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A host defense system against infectious disease and foreign (non self) antigens.

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IMMUNE SYSTEM

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A response generated against a potential pathogen is called

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IMMUNE RESPONSE

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  • first line of defense
  • non specific to the invading pathogen
  • rapidly mobilized at the initial site of infection
  • lacks immunologic memory
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INNATE IMMUNITY

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A protein that is produced in response to a particular
pathogen is called

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ANTIBODY

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antibody is synonymous to

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IMMUNOGLOBULIN

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The substance that induces the production of
antibodies is called

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ANTIGEN

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  • Rapid, immediate response
  • Antigen nonspecific
  • No memory, not long-lasting
    protection
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INNATE IMMUNITY

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  • Slow response
  • Highly antigen specific
  • Induces memory, responds rapidly and vigorously to second antigen exposure
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ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

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which immunity have these immunoligic components

  • Natural barriers to infection – skin, mucous membranes;
  • Cells – phagocytes, NK cells, innate lymphoid cells
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INNATE IMMUNITY

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which immunity have these immunoligic components

Mediators – complement, defensins, cytokines, sensors (TLR, NOD-like receptors, RAG-1)

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INNATE IMMUNITY

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which immunity have these immunoligic components

Cell – T lymphocytes-cell mediated, B lymphocytes - antibody mediated, APCs

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ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

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which immunity have these immunoligic components

Mediators – secreted molecules (cytokines, chemokines, complement)

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ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

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2 classification of adaptive immunity

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naturally acquired
artificially acquired

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CLASSIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

  • antigens enter the body naturally
  • body induces antibodies and specialiazed lymphocytes
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ACTIVE IMMUNITY (naturally acquired)

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CLASSIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

  • antibodies pass from mother to fetus via placenta or to infant via the mother’s milk
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PASSIVE IMMUNITY (naturally acquired)

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CLASSIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

  • antigens are introduced in vaccines
  • body produces antibodies and specialized lymphocytes
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ACTIVE IMMUNITY (artificially acquired)

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CLASSIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

  • preformed antibodies in immune serum are introduced by injection
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PASSIVE IMMUNITY (artificially acquired)

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The skin, airways, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and genitourinary tract have ________________ as their barrier

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EPITHELIAL CELL LAYER

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Epithelial cell layer has ____ that help provide proetction against invading pathogens

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TIGHT JUNCTIONS

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has tight junctions and produces a number of powerful antimicrobial peptides that help provide protection against invading pathogens

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EPTHELIAL CELL LAYER

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an example of an antimicrobial peptide that dissolves some bacterial cell wall

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LYSOZYME

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22
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lysozyme is present on the ____ and can help provide
protection against some microorganisms

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SKIN

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present on the skin and in tears and in respiratory and cervical secretions

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LYSOZYME

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by virtue of their acid pH and certain chemicals especially fatty acids – have antimicrobial properties that tend to eliminate pathogenic organisms.

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SWEAT & SEBACEOUS SECRETIONS

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____ microorganisms are capable of penetrating intact skin

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FEW

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____ can enter sweat and sebaceous glands and hair follicles and establish themselves there.

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MANY

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The skin produces a variety of antimicrobial agents including a protein with antibacterial properties known as

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PSORIASIN

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  • positively charged peptides
  • located primarily in the GI an lower respiratory tracts
  • create holes in bacterial cell walls
  • disrupts the bacterial membrane
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DEFENSINS

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NEUTROPHILS in the small intetsine contain ____ that house the α-defensins

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AZUROPHILIC GRANULES

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released following TLR activation

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α-defensins

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31
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the defensin that the epethilial cells in the respiratory tract secretes

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β-defensin

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32
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have also been shown to possess antiviral activity

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α-defensin

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The ____ of the respiratory tract offers another mode of protection from infection.

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MUCOSAL EPITHELIUM

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a complex mixture of mucins, proteins, proteases, and protease inhibitors, is a major component of the mucosal epithelium.

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MUCUS

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Some bacteria attach to the surface epithelial cells by means of

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ADHESIVE BACTERIAL SURFACE PROTEINS

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the presence of mucus limits bacterial adhesion to these cell surfaces. Once entrapped in the mucus, the bacteria are removed by

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CILIARY CLEARANCE

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tend to inhibit microbial adhesion and limit exposure time

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MUCOSAL SURFACE & CILIATED EPITHELIAL CELLS

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37
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has mechanisms to inhibit bacteria

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GI TRACT

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38
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The ____ of the stomach and the ____ of the small intestine make this environment hostile to many bacteria.

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ACIDITY OF STOMACH
PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES of small intetsine

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39
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An additional barrier to microbial invasion is the effect of the

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CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT

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40
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the presence of an ____ pH in sweat and
sebaceous secretions and the ____ pH of the stomach have antimicrobial properties.

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HIGH ph in sweat & sebaceous
LOW ph in stomach

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the production of ____ on the skin also tends to eliminate pathogenic organisms

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FATTY ACIDS

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a good barrier because it is dry

bacteria needs water to grow

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SKIN

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43
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are parts of immune response

they are good immune response

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FEVER & INFLAMMATION

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When a pathogen enters the skin, it is confronted by macrophages and other phagocytic cells possessing

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MICROBIAL SENSORS

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45
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Recognize presence of pathogens

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MICROBIAL SENSORS

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3 MAJOR GROUPS OF MICROBIAL SENSORS

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TLRs
NOD-like receptors (NLRs)
RIG-1-like helicase & MDA5

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47
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  • best studied of the microbial sensors
  • Type 1 transmembrane proteins that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns
  • constitue a first line of defense
  • play a critical role in initiating the immune response
  • generates a rapid and robust inflammatory response marked by cellular activation & cytokine release
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TLRs
Toll-like receptors

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48
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how many TLRs have been identified to date

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10

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  • intracellular sensors for microbial products
  • located in the cytoplasm
  • activate the nuclear factor and drive inflammatory responses similar to TLRs
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NLRs
NOD-like receptors

50
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cytoplasmic sensors of viral ssRNA

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RIG-1like helicase & MDA5

51
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these target viruses

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INTERFERONS

52
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The cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems originate in

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BONE MARROW

53
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give rise to red blood cells, platelets, and the cells of the innate immune system.

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MYELOID CELLS

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give rise to cells essential to adaptive immunity, such as T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes, and natural killer cells

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LYMPHOID CELLS

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  • MAJOR PHAGOCYTIC CELL
  • short half-life
  • destroys pathogens within intracellular vesicle
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NEUTROPHILS

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monocytes mature into

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MACROPHAGES

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  • small leuokocytes
  • circulate in the blood
  • found in almost all tissues
58
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  • critical cells
  • engulf & kill pathogens
  • process and present antigen
  • regulate immune reactivity by producing variety molecules
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MACROPHAGES

59
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monocytes in the liver

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KUPFFER CELLS

60
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responsible for histamine production

61
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  • present in the blood, lymphoid tissue, liver, spleen, lung, and other tissues
  • responsible for the uptake and removal of foreign antigen
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PHAGOCYTES

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a T lymphocyte but works for innate immune system

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NATURAL KILLER CELL

63
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origin of all lymphocytes

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LYMPHOID PROGENITOR CELL

64
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  • densely staining granules
  • It includes the neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
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GRANULOCYTES

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phagocytic vesicle is also called

66
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a multistep process whereby a phagocytic cell recognizes the pathogen, ingests it, and then destroys the engulfed organism

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PHAGOCYTOSIS

67
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the neutrophil recognizes, engulfs, and internalizes he pathogen into an endocytic vesicle called

P

67
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when the neutrophil completes its mission, it undergoes ____

68
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  • They are leukocytes that have no granules
  • It includes monocytes and macrophages
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AGRANULOCYTES

69
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macrophage in the nervous tissues

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MICROGLIAL CELLS

70
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destruction of parasites, attach to the parasite if it is big

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EOSINOPHIL

71
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  • They are also phagocytic cells and can degrade pathogens.
  • Their main role is to activate T cells in the adaptive immune response by acting as an antigen-presenting cell and by producing regulatory cytokines.
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DENDRITIC CELLS

72
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IN ORDER

MECHANISM OF PHAGOCYTOSIS

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CHEMOTAXIS
ADHERENCE
INGESTION
DIGESTION

73
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chemical signals attract phagocytes to microorganisms

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CHEMOTAXIS

74
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attachment of phagocytes to the surface of microorganism

75
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Microorganism is engulfed by the phagocyte

76
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Microorganisms are digested inside the phagolysosome (fusion of phagosome and lysosome)

77
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fusion of phagosome and lysosome

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PHAGOLYSOSOME

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  • Large, granular lymphocytes morphologically related to T cells, which make up 10 – 15% of blood leukocytes.
  • can recognize and kill virus-infected cells and tumor cells.
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NATURAL KILLER CELLS

79
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NK cells can recognize what type of cells

2

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virus-infected cells
tumor cells

80
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A natural killer (NK) cell recognizes ____ on a healthy cell and does not kill it.

82
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An ____ does not present the MHC I, but does present ligands for the activating receptor. Thus, the NK cell will trigger a response that kills the cell.

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INFECTED CELL

83
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basis for health cell detection

84
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the complement system consists of approximately ____ proteins found in the serum or on the membrane of selected cells that interact in a cascade

85
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it initiates a series of biochemical reactions that ultimately culminate in cellular lysis or destruction of the pathogen.

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COMPLEMENT SYSTEM

86
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  • antibody binds to antigen of microorganism
  • series of reaction
  • first pathway to be discovered
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CLASSICAL PATHWAY

87
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  • can be activated by the **infectious agents **
  • factors B, D, and properdin
  • first line of pathway
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ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY

88
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  • mannose-binding lectin (MBL) binds to microorganism
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MB LECTIN PATHWAY

89
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a common systemic manifestation of the inflammatory response and is a cardinal symptom of infectious disease

90
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main regulator of body temperature

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF COMPLEMENT

  • The lysis of cells, such as bacteria, virus-infected cells, and tumor cells.
  • cells burst
  • This process occurs through the development of the membrane attack complex (MAC) (C5b, 6, 7, 8, 9), which inserts into the membrane of an organism or cell.
  • The MAC creates holes in the cell membrane, which leads to loss of osmotic integrity and rupture of the microbe or cell.
92
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BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF COMPLEMENT

  • directed movement of leukocytes up a gradient concentration toward the site of infection
  • most important chemotactic substances is C5a
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CHEMOTAXIS

93
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BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF COMPLEMENT

  • A term used to describe how antibodies or C3b can enhance phagocytic engulfment of microbes.
  • Macrophages and neutrophils have receptors for C3b and therefore can bind C3b-coated organisms. This binding trigger phagocytosis.
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OPSONIZATION

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BIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF COMPLEMENT

  • It is a local response resulting from a damage/injury to the body’s tissues.
  • The damage can be caused by microbial infection, physical agent, or chemical agent.
  • promote vasodilation and increase vascular permeability
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INFLAMMATION / ANAPHYLATOXINS

95
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  • a result of any injury to tissues or following the establishment and multiplication of microorganisms. It is the protective local response to injury
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INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

96
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Activation of the ____ leads to the release of
cytokines like interleukin-1 (IL-1) and other mediators like prostaglandin and leukotriene, causing pain and inflammation

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MACROPHAGES

97
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  • It is a vascular reaction whose net result is the delivery of fluid, dissolved substances, and cells from the circulating blood into the interstitial tissues in an area of injury.
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INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

98
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  • source: mast cells, basophil, platelets
  • effect: Vasodilation and increased permeability of bloodvessels
99
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  • source: Blood plasma
  • effect: chemotaxis
100
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  • source: Damaged cells
  • effect: Intensify the effects of histamine and kinins and help phagocytes move through capillary walls
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PROSTAGLANDIN

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  • source: Mast cell and basophil
  • effect: Increase permeability of blood vessels and help attach phagocytes to pathogens
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LEUOKTRIENES

102
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  • source: Blood plasma
  • effect: Stimulates release of histamine, attracts phagocytes, and promotes phagocytosis
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COMPLEMENT

103
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  • source: Fixed Macrophage
  • effect: Vasodilation and increased permeability of blood vessels
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Five Cardinal Signs of Inflammation

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  • Rubor (redness)
  • Calor (heat)
  • Tumor (swelling)
  • Dolor (pain)
  • LOSS OF FUNCTION (Functio laesa altered function)
105
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during inflammation there is ____ because of dilation

106
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phagocytes are usually where

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INSIDE THE BLOOD VESSELS

107
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FEVER is induced by

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PYROGENS

hence, anti-pyretic

108
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  • cell structure that is capable of inducing fever
  • gram negative
  • in the outer membrane
110
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PYROGENS

fever inducing agents

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CYTOKINES
ENDOTOXIN

111
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BENEFITS OF ????

  • a defense against disease
  • increases T-cell proliferation and antibody
    production
  • speeds up the body’s reactions which help the body tissues to repair themselves more quickly.
112
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fever activates ____

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IL-1
interunit 1 (cytokine)

112
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fever stregthen the effect of

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INTEFERONS

113
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fever increases production of ____ (decreased iron)

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TRANSFERRIN

114
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if the body temperature is ↑, the body’s reactions is

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MAS MABILIS

115
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main cause of fever

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BACTERIAL INFECTION

116
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blood vessels are ____ during fever

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CONSTRICTED

117
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tragets mainly VIRUSES

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INTERFERONS

118
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  • These are proteins produced during viral infections.
  • They help control viral replication by inhibiting protein synthesis in cells.
  • It includes alpha interferon, beta-interferon, and gamma-interferon (produced by T-lymphocytes).
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INTERFERONS

119
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signals neighboring uninfected cells to destroy RNA & reduce protein synthesis

120
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signals neigboring infected cells to undergo apoptosis

121
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activates immune cells

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