MHC Flashcards
What do antigen receptors of B cells recognize?
- macromolecules
- proteins
- polysaccharides
- lipids
- nucleic acids
- small chemicals in soluble form
what do antigen receptors of T cells recognize
- peptide fragments of protein antigens
- only when present on MHC cells
T-cell mediated immune responses only against
- protein antigens
- produced in host cells
- taken up by host cell
antigens can only be recognized in the proper context
- location (anatomic)
- setting (micranatomic/molecular)
where does antigen presentation occur
- lymph node collects antigen from epithelium and connective tissues
- blood-borne antigens are captured by antigen-presenting cells in the spleen
langerhans cells
- dendritic cells in the skin
- as they capture antigen, they get signals to travel to T cell areas within lymph nodes
where are proteins displayed or recognition by T lymphocytes
- peripheral lymphoid organs
- lymph nodes
- spleen
major location of conventional dendritic cells
- tissues
major location of plasmacytoid dendritic cells
- blood
- tissues
major cytokines produced by conventional dendritic cells
- pro-inflammatory
- TNF
- IL-6
- IL-12
major cytokines produced by plasmacytoid dendritic cels
- type I interferons
major functions of conventional dendritic cells
- induction of T cell responses against most antigens
major functions of plasmacytoid dendritic cells
- antiviral innate immunity
- induction of T cell responses against viruses
after dendritic cells capture microbial antigens
- activated
- and leave their location
- migrate to draining lymph nodes
what attracts dendritic cells to the lymph nodes
- chemokines produced in the lymphatics and nodes
how to the dendritic cells mature and acquire the ability to present antigen
- in response to signals induced by the microbe such as Toll like receptor signals and cytokines
immature dendritic cells express
- surface receptors that capture microbial antigen
mature dendritic cells express
- high levels of MHC molecules and costimulators
- to stimulate T cells
dendritic cell class II MHC - constitutive or inducible
- constitutive
dendritic cell class II MHC increases with
- maturation
dendritic cell class II MHC increases by (cytokine)
- interferon gamma
dendritic cells costimulators - constitutive or inducible
- constitutive
dendritic cells costimulators increases with
- maturation
dendritic cells costimulators inducible by
- TLR ligands
- interferon gamma
- CD40-CD40L interactions
dendritic cells principle function
- initiation of T cell responses to protein antigens
macrophages class II MHC - constitute or inducible
- inducible by interferon gamma
INTERFERON GAMMA MAKES MACROPHAGES HUGE AF
macrophages costimulators - constitutive or inducible
- inducible by:
- TLR ligands
- interferon gamma
- CD40-CD40L interactions
macrophages principal function
- effector phase of cell-mediated immune responses