MCB EXAM 3 Flashcards
Innate Immune System
The first line of defense (pre-invasion) is very general. It also has a second line of defense if the pathogens break through the initial barriers.
what are the barriers of the innate immune system
skin, lacrimal apparatus, mucous membranes, resident mircobiota.
Ciliated Cells
are in the respiratory tract, form an epithelial lining of coordinated
metachronal ciliary activity that provides the propelling force for the transport of mucus
along the airways.
Interferons
Proteins are part of natural defense. alert the immune system that there are cancer or germ cells in the body. they trigger the killer immune cells into action.
Stages of Phagocytosis
1 chemotaxis
2 adhesion
3 ingestion
4 maturation
5 killing
6 elimination
PAMPs
Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns.
Molecules, or small molecular motifs, associated with groups of microbes that are recognized by cells of the innate immune system.
EX Flagellin, peptidoglycan, dsRNA, Lippoprotiens and lipids, LPS
Motif
a region (a subsequence) of protein. or DNA sequence that has a specific. structure
PRRs
Toll-Like Receptors - TLRs
Nod-Like Receptors - NLRs
These recognize PAMPs
Interferon Alpha and Beta
release warning signs
Interferon-gamma
are released by white blood cells to fight the germs
Adaptive immunity
more specific to a pathogen
5 main attributes of Adaptive immunity
1 specificity - acts only on specific molecular shapes [anitgens] from individual pathogens
2 inducibility - only recognition from that specific antigen from a pathogen will initiate that response
3 clonality - once induced, multiple generations of cells with identical response capabilities will be generated.
4 unresponsiveness to self - response only to the pathogen and not to the host
5 memory - once the adaptive response has occurred the antigen is then committed to memory in case of future encounters
Lymphatic System
Screen the tissues of the body for foreign molecules.
ORGANS?
Lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen thymus, tonsils, intestines. (GALT)
GALT
Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue
Lymph vessels
One-way system that conducts lymph from tissues and returns it to the circulatory system
Lymph
Liquid like blood and plasma but it is leaked from blood vessels and poured into the surrounding tissue
Function: a conduit used for immune communication throughout the body. (as well as blood)
Primary lymphoid organs
Bone Marrow and thymus. All lymphoid cells are formed and matured
Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Blood Stem Cells, are cells that can turn into different types of specified cells
Hematopoiesis
The process where blood stem cells turn into all types of blood cell types.
Blood Stem Cells that relate to phagocytosis
Neutrophil and monocyte (macrophage)
Lymphocyte
Lymphoid stem Cell, can turn into B-Cells or T-Cells
B-Cells
Formed and matured in the bone marrow. They are involved in antigen-mediated functions