L07 Flashcards

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What is immunological tolerance

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Mechanisms in place to ensure B and T cells do not respond to self

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Regulation

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Review of mechanisms of cellular interplay that ensures ?

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Why do we need immunological tolerance?

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random generation of repertoire of BCR and TCR and many self reactive specificities will be produced

  • if no tolerance = autopathology
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4
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Give examples of a self Ag not expressed in thymus

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Insulin, antibodies,

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What is AIRE?

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An autoimmune regulator protein that acts as a transcription factor

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What does AIRE do?

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Allows the expression of many tissue-specific-Ag (TSA) in the thymus

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What do patients with AIRE deficiency/mutations end up with?

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Major autoimmune syndrome

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What makes T cells anergic?

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When they come across APC without costimmulatory molecules, therefore no signal 2

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What are other mechanisms of tolerance?

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Immunological ignorance - Ag presented to T cells must be at a significant levels
Privileged sites - sites where immune cells do not go to (eyes, testis, CNS - there are barriers in place)

B cells are dependent on T cells for a response - which allows autoimmune B cells to exit BM

Treg.

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What do Treg express?

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FoxP3

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What is FoxP3?

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A transcription factor

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What makes Treg a key player in regulating autoimmune B cells?

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Expression of FoxP3 -> high affinity

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What are types of Treg

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natural Treg (nTreg), or induced Treg (iTreg)

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What occurs when Treg is deficient?

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Autoimmune syndrome

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What cytokines are produced by Treg that inhibit other self-reactive T cells?

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IL-10 and TGF-beta

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What antigen is Treg specific for?

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self antigen

17
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Where are iTreg made?

18
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What is the regulatory B cell called?

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What cytokine is produced by Breg?

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Why do we need regulation?

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Ensure responses continue only for as long as they are needed
Reduce collateral tissue
Ensure ensure responses are qualitatively appropriate (right for the specific antigen)

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What do T cell sub-sets have in relation to cytokine?

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Cytokine secretion profile

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What is the function of TH1 and what cytokine does it require?

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Activate Mq, NK cells, CD8. IFN- gamma and IL-12

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What is the function of TH2 and what cytokine does it require?

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Promotes responses mediated by eosinophils, mast cells and plasma cells, Ab responses (IgE) IL-4.

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What is the function of TH17 and what cytokine does it require?

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Responses against fungi, IL-23, TGF-β, IL-6 and IL-1β

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What is the function of Treg/Breg and what cytokine does it require?
Supress unwanted response - IL-10.
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What is the function of TFH and what cytokine does it require?
Specialised Th found in GC to help B cells
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How does TH1 activate Mq
secreting cytokines; IFN-gamma, GMCSF, TNF-alpha. By expressing CD40L which binds to CD40
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What is the function of TFH and what cytokine does it require?
Secrete IL-17. Recruits neutrophils.
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What is the other protein expressed by Treg?
CD25
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What cytokines are secreted by Treg?
TGF-beta, IL-10
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What does IL-10 do?
Inhibits APC function
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Describe the polarisation of TH1 cytokines
promote commitment to TH1 inhibit development of TH2, TH17
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Describe the polarisation of TH2 cytokines
promote commitment to TH2 inhibit development of TH1, TH17
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Describe the polarisation of TH17 cytokines
promote commitment to TH17 cytokines inhibit development of Treg
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Describe the polarisation of Treg cytokines
inhibits Th1, Th2, Th17 responses
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Explain the role of Treg in successful pregnancies
If there were no Treg's the mother's body would reject the baby, as its 50% father
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What is the role of TGF-Beta
inhibition
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