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Lecture 18; Mucosal and Cutaneous Immunity Flashcards

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What are the most common routes of pathogen entry?

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Most human pathogens gain access to the body by penetrating its skin or mucosae.

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What are two mucosal tissues that function as independent arms of the immune system?

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MALT – mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
SALT – skin-associated lymphoid tissue

Function as independent arms of the immune system responsible for mucosal immune responses & cutaneous immune responses

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What are the ALTs?

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Collections of lymphocytes at sites of primary pathogen entry

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What makes SALT and MALT so special?

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There is no need for antigen transport as everything is there already

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What are mucosae?

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Mucosae are layers of epithelial cells that line the body passage such as gut, respiratory tract or urogenital tract

Name from the capacity to make mucus – viscous solution of polysaccharides in water that covers the apical surface membrane of an epithelial cell

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What is found in the mucous covering the mucosae?

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Mucus contains;
SIgA (type I mucosae)
SIgG (type II mucosae)

& antimicrobial peptides i.e Lactoferrin and Lysozyme

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List the ALTs;

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MALT – mucosae of the body tracts

Subsystems:
GALT – gut-associated lymphoid tissue
NALT – nasopharynx-associated lymphoid tissue BALT – bronchi-associated lymphoid tissue

SALT – skin-associated lymphoid tissue

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What are two important mucosal immunity terminologies?

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Inductive Site

Effector site

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What is the inductive site in terms of MALT?

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Inductive site: an area in the mucosae where an antigen is encountered and a primary adaptive response in initiated. Inductive sites in the GALT include the Peyer’s patches, appendix.

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What is the effector site in terms of MALT?

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Effector site: an area in the mucosae where effector lymphocytes are dispatched after mucosal T and B cells are activated in a given inductive site. Important mucosal effector sites are the exocrine glands (salivary, lacrimal glands).

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What do the mucosal exocrine glands secrete in terms of defence molecules?

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IgA and antimicrobial peptides

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Whats special about payers patches?

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Specialised patches that can sample from the gut/food antigens

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Write some notes on GALT epithelium;

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Known as Follicle Associated Epithelium (FAE) - it has;

  • sub-epithelial follicles
  • M cells
  • Laminar propria
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What specific cell type in the epithelium samples from the gut lumen?

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M cells

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Describe the basic structure of get epithelium and how these cells relate to GALT;

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Enteroendocrine cells; Can release hormones to influence enterocytes and mucous

Paneth Cells; Antimicrobial peptides

Goblet Cells; Antimicrobial peptides and mucous

NK and NKT cells can exist within this epithelial layer

  • Type 1 mucosae
  • Brush Border
  • Glycocalyx (-ive charge to repel microbes)
  • Mucous layer (IgA) as type 1
  • Villi
  • Commensual organisms
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What else can the enterocytes release?

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Enterocytes have pathways for cytokine i.e TLR, PRR, NLRs

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What cell types exist below the epithelium in GALT?

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Macrophages
Neutrophils
Mast Cells
NK cells
Plasma IgA cells
B cells
DC cells
AB T cells
GD T cells

NOT BASOPHILS OR ESINOPHILS

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Whats different about GD T cells?

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More innate like, PRR, Mostly in ALTs

  • non-specific
  • Very rapid proliferation in 1-2 days
  • Can differentiate into the same effector T cells as AB T cells But dont really do memory cells
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How do the genes of DG T cells relate to its function?

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GD T cells have specific genes for specific parts of the body. Responding to broadly to specific microbes

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What are the effector cells formed by GD T cells?

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CTL

Th1
Th2
Th17

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Function of GD CTL

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Target cell cytolysis

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Function of GD Th1

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NK and macrophage activation

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Function of GD Th2

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AB T cell differentiation
B cell isotype switching
Leukocyte trafficking
Wound healing

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Function of GD Th17

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NK cell, macrophage and neutrophil activation

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What does M cell stand for?
Microfold cell
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What is also found in the laminar propria of GALT?
Germinal centers of cell proliferation
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Describe the structure of the M cell;
- No glycocalyx, brush border, mucous | - Intraepithelial pocket (dome)
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What is found within the M cell intraeptihelial pocket?
- IDC - AB T cell - B cell maturation follicles - Macrophages
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How many enterocytes are M cells?
10%
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What are the functions of M cells?
- Important in the transcytosis of antigens - Receptor mediated transcytosis - Bulk Sampling (passive) - DC can sample directly via long processes
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Describe the basic structure of GALT; (overview)
• Gut epithelium – crypts and villus • Lamina propria – macrophages, neutrophils, immature DCs, NKTs, memory ab T cells, memory B cells
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Describe antigen sampling in GALT;
• Intestinal follicles and follicle-associated epithelium – at inductive sites in the gut lymphocytes usually organised into intestinal follicles. M cells. • GALT DCs – GALT immature DCs function to tolerize naïve T cells. No transport of Antigens
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What is the function of NALT and BALT?
Function: Immune protection from dubious substances & pathogens in inhaled air
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What is the basic structure of NALT?
• NALT: nasal submucosal glands, tonsils, upper airway epithelial layers; nose hairs, cilia (same sort of cellular set up as MALT)
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What is the basic structure of BALT?
• BALT: bronchial submucosal glands, tracheal epithelium, bronchi and lung epithelial layers, cilia (same sort of cellular set up as MALT)
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How do mucosal B cells (MALT) migrate for an effector response?
Migration of mucosal B cells from an inductive site through the blood & lymphatics to several effector sites is governed by shared expression of mucosal homing receptors
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Describe the migration process of B cells from the MALT;
Mucosal homing receptors bind to addressins at mucosal effector sites
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Describe what traditional vs mucosal b cells binding sites are;
* Conventional B cells , specific for VCAM-1 (sites on inflammation) * Mucosal B cells , specific for MAdCAM-1 (endothelial cells in mucosae) These are binding molecules in the lymphatics that can cause migration into the tissue
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What are the mucosal t cells and DC binding sites?
Mucosal T cells a4b7 and CCR9 induced by DCs at inductive sites (CCR9 binds to TECK secreted by epithelial cells at effector sites)
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Describe mucosal IgA
* Constitutively localised in mucus * Bind adhesion molecules in many pathogens * Cross-reactive * Not efficient activator of complement * Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor
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Describe the production of mucosal IgA;
Induction site; M cell, antigen sampled, B cells proliferate in follicles of M cell. B cells migrate through lymphatics and vasculature via HEV and to the effector site Releases IgA
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What is the purpose of SALT?
Defend skin against damage caused by infection or injury
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What is the basic structure of skin;
* Epidermis: keratin layer, lower epidermis * Basement membrane * Dermis
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Describe the immune cells of SALT;
``` • Commensal microbes (space/nutrients/antimicrobials- lipases) • gd versus ab T cells, LCs • B cells rare • Keratinocytes produce growth factors/cytokines • Dermis has blood vessels, lymphatics, hair follicles, low numbers of cells • Macrophages, mast cells, DCs and ab T cells (memory) ``` No granulocytes and few B cells. (additionally keritoncytes)
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Describe the innate immune response to pathogen entry of SALT;
``` Pathogen enters (innate) • gd T cells recognise PAMPs and DAMPs • Damaged keratinocytes stimulate others to produce chemokines • Dermal macrophages respond to gradients (cytokines and chemokines) - Neutrophils Extravasate (produce hydrolases) • Leukocytes penetrate epidermis ```
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Describe the adaptive immune response of pathogen entry of SALT;
Pathogen enters (adaptive) • Ags from microbes engulfed by LCs • LCs mature and activate ab T cells • Primarily memory cells so response is rapid • Differentiate into CTLs and Th effector cells Langerhan cells APC and classic.
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What is IBD?
Chrons or Ulcerative Collitis - Balance between pro and anti inflam cytokines Cytokines produced to heal injuries of IFD but can also cause tumerogeneis
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Describe the pathogenesis of IBD;
Chronic relapsing disorders of the gastrointestinal tract that are characterized pathologically by intestinal inflammation and epithelial injury • Impaired barrier function in gut • Immune cell activation from commensals bacteria/microbes • If not resolves chronic inflammation ensues

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