MODULE 5 - 9 Flashcards
4 main attributes of cytokines
pleiotrophy, redundancy, synergy, antagonism
Pleiotrophy
a single cytokine can produce multiple effects
Example of Pleiotrophy
Il-4 stimulates multiple effects on B-cells
Redundancy
Cytokines can target the same cell and elicit the same effect
Example of redundancy
IL-2, IL-4, and IL-5 can stimulate B-cells to undergo proliferation
Synergy
the combined effect is greater than the added effect of them seperately
Example of synergy
IL-4 and IL-5 together can more effectively stimulate B-cells to induce class switching to IgE
Antagonism
cytokines can act on other cuytokines to impact their effects
Example of antagonism
IL-4 functions to induce B-cell class switching, but IFN-gamma can act to block the effects of IL-4
5 Cytokine receptor classes
Ig Superfamily Receptors, Class I Receptors, Class II Receptors, TNF Receptor Family, Chemokine Receptor Family
Ig Superfamily Receptors
has the same domain structure found on MHCs and Igs
Ig Superfamily Receptors Ligand
IL-1: induces fever through hypothalamus stimulation
Class I Receptors
have Trp-Ser-X-Trp-Ser (WSXWS) amino acid motif
Class I Receptors Ligand
IL-2, IL-3, pIL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-12, IL-13
Class II Receptors
similar to Class I but don’t have WSXWS motif; has cys disulfide bonds
Class II Receptors Ligand
INF-alpha, INF-beta, INF-gamma, IL-10
TNF Receptor Family
have cys-rich domains
TNF Receptor Family Ligands
TNF-alpha, TNF-beta, CD40L, FAS
Chemokine Receptor Family
belong to G-protein coupled receptors; have 7 transmembrane domains
Chemokine Receptor Family Ligands
CCR5 and CXCR4: co-receptors for HIV
Th1 cells secrete
IFN-gamma: promotes TH1 differentiation, inhibits TH2 proliferation
Effector functions of Th1 cells
play role in the cell-mediated immune response
Th2 cells secrete
IL-4, IL-5, and a little IL-10: promotes Th2 differentiation, inhibits Th1 activation
Effector functions of Th2 cells
plays a role in the humoral immune response
Bacterial septic shock
gram-negative cell wall endotoxins stimulate the patients macrophages to over-produce IL-1 and TNF-alpha, leading to the secretion of additional pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8)
Symptoms of bactrial septic-shock
Macrophages secrete lipid mediators and reactive O2/N species, causing fever, diarrhea, organ dysfunction, and widespread clotting
Primary immune response on B-cells
activation and differentiation of naive B-cells into anti-body secreting plasma cells
Secondary immune response on B-cells
antigen-specific memory B-cells are preferentially activated, resulting in quick response
Primary immune response on Ig production
produces equal amounts of IgM and IgG over 4-7 days
Secondary immune response on Ig production
produces primarily IgG rapidly over 1-3 days and has an overall longer period of antibody concentration
T-cell dependent B-cell activation
When a helper T-cell recognizes an antigen:MHC class II complex on a B-cell, the T-cell becomes activated, which activates the B-cell
3 signals in T-cell Dependent B-cell Activation
TCR-MHC class II complex binding, costimulatory molecule signalling, cytokine signalling
TCR-MHC Class II Complex Binding
- Antigens are processed and presented to T-cells
- BCR binds its specific antigen resulting in internalization of the Ig-antigen complex by receptor-mediated endocytosis
- Antigen is then processed by the endocytic antigen processing pathway and is displayed on MHC class II molecules on cell surface
- TCR of the helper T-cell recognizes the processed Ag:MHC complex presented by the B-cell
- TCR and CD4 bind to the Ag:MHC class II complex, resulting in activation of the helper T-cell
Costimulatory molecule signalling
- Upon TCR recognition of the antigen, CD40L expression is induced on the surface of helper T-cell through TCR-mediated inositol lipid hydrolysis
- CD40L interacts with expressed CD40 on B-cell, CD40L-CD40 interaction activates cytokine receptor expression on cell surface of B-cell and T-cell
- MHC Class II mediated cAMP activation results in increased expression of B7 on the cell surface
- B7 binds CD28 expressed by T-cell and provides necessary costimulatory signal to activate the helper T-cell
Cytokine signalling
- B7-CD28 interaction induces the MAPK cascade in helper T-cell
- This cascade activates cJUN and cFos which form AP-1 transcription factor that activates IL-2 gene
- Cytokines bind their receptors on the B-cells and T-cells, initating proliferation and differentation
Type I T-cell independent antigens
polyclonal B-cell activators: capable of activating B-cell regardless of their antigenic specifity
Type 2 T-cell independent antigens
expressed on the surface of pathogens in an organized and highly repetitive form; can activate B-cells by cross-linking the membrane bound iG in a multivalent fashion
Type 2 T-cell independent antigens example
polymeric proteins or bacterial cell wall polysaccarides with repeating polysaccaride units
Effector cells
cells that have a biological effect rather
Effector cells in non-specific response
macrophages and NK cells
Results of non-specific response
increased IFN-alpha and IFN-beta, activate Th1 cell
Effector cells in specific response
Cytotoxic T-cells
Antigen-nonspecific response
Macrophages + NK cells can recognize pathogens, but are not specific to a particular antigen
Antigen-specific response
Th1 cells activate cytotoxic T-cells which are specific for a processed pathogen antigen in complex with MHC class I