Lecture 2 - Intro to Innate Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 main components of the innate immune system

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  1. barriers (physical or physiological)
  2. antimicrobial molecules
  3. sentinel cells
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What are examples of innate barriers

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  1. epithelium
  2. mucus/tears/sebum
  3. flushing/peristalsis
  4. commensal flora
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3
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How are barriers like the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts

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Deters students from leaving the grounds unless facilitated, has natural ecosystems used to deter enemies from entering

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4
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Antimicrobial molecules are produced by:

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epithelial cells and leukocytes

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What are examples of AM molecules

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  1. defensins
  2. cathelicidins
  3. lysozyme
  4. lactoferrin
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6
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How do antimicrobial molecules work in the innate immune system

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they have a direct toxicity to pathogens with membranes and recruit leukocytes

“poke holes”

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7
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Why are antimicrobial molecules similar to killing curses in Harry Potter?

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Killing curses initiates battles and wound an enemy

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Opsonin

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molecules that bind to pathogens and make them more visible/susceptible to phagocytosis

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9
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T/F: Opsonins are considered the intersection of adaptive and innate immunity

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True

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10
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How are opsonins similar to the bank scene in The Deathly Hallows?

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While under the polyjuice potion, the golden trio can bypass bank security. However, the waterfall washes away their disguise and alerts the wizard police to their presence

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11
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What are the 3 sentinel cells

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  1. mast cells
  2. macrophages
  3. dendritic cells
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Mast cell

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initiate inflammation via granules

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13
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what character from Harry Potter is the mast cell most like?

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Voldemort - is always at the center of every conflict

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14
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Macrophages

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antigen presentation, cytokine production, phagocytosis, unspecialized

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15
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What character from Harry Potter is the macrophage most like?

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Dementors - attack both students and escapees of Azkaban via soul-sucking

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Dendritic cells

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process antigen to start adaptive response (takes information to the lymphatic system)

in connective tissue

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17
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What character from Harry Potter is the dendritic cell most like?

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The golden trio - figures out Voldemort is back and attempts to warn the rest of the wizarding world (restarts the order of the phoenix)

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18
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How are antimicrobial molecules, like defensin, similar to arrows

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create pores in the cellular membrane

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19
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What is an example of an opsonin

A

C3b

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20
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Where do immune cells originate

A

bone marrow

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21
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myeloid cells

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granulocytes, mast cells, monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells

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Lymphoid cells

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T and B cells, NK cells

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23
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What are the primary lymphoid organs

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Bone Marrow, thymus, bursa

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24
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what are the secondary lymphoid organs

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spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, Peyer’s patches

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25
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what stem cell derivative in hematopoiesis is not differentiated

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Common myeloid precursor

26
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What cells compose the majority of the innate immune system

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Basophil, neutrophil, eosinophil, monocyte, macrophage, dendritic cell

27
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What are considered adaptive immune system cells

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T and B cells, plasma cells

28
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How are myeloid cells defined

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  • cell shape
  • shape of the nucleus
  • granule staining
29
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What does immature neutrophil presence indicate

A

new inflammatory response or active chronic condition

30
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What is the only hematopoietic cell type that can regenerate?

A

Hematopoietic stem cell

31
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What cell is not mature when it leaves the bone marrow

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T cells

32
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Where do T cells mature

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Thymus

33
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What granulocyte has a multilobulated nucleus and pale-staining granules

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neutrophil

34
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Neutrophil

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first responder not in tissue
primary function is to kill infecting microbes

35
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how does the neutrophil kill infecting microbes

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1 - phagocytosis
2 - degranulation
3 - neutrophil extracellular traps

36
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What character from Harry Potter is the neutrophil most like

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McGonagall’s Stone Knights

37
Q

Lactoferrin binds ______

A

iron

38
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Myeloperoxidase uses ________ to digest pathogens

A

free radicals

39
Q

What occurs when an animal lacks the myeloperoxidase enzyme

A

abscesses will be hardened instead of liquid

40
Q

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

A

DNA extruded and coated with histones + granule components

captures microbes, destroys virulence factors

41
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What character from Harry Potter is the NETs most like?

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Aragog and the spiders

42
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Eosinophils

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found in connective tissue
functions to kill multicellular parasites
allergic responses

43
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What character from Harry Potter is the Eosinophils most like?

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Devil’s snare - attacks multiple

44
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What species has the largest eosinophilic granules

A

horse

45
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Basophils

A

migrate to tissues during infections, late phase allergic reactions
promote Th2 response

46
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What character from Harry Potter is the Basophil most like?

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Cho Chang - unique (only Ravenclaw interaction), sometimes helpful or harmful

47
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Monocytes

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cell which contains vacuoles

responds to inflamed tissues via phagocytosis or cytokine production

48
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What cell is most effective at antigen processing

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Dendritic cells

49
Q

What functions do mast cells have

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  1. vasodilation
  2. vascular permeability
  3. recruit leukocytes
  4. histamine granule production
50
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Natural Killer Cells

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1st line of defense against viruses
secrete granules that drive apoptosis

51
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What character from Harry Potter are Natural Killer cells most like?

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Death eaters - will drive apoptosis in cells that do not carry MHC class 1 inhibitory receptor (death eater tattoo)

52
Q

which innate immune cells come from the lymphoid lineage

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Natural Killer Cell

53
Q

Is the problem acute or chronic if there are:

neutrophils

A

acute

54
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Is the problem acute or chronic if there are:

macrophages/lymphocytes/plasma cells

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chronic

55
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Is the problem acute or chronic if there are:

neutrophils and macrophages

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active chronic condition (flare-up)

56
Q

What is the cause if there are:

neutrophils

A

extracellular bacteria

57
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What is the cause if there are:

macrophages

A

intracellular bacteria/parasites, fungi, or foreign body

58
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What is the cause if there are:

eosinophils

A

extracellular parasites, allergy

59
Q

What is the cause if there are:

Mast cell/basophil/eosinophil

A

allergy

60
Q

You aspirate a lump of skin which presents as multi-lobulated nuclei and transparent granules. What would be a reasonable treatment of choice?

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neutrophils - extracellular bacteria - antibiotic tx