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Phagocytosis “Cell Eating”

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The process by which cells bind, ingest or internalize foreign material or effete host cells and the subsequent destruction thereof

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Is phagocytosis essential to life

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Yes

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All __________ cells are capable of this process to one extent or another

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Nucleated

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Professional Phagocytes

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their main function is phagocytosis

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Cells of Professional Phagocytes

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Neutrophils
Monocytes
Dendritic Cells

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Nonprofessional Phagocytes

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can perform certain aspects of phagocytosis, but we recognize that they have other important functions

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Cells of Nonprofessional Phagocytes

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Basophils
Eosinophils

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Quick acting phagocyte

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Neutrophils

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Comprises 60% of peripheral blood leukocytes

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Neutrophils

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Excellent at phagocytosing and killing bacteria

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Neutrophils

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Can kill intracellular or extracellularly

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Neutrophils

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Cannot renew their lysosome and die after digesting a few microbes

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Neutrophils

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Found in large amounts in the pus of wounds

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Neutrophils (dead)

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Multi-lobed Nucleus

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Neutrophils

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known as “large eaters”, make up 5-7% of the leukocytes in the blood

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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derived from monocytes and found in the tissues

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Macrophages

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Depending on the tissue their names can be different

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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Depending on their environment, can be activated as part of immune response

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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Can process and present antigen to T cells (adaptive immune system)

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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Act more slowly than neutrophils but have longer life span (2-4 months in tissue)

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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Can process and “present” antigens to T lymphocytes - can return to the secondary lymphoid organs to “show off” what was internalized

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Monocytes/Macrophages

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Examples of Tissue macrophages include:

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Microglial cells (brain)
Kupffer cells (liver)
Alveolar macrophages (lungs)
Peritoneal macrophages (peritoneum)

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Found throughout the body, but predominantly in potential sites of pathogen entry (skin, lungs, GI tract)

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Dendritic Cells

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Named for the “dendrites” or branch like cytoplasmic projections

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Dendritic Cells

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Use their projections to encircle and engulf fluid and extracellular pathogens
Dendritic Cells
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Important antigen-presenting cell to T cells
Dendritic Cells
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Important for phagocytosis, but do NOT actively induce generation of reactive oxygen species and/or other toxic products that induce local inflammation
Dendritic Cells
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Which 2 cells have these characteristics: - arrive slowly -activated slowly - have longer life span - live on to process and present antigen to T cells
Monocytes and Dendritic cells
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Which cell has these characteristics: - arrive quickly - quickly activated - have a short half-life -Ingest only a few microbes
Neutrophils
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Mechanism of internalization: Endocytosis (3 ways)
Pinocytosis Receptor-mediated endocytosis Phagocytosis
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Pinocytosis
nonspecific "cell drinking" of soluble molecules
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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis
(soluble molecules) selective binding of macromolecules to membrane bound receptors triggers internalization
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Phagocytosis
Process whereby cells ingest and destroy insoluble particles (bacteria, viruses, fungi, cells, etc.)
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Pinocytosis "Cell Drinking"
Nonspecific invaginations in the cell membrane with coincidental internalization of accompanying extracellular molecules
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Steps of Phagocytosis (4 steps)
(R) Recognition and attachment of Microbes (I) Ingestion of Microbes and other material (D) Destruction of Ingested Microbes or other products (S) Secretion of effector molecules
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Recognition and attachment of Microbes
Phagocytosis is initiated when several types of receptors are bound by pathogens -Pathogen Recognition Receptors (PRR's) (and/or Toll like receptors) -Complement Receptors -FC receptors (recognize the bottom 1/2 of Ab molecules) - receptors for defenses and/or other molecules
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Complement Receptors and Fc Receptors bind to ________ on the surface of microbes
Opsonins
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Opsonins are defined as
molecules that, when bound to the surface of microbes, make them more attractive to phagocytic cells
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Examples of opsonins are (2)
C3b - from complement pathway and IgG
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When a microbe is covered with either C3b or IgG, receptors of these opsonins can
tightly grab onto the microbe and ingest it
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Some organisms produce a __________ __________ that makes it challenging for phagocytes to surround and phagocytose these organisms
HydroPHILLIC capsule
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Production of capsules that do not allow phagocytosis is
a major determinant of many pathogens' ability to cause diseases (i.e. a virulence factor or a factor that enables a pathogenic organism to cause disease)
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in the cases of capsules, opsonins become paramount in
the ability of a phagocyte to engulf and destroy these microorganisms
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Ingest of Microbes and other materials
For Phagocytosis: after attachment, the microorganism is engulfed by extensions of the cytoplasm and cell membrane once internalized, a vesicle is formed called a Phagocytic Vesicle or Phagosome
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The formation of the phagosome activates the phagocyte to:
- Increase in cell size - Become more phagocytic -initiate production of molecules that destroy the engulfed microorganism
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Destruction of Ingested Microbes or other Products - the phagosome fuses...
the phagosome fuses with lysosomal in the cytoplasm to form the phagolysosome
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Destruction of Ingested Microbes or other Products
Within the phagolysosome, multiple products are produced that attack and destroy the ingested pathogen - the oxidative burst chemical reaction creates superoxide (O2-) hydroxyl radicals and hypochlorite (e.g bleach)
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Individuals with mutations in enzymes in this pathway (destruction of ingested microbes) have
significant immunological deficiencies
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Oxidative Burst
Oxygen dependent reaction in the phagolysosome - generates molecules that have very potent anti-microbial activities (superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, hypochlorite 'bleach' - enzyme in the last step- Myleoperoxidase (deficiency in this enzyme can cause diseases)
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Chronic Granulomatous Disease
X-linked disease, deficient in Myleoperoxidase and other enzymes - body uses neutrophils instead which can phagocytose pathogen, but not kill it - defect of intracellular killing - Neutrophils become "trojan horse" -Manifests within first 2 years of life -Granulomatous lesions found in various organs
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Destruction of Ingested Microbes or other Products: Toxic Nitrogen Oxides:
-Inducible Nitric Oxide synthase (iNOS) is induced by cytokines such as IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha iNOS - modifies arginine and ultimately makes NO Nitrous oxide (NO-) - inhibits iron/sulfur-dependent enzymes; damages DNA and oxidizes membrane lipids
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Within the phagolysosome, other microbial products that contribute to killing:
Lysozyme - attacks bacterial cell walls Lactoferrin - chelates iron, which is necessary for normal microbial metabolism Defensins - small antimicrobial peptides that distrupt membrane function and can induce osmotic lysis
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Secretion of effector molecules
Not only are molecules produced in the phagolysosome to kill ingested organisms, activated phagocytes produced secreted molecules to alert and activate the rest of the immune response: Chemokines - recruit additional cell types Cytokines - to activate infiltrating cells Nitrous oxide - can be secreted Degradative enzymes
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Mechanism to increase phagocytosis and killing neutrophils
Neutrophils inherently don't require significant stimulus to phagocytose and kill However, certain stimuli have been shown to enhance neutrophil activation, phagocytosis and killing - stimulation of PRR's on neutrophils -complement can increase oxidative burst in neutrophils -cytokines can also help
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Monocyte/Macrophages and Dendritic cells require activation of phagocytose
-Stimulation of PRR's - engagement of complement receptors and Fc receptors on the surface -Cytokines, such as IFN-gamma, can signficantly impact monocyte differentiation into macrophages and activation to kill; IFN-gamma can also increase the ability of both macrophages and dendritic cells to present antigen
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What happens after the pathogen is phagocytose and destroyed?
- Nucleic acids and amino acids are re-used - Proteins are broken down into peptide fragments that are "presented" to T lymphocytes to activate T cells (only macrophages and dendritic cells) in a process called Antigen Presenting

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