Lecture 25 Flashcards
What is the function of the Lymphatic system?
- Monitor body surfaces and internal fluid compartments
- remove excess interstitial fluids
- provide a defense mechanism
- produce immune cells
- fatty acid absorption and transport of fat, chyle to general circulation.
What are the primary organs of the lymphatic system?
Bone marrow and thymus GALT
what are the secondary organs of the lymphatic system?
(stlylyd)
Spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, diffuse lymphatic tissue, lymphatic nodules
What are the principal effector cells of the lymphoid system?
Lymphocytes: B cells, T cells, Natural killer cells
What are the support cells of the lymphatic system?
monocytes, macrophages “Phils”, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, follicular dendritic cells
what are the specialized epithelial stromal cells of the lymphatic system?
reticular cells, langerhans, epithelioreticular cells
What cells are responsible for immunological surveillance?
Lymphocytes
What is referred to as the faith of lymphocyte cells 60% versus 30%?
-(60%)mainly long lived mature T-cells, circulating pool of immunocompetent cells
(30%)- short lived immature or activated but destined for specific tissue ( CT, epithelia)
Where are T-lymphocytes differentiated? what kind of immunity do they do?
In the thymus, cell mediated immunity
T-lymphocytes secrete cytokines when activated, what do they affect the function of and what cytokines are expressed?
T cell receptors recognize what kind of molecules?
effector cells and
Express CD2, CD3, CD5, CD7, CD28, CD 40L.
MHC molecules
What are the subclasses of T lymphocytes?
T helper cells and Cytotoxic lymphocytes
what is the difference between T helper cells and Cytotoxic lymphocytes?
T-helper cells: Th1,Th2= recognize antigens presented by antigen presenting cells APCs and express CD4
Cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTL/patrols)- express CD8 and recognize antigens present on cancer or viral infected cells.
How are TH cells activated?
1- First signal is when they interact with MCH-Ag complex
2- Costimulatory signal between the T cell and APC
- Synthesize interleukins (CD4 cytokines which stimulate differentiation and proliferation of T,B and NK cells)
How do TH1 cells work?
They recognize Ag presented by APCs
synthesize-IL2, IFN-y, TNF-a-
Interact with cytotoxic lymphocytes, cells and macrophages to control intracellular pathogens.
How do TH2 cells work?
Recognize Ag presented by APCs
Synthesize IL4,IL5,IL10,IL13
Interact with B lymphocytes to initiate antibody mediated immune response for extracellular pathogens
What are regulator (suppressor) T-lymphocytes?
Suppress the immune foreign antigens by influencing other cells:
- CD4+ cells that co-express CD25 and FOXP3+
- Secrete IL10, TGF-B
- delayed hypersensitivity reaction (type 4)
What are gamma/delta T lymphocytes?
develop in thymus/ reside and form first line of defense in epithelia
- another kind is mucosa invariant T-lymohocytes (MAIT)
Natural killer lymphocytes have what kind of immunity?
innate immunity
What enzymes are released by Natural Killer cells?
granzymes and perforins
what CD markers are found in Natural Killer cells?
CD16, CD56, CD94
What kind of receptors are expressed on natural killer cells?
Fc receptors, recognize the Fc region antibodies coating target cells.
What kinds of antibodies coat Natural killer associated lysis?
IgG or complement protein C3- antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)
Where do B lymphocytes differentiate?
bursa equivalanet organs
what kind of immunity do B lymphocytes participate in?
humoral immunity
what do B lymphocytes express?
antigen binding, B cell receptors, and MHC II on their surface.
What CD markers are found on B lymphocytes?
CD9,CD19,CD20,CD40