Lecture 11 - Lymphocytes Flashcards
Lymphocytes are central to
adaptive immune system and body defenses
Three major types of lymphocytes
- B cells
- T cells
- NL cells
B cells
responsible for antibody production
T cells
regulate adaptive immunity and are responsible for cell-mediated immune response
NK cells
play a role in innate immunity
Lymphocyte cell shape
small round cells
Lymphocytes nucleus
large, round, stains intensely with hematoxylin
What lymphocytes are bigger
NK larger than T or B cells
NK cells may contain obvious
cytoplasmic granules
Development of B vs T cells
B cells: Bone marrow, bursa, Peyer’s patches
T cells: thymus
Distribution of B vs T cells
B cells: lymph node cortex, splenic follicles
T cells: lymph node paracortex, splenic periarteriolar sheath
Antigen receptors of B vs T cells
B cells: BCR- immunoglobulin
T cells: TCR- protein heterodimer associated with CD3, CD4, CD8
Important surface antigens of B vs T cells
B cells: immunoglobulin
T cells: CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8
Antigens recognized of B vs T cells
B cells: free foreign proteins
T cells: processed foreign proeins in MHC
Progeny cells of B vs T cells
B cells: plasma cells, memory cells
T cells: effector T cells, memory T cells
Secreted products of B vs T cells
B cells: immunoglobulins
T cells: cytokines
Stages in life history of lymphocytes
Naive cell->antigen recgonition->activated or effector lymphocyte->proliferation->differentiation->memory lymphocyte
4 key antigen receptors of immune system
TCR, MHC I, MHC II, BCR
T cell antigen receptor categories
a/B or y/g
a/B T cell accessory molecules
CD4 and CD8
CD4 functional subdivision
Helper/Regulatory and memory
CD8 functional subdivisions
cytotoxic/regulatory and memory
T cell antigen receptors
aB and yg
T cell surface receptors
CD4 and CD8
aB T cells
- CD4+ aB T cells
- CD8+ aB T cells
T helper cells or CD4+ aB T cells recognize
antigen on MHC II
type of T helper cell is defined by
cytokines secreted not by surface molecule
Naive TH cells are called
TH0 cells
TH0 cells differentiate into
TH1, TH2, TH17, Treg