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IS Lymphocytes and Lymphoid Organs Flashcards

1
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  • primary cell involved in the immune response
  • matures in the primary lymphoid organs
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Lymphocytes

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?% of circulating WBCs does lymphocytes represent

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20-40%

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3
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size of lymphocytes?

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7-10 um

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round; large, w/ dense chromatin that stains deep blue

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Nucleus

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sparse, few organelles, no specific granules, light blue staining

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Cytoplasm

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what are the primary lymphoid organs?

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Bone Marrow and Thymus

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  • primary site of hematopoiesis
  • site of B cell development
  • main source of HSCs
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Bone Marrow

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  • found in the thorax, inferior to the thyroid gland and anterior to the heart
  • site of T cell development
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Thymus

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9
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  • where lymphocytes spends most of its lifespan
  • sites of antigen-dependent lymphopoiesis
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Secondary Lymphoid Organs

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10
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  • indiscriminate filter of the blood
  • largest secondary lymphoid organ
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Spleen

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where is the spleen located?

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Upper left quadrant of the abdomen

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12
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graveyard of old and dying RBCs

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Red Pulp

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13
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contains lymphoid tissues arranged around arterioles in a periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS)

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White Pulp

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  • Main function: filtration
  • central collecting points for lymph fluid from adjacent tissues
  • located along lymphatic ducts
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Lymph Nodes

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15
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main function of lymph nodes?

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Filtration

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16
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found in gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urogenital tracts

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Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)

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17
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responds to pathogens entering the respiratory and alimentary tracts

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Tonsils

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18
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association of intra-epidermal lymphocytes (mostly T cells)

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Cutaneous-associated lymphoid tissue

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19
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antigen contact in the lymph nodes leads to lymphocyte proliferation and activation of other cells, causing lymphadenitis

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Lymphadenopathy

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20
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  • rearrangement of genes that code for the heavy & light chains
  • antigen-independent phase
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Pro-B cell

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21
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what chromosome?
heavy chain

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Chromosome 14

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22
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what chromosome?
light chain

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Chromosome 2 and 22

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23
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systhesis of heavy chain in?

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cytoplasm

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24
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expresses μ heavy chain associated with 2 “surrogate light chains”

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Pre-B cell

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25
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  • complete IgM on cell surface
  • self-antigens send a negative signal to these cells
  • self-reactive cells are destroyed by apoptosis
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Immature b cell

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26
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what kind of signal is sent to the cells by self-antigens?

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Negative

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27
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rearrangement of genes in either what chromosome?

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Chromosome 2 or 22

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28
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  • they mature as marginal zone B cells or follicular B cells
  • expresses IgD
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Mature Naive B cell

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29
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marginal zone B cells reamin where?

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Spleen

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30
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migrates to lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs

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Follicular B cells

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31
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where does follicular B cells migrate?

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lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs

32
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  • spherical or ellipsoidal cells
  • eccentric nucleus, heavily clumped chromatin
  • found either in the bone marrow or germinal centers
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Plasma cells

33
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produce cytokines allowing plasma cells to be long-lived

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Stromal cells in Bone Marrow

34
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size of plasma cells

35
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B cell development

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  1. Pro B cell
  2. Pre B cell
  3. Immature B cell
  4. Mature B cell
  5. Activated B cell
  6. Plasma cell
36
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Stages of T cell differentiation

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  1. Double negative Thymocyte
  2. Double Positive Thymocyte
  3. Single Positive Thymocyte
  4. Mature Naive T cells
  5. Activated T cells
37
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  • actively proliferate in the outer cortex under the influence of IL-7
  • rearrangement of TCR gene begins here
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Double-negative thymocytes

38
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thymocytes lack?

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CD4 and CD8

39
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  • express both CD4 and CD8 surface markers
  • rearrangement of alpha chain genes begin here
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Double-positive thymocytes

40
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thymocytes with functional TCR-CD3 complex will be allowed to survive

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Positive Selection

41
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selection of thymocytes that will interact with host cell MHC molecules

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MHC Selection

42
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  • only 1-3% of thymocytes survive here
  • negative selection and clonal deletion occurs here
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Single-positive thymocytes

43
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thymocytes with strong reactions with self-peptides other than MHC antigens are eliminated through apoptosis

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Negative selection

44
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the process of eliminating clones of T cells that is capable of an autoimmune response

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Clonal deletion

45
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?% of thymocytes survive?

46
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  • exhibit only 1 type of marker (CD4 or CD8).
  • have a lifespan of several years
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Mature naive T cells

47
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mature naive T cells exhibit only 1 type of marker ? or ?

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CD4 or CD8

48
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mature naive T cells reticulates every?

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12-24 hours

49
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CD4+ T cells (T helper cells) reacts wt?

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MHC class II

50
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CD8+ T cells (T cytotoxic cells) reacts wt?

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MHC class I

51
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Heterodimer of two polypeptide chain (alpha and beta) covalently bonded by disulfide bonds

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T Cell Receptor

52
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heterodimer of 2 polypeptide chain by T cell receptor are?

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Alpha and Beta Chain

53
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T cell receptor are expressed by both?

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CD4 and CD8

54
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rearrangement of beta chain?

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Chromosome 7

55
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rearrangement of alpha chain?

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Chromosome 14

56
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group of proteins that are physically associated with TCR?

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CD3 complex

57
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consists of a delta chain, gamma chain, zeta chains

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CD3 complex

58
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ensures cell surface expression of TCR

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CD3 complex

59
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3 types of chains that consists of CD3 complex

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Delta chain, Gamma chain, Zeta chains

60
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presenting antigens from intracellular pathogens

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MHC class I molecule

61
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presenting antigens from extracellular pathogens

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MHC class II molecule

62
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proliferate and produce cytokines

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CD4 T cells

63
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  • antigen specific
  • bind and kill infected cells by inducing apoptosis
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CD8 T cells

64
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2 signals that B cell requires

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  1. Ag-sIg crosslinking
  2. B cell-Th cell binding through TCR and CD40 (B) and CD40L (T)
65
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  • activated B cells express CD25 (for IL-2)
  • migrates either to T cell zone or B cell follicles
  • leads to formation of plasma cells and memory B cells
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Responses to TC-dependent antigens

66
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  • elicits antibody formation in the absence of T cell help
  • produces IgM only
  • almost no production of memory B cells
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Responses to TC-independent antigens

67
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antibody kinetics to TC dependent antigens phases?

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  1. Lag/Inductive/Latent
  2. Log/Exponential
  3. Plateau/Steady-state
  4. Decline/Decay
68
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  • gold standard in identifying lymphocytes
  • uses labeled monoclonal antibodies against surface markers
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Flow Cytometry

69
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CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8

70
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CD19, CD21, CD22, sIg

71
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activates cytotoxic lymphocytes and macrophages

72
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help B cells produce antibodies

73
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produces IL-9 (proinflammatory)

74
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produces IL-17 and IL-22 (increase inflammation and joint destruction).

75
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suppresses immune responses to self-antigens.

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T regulatory cell (Treg)

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