L3 Flashcards
How does neisseria gonorrhoeae evade immunity?
Prevents cell sloughing (mucous/skin)
By ↑adhesion molecules
Esp @ vagina
How does pneumococcus evade immunity?
Resists phagocytosis
How does staphylococci evade immunity?
Resistance to ROS once phagocytosed
Makes catalase - breaks Hperoxide into water
How does streptococcus evade immunity?
Resists alternative complement pathway activation
Blocks C3 binding
How does pseufomonas evade immunity?
Resists antimicrobial peptides
What defect results in Chronic Granulomatous Disease?
NADPH defect
Can’t made O2 –> superoxide
Can’t make HPeroxide for phago-lysosomes
What defect results in Chediak Higashi syndrome?
MPO defect
Abnormal fusion of phagosome w/ lysosome
What defect results in leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD)?
Faulty CD18
Neutrophils & monocytes can’t attach to endothelium for diapedesis
What complement deficiency leads to increased Neisseria infection?
CD8
Can’t form MAC
Neisseria are especially susceptible to killing by MAC
What kinds of infections are common with IRAK4 deficiency?
= defect in TLR signaling - don’t get enough inflammation to kill pathogen
Recurrent (Gram+) bacterial infections
What 2 receptors need to be activated for macrophages to be both microbicidal and tumoricidal?
LPS + TLR4
INF gamma + INF gamma receptor
Explain the 4 steps from O2 –> water that can happen to get ROS inside phago-lysosomes.
O2 + NADPH –> superoxide
Superoxide + superoxide dismutase –> HPeroxide
HPeroxide + MPO –> halide ion insertion into pathogen membrane
HPeroxide + catalase –> H2O
What cells secrete TNF? What are the effects?
Secreted - Macrophages - T cells Action - Inflam & coag of endothelium - Neutrophils - Fever - Make acute phase reactants - Possible apoptosis
What cells secrete IL1? What is IL1’s effect?
Secreted: - Macrophages - Endothelium Actions: - Inflam & coag endothelium - Fever - Make acute phase reactants via IL6
What cells secrete chemokines? What is chemokines effects?
Secreted: - Macrophages - Endothelium - T cells Actions: - Migration & activation WBCs