Lecture 3 Flashcards
Define migration/ recruitment
The general process of leukocyte movement from blood into tissues
Define recirculation
The ability of lymphocytes to repeatedly home to secondary lymphoid organs, reside there transiently, and return to the blood
Define leukocyte homing
Cell migration out of the blood and into peripheral tissues or to a site of infection/ injury
At inflammatory site, see neutrophils, leukocytes, and monocytes
- produces innate response
Describe leukocyte and plasma cell expression when there is no pathogen/ inflammation
Not expressed by epithelial tissues (hidden away)
Released at inflammation via cytokines
Release adhesion molecules
What is a major part of inflammation process?
The recruitment of leukocytes and plasma proteins from the blood to sites of infection and tissue injury
What is inflammation triggered by?
Recognition of microbes and dead tissues in innate immune responses and is refined and prolonged during adaptive immune responses
Where does the inflammatory response deliver the cells and molecules of host defense to?
Sites where offending agents need to be combatted
Outline Leukocyte Recruitment
- Inflammatory Chemicals
- Margination
- Diapedesis
- Chemotaxis
- Phagocytosis
Describe the importance of mast cells in the leukocyte recruitment
Have granules whose contents can be released quickly
- possible because contents are presynthesized
Have receptors for by-products of fibrin
- As soon as sense damage/ clot formation, they are activated, release histamine + cytokines
- Causes the spaces between cells to open
- Epithelial cells express adhesion molecules on surface
- Leads to increased permeability
Define leukocyte recruitment
Cascade of adhesive and activation events that underlies the trafficking of all subsets of circulating leukocytes
What are the 4 steps of leukocyte recruitment?
- Tethering
- Rolling
- Adhesion and stop
- Transmigration in the tissue
Describe tethering
Slows movement of cell and allows interaction with integrins
Occurs through transient interactions of selectins and integrins with their ligands
Receptor action is slow
Specific chemokines involved that have specific receptors
Describe rolling
Allows chemokine receptors on leukocytes to bind chemokines expressed on endothelium
Selectivity is achieved by chemokine receptors
Describe adhesion and stop
Receptors signal and activate integrins on leukocytes which interact with ligands expressed on endothelium and trigger adhesion to the endothelium
Describe transmigration in the tissues
Leukocytes transmigrate into the extravascular space where they can migrate down chemokine gradients towards specific areas
Compare the affinity of interactions between selectins and integrins
S = low affinity interactions
I = high affinity interactions
T/F: Endothelial cells in healthy tissues do not express adhesion molecules on their surfaces facing the blood
True
How are endothelial cells at sites of infection and tissue injury activated? Upon activation what kind of molecules are expressed?
Activated by cytokines secreted by resident immune cells at these sites
Express adhesion molecules
What is the consequence of endothelial cell activation at sites of infection and tissue injury?
Increased adhesiveness of endothelial cells for circulating myeloid leukocytes and antigen- activated effector and memory lymphocytes
What does leukocyte/ lymphocyte homing and recruitment require?
The temporary adhesion of the leukocyte to the endothelial cells of blood vessels
Homing involves molecules located where?
On the surfaces of both the leukocytes and endothelial cells
L = homing receptors and chemokine receptors E = chemokines
Define addressins
Comprise a set of adhesion molecules on the surface of high endothelial venules
Selectins provide a ___ affinity interaction with their ligands
Low
Grab cells and allow them to slow down
What kind of cells express P-selectin and E-selectin?
Only activated endothelial cells
Where is E-selectin synthesized and expressed in response to?
On endothelial cell surface within 1 to 2 hours in response to the cytokines IL-1 and TNF produced by mast cells and tissue-resident macrophages in response to infection
What kind of complexes are ligands for E-selectins and P-selectins?
Constitutively expressed complex of sialyated carbohydrates related to to Lewis X or Lewis family
What kind of cells express L-selectin?
Only expressed on leukocytes and lymphocytes but not on endothelial cells
What are L-selectin’s role with respect to T or B lymphocytes?
Important for naive T and B lymphocytes for homing into lymph nodes by interacting with high endothelial venules
Define peripheral node addressins
L-selectin ligands expressed on HEV (PNAd)
Give the alternate name for, the distribution, and ligand for: P-selectin
CD62P
Endothelium activated by histamine or thrombin
- Sialyl Lewis X on PSGL-1 and other glycoproteins
- Neutrophils
- Monocytes
- T cells (effector, memory)
Give the alternate name for, the distribution, and ligand for: E-selectin
CD62E
Endothelium activated by cytokines (TNF, IL-1)
- Sialyl Lewis X on glycoproteins
- Neutrophils
- Monocytes
- T cells(effector and memory)
Give the alternate name for, the distribution, and ligand for: L-selectin
CD62L
Neutrophils, monocytes, T cells (naive and central memory), B cells (naive)
- Sialyl Lewis X/ PNAd on GlyCAM-1, CD34, MasCAM-1, others
- Endothelium (HEV)
What is the functional role of Selectins?
Selectin- mediated adhesion to leukocyte sialyl- lewis is weak and allows leukocytes to roll along the vascular endothelial surface
Allows for interaction with integrins
Integrins provide a ___ affinity interaction with their ligands
High
Stops rolling and find gaps between endothelial cells
What is the function of integrins?
Integrate signals triggered by extracellular ligands with cytoskeleton- dependent motility, shape change, and phagocytic responses
Define Lymphocyte function- associated antigen 1 (LFA-1)
An integrin expressed by all leukocytes
What does LFA-1 bind to?
Its ligand (ICAM-1, CD54)
Expressed on cytokine-activated endothelial cells
Define Very Late Antigen-4 (VLA-4)
An integral expressed by some leukocytes
What does VLA-4 bind to?
Its ligand (VCAM-1, CD106)
Expressed on cytokine-activated endothelial cells
Define alpha(4)beta(7) integrin
Integrin expressed by some leukocytes
What does alpha(4)beta(7) integrin bind to?
VCAM-1 and mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule MadCAM expressed on endothelial cells
Give the alternate name for, the distribution, and ligand for: LFA-1
Lymphocyte function- associated antigen 1
Neutrophils, monocytes, T cells (naive, effector, memory), B cells (naive)
ICAM-1
ICAM-2
Endothelium (cytokine - induced)