induce fever; naive T cell differentiation

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IL-8

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Secreted by: monocytes, macrophages, PMNs; chemokine that recruits PMNs via increased integrin affinity

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IL-12

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Secreted by: DCs and macrophages; stimulates IFN-gamma production in NK and T cells; enhance NK and CD8 T cells cytotoxic function; differentiation of naive T cells

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Histamine

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Secreted by mast cells; increase vascular permeability and vasodilation

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PGD2

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Secreted by mast cells; vasodilation and increase vascular permeability; PMN recruitment

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Leukocyte recruitment

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  1. ) Selectin-mediated rolling of leukocytes on endothelium
  2. ) Integrin conformational change to high affinity state
  3. ) Integrin-mediated arrest of leukocytes on endothelium
  4. ) Transmigration of leukocytes through endothelium (diapedesis)
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Pathogen phagocytosis recognition

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  1. ) PRRs
  2. ) FcgammaRI (recognizes Fc portion of antibodies)
  3. ) CR1 complement pathways
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Phagocytosis steps

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  1. ) Microbe detected, phagocyte membrane surrounds via receptor-mediated endocytosis
  2. ) Phagosome forms
  3. ) Phagosome fuses with lysosome to form phagolysosome
  4. ) microbe digested by microbicidal molecules (oxygen-dependent via phagocyte oxidase complex and iNOS or oxygen-independent via proteolytic enzymes, elastase, cathepsin G, lysozyme, phosphatases, or defensins)
51
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Acute phase proteins

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CRP (phosphoylcholine), MBL (lectin complement), fibrinogen (clot formation), SAP (phosphatidylehtanolamine), and complement pathway proteins

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Functions of complements

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Opsonize microbes, stimulate inflammation, lysis of microorganisms

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Alternative

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C3»C3b»microbe (or degrade by H2O)»factor B recruited and cleaved by factor D»forms C3bBb (C3 convertase)»stabilized by properdin»recruits C3 for more C3b»induces formation of C3bBbC3b (C5 convertase)»C5 produces C5a and b»C5b recruits C6»C7»C8»C9 forms pore»microbe dies by osmotic lysis

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Classical

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C1q(r2s2) associates with IgG or IgM»r2s2 cleave C4 and C2 and C4b and C2a bind to membrane»forms C4b2a (C3 convertase)»recruits C3 and cleaves into a and b»C3b binds and forms C4b2a3b (C5 convertase)»cleaves C5»C5b recruits C6»C7»C8»C9 forms pore and microbe dies by osmotic lysis

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Lectin

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MBL recognize polysaccharide»MBL associates with MASPs»cleave C4 and C2»form C4b2a (C3 convertase)»C3 recruited and cleaved»C3b binds and forms C4b2a3b (C5 convertase)»recruits and cleaves C5»C5b recruits C6»C7»C8»C9 forms pore and microbe dies by osmotic lysis

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DAF

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associates with C3b or C4b to competitively inhibit Bb or 2a from binding to form C3 convertase

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MCP/CR1

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Associate with C3b, enables factor I (or H) to proteolytically cleave C3b to iC3b

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CD59

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Associates with C7/8 to prevent MAC formation

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C1 INH

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Sequesters C1r2s2 complex to prevent activation of classical complement pathway (also targets MASP so lectin also affected)

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Integrins

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PMNs, monocytes, naive B and T cells express LFA-1 binds to ICAM-1 on endo eclls, lymphocytes, DCs and macrophages; monocytes express VLA-4 binds VCAM-1 on endo cells; monocytes express Mac-1 which binds ICAM-1

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Selectins

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Endo cells express P and E-selectin bind to sialyl Lewis X ligand on monocytes, PMNs, and effector T; monocytes, PMNs, and naive B/T express L-selectin bind to sialyl Lewis X ligand on endo cells