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Lecture 24: Tolerance and Autoimmunity Flashcards

1
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state of specific unresponsiveness to an antigen induced by prior exposure to that antigen

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immune tolerance
tolerance is an active process

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How does the immune system address inevitable reactivity to self

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Elimination of self-reactive T cells in the thymus: Central tolerance

Failure to provide the signals to induce a T cell response: Peripheral tolerance

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3
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what is AIRE (autoimmune regulator)

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transcription factor that facilitates expression of non-thymic proteins in the thymus to test reactivity

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4
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_____ anergy is initiated when T-cells are exposed to antigen in the absence of costimulation

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Clonal

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5
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what is the mechanism of clonal anergy

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suppression of NFKB and decreased production of cytokines (IL-2)

lasts for several weeks

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6
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what is immune paralysis

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high doses of antigen that bypass APCs, bind TCR directly, lack costimulation and induce paralysis

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7
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antigen dose affects ____ of tolerance

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induction

Very low doses of antigen fail to send a sufficient signal, inadequate co-stimulation occurs

very high doses can overstimulate the cells and initiate peripheral tolerance

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8
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where and when does central tolerance of B-cells occur

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occurs in bone marrow once B-cell can express IgM (immature B cell)

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9
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random somatic mutations of B-cells occur in __________ organs, and must be controlled peripherally

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secondary lymphoid

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10
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what things cause mature B cells to undergo peripheral tolerance

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chronic antigen recognition
absence of costimulation
excessive suppressor cell activity
excessive T-independent antigen

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11
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once an antigen is eliminated, tolerance….

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subsides

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12
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bone marrow activity (production of new cells) ______tolerance

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reduces

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13
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immunosuppressive drugs _______ tolerance

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prolong

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14
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______drive the immune response, _______turn it off

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antigens, antibodies

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15
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antibodies have a feedback loop on _____cells to ______further production of antibodies

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Bcells, inhibit

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16
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______antibodies inhibit antibody production in the newborn

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maternal

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17
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Adaptive immune responses are _______Driven

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antigen

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18
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adaptive immune response is initiated only when…? when does it cease?

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initiated only on exposure to antigen
ceases when antigen eliminated

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19
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what happens when self or other antigens don’t reach lymphoid tissue

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fail to induce immunity to tolerance
self antigens form immune privledged sites

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20
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the effect of antigen can be modulated by…?

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adjuvants

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21
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antibodies suppress _____cell responses

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B

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22
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IgM suppresses only..?

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IgM

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23
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IgG suppresses production of _____ and _____

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IgM and IgG

24
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Antibody mechanism of B-cell suppression?

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inhibitory B-cell receptor CD32b

25
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abnormally high Ab concentrations (myeloma) inhibit….

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normal Ab synthesis
increased susceptibility to infection

26
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what is the action of FcRn (neonatal immunoglobulin receptor)

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regulates serum half life of IgG and albumin

endothelium, muscle, hepatic sinusoids

27
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________receptors inactivate or eliminate pathways that are no longer needed, suppress the activity of the lymphocytes when their mission is completed

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inhibitory

28
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what does CD32b do

A

negative feedback that suppresses B-cell activation
crosslinking of BCR and Ab bound to CD32 w/ antigen

29
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what is the function of Treg cells

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homeostasis of peripheral immunity + tolerance
induce apoptosis in effector cells

30
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what immunosuppressive cytokines do Treg cells produce

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  • IL-10
  • IL-35
  • TGF-B

suppression of Tcell and macrophage function

31
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Treg deficiency results in…?

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multisystemic autoimmunity and massive inflammation

32
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what are the Treg cells in cattle

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WC1.1, WC1.2, γ/δ and Tcells

33
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where do Treg cells originate from, where are they induced

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Originate in thymus
induced in secondary lymphoid tissues (most important in intestine)

34
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what induces cell cycle arrest in effector Tcells

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Galectin

35
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what does CTLA-4 do

A

induces apoptosis of effector T cells

36
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what are the 3 ways Treg cells suppress immune responses

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direct contact
suppressive molecules
interference w/ antigen presentation

37
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what ILs activate M2

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IL-4, IL-13

38
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effect of Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase

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tryptophan depletion and cell cycle arrest

39
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stress is highly …..

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immunosuppressive

40
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disease resulting from an attack by an individual’s immune system against its own tissues

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autoimmune disease

41
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Up to what percentage of new B and T cell receptors can bind self antigens?

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50%

42
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what is cental tolerance

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elimination of self-reactive T cells in the thymus

43
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what is peripheral tolerance

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Failure to provide the signals to induce a T cell response

44
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what does it mean for tissues to be immune privileged

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Areas of the body where inflammatory immune response does not occur following exposure to an antigen, ex) the eyes

45
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Which type of cell does not remain tolerant as readily as the other, and will reactivate if tolerance is not maintained?

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B-cell

46
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what is functional deletion

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The cell is still in the body, but the cell is no longer functioning

47
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can self antigens can induce immunity or tolerance.

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no

48
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what is FoxP3

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Transcriptional repressor protein of regulatory T cells

49
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What 3 things must be present for an immature Th cell to become a Treg cell?

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IL-2, TGF-B, Retinoic Acid

50
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Can suppress macrophages, Th1 cells, Th2 cells, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and Th17 production

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IL-10

51
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Regulates T-cell activation, macrophages, and B-cell function

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TGF-B

52
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What is the classically activated regulatory macrophage known as?

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M1

53
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What regulatory macrophage s activated by IL-4+IL-13 and induces tolerance, suppresses inflammation, and is responsible for tissue repair?

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M2

54
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IL-22 is produced by..?…and involved in..?….

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Produced by Th17, involved in tissue healing

55
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IL-17 is produced by_______,stimulates____________ and mobilizes________

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Produced by Th17 cells, stimulates growth factors, Th cells, epithelial cells, macrophages. Also mobilizes neutrophils to promote inflammation.

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