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Mucosal Immunity Flashcards

1
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Why is the mucosa vulnerable?

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Fragility and permebaility

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2
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Physiological functions of mucosal tissue?

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Gas exchange
Food absorption
Sensory activities
Reproduction

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Examples of mucosal tissues?

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Mammary gland
Salivary gland
Kidnye
Uterus/bladder/vagina 
Conjunctiva
Trachea
Lungs 
Intestine
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4
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Anatomical features of gut mucosal system?

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Organised lymphoid structures unique to mucosal sites

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5
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Effector mechanisms of gut lymphocytes?

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Activated/Memory T cells predominate

Natural effector/regulatory T cells- in organised tissues

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6
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Where is the Peyer’s patch?

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Only in small intestine

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What are Peyer’s atches covered in?

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  • Covered by an epithelial layer containing M cells which have membrane ruffles
  • Takes up antigens by endocytosis/phagocytosis and transported across M cells in vesicles
  • To dendritic cells which activate T cells
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8
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Special skill of dendritic cells?

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Can reach through epithelial layer to capture antigen from lumen of gut

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9
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How many compartments is mucosal immune system?

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2
Epithelium
Lamina propria

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Immune cells of lamina propria?

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  • CCR9
  • Plasma cell
  • Dendritic cells
  • Mat cells
  • Macrophages
  • C4 T cell
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11
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Immune cells of epithelial layer?

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  • CD8 T cell expressing alpha E:B7 integrin and CCR9

- Dendritic cells

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12
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What happens to T cells when they are activated by dendritic cells after they’ve encountered antigens?

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Enter Peyer’s patch from blood vessels

Drain through lymph nodes to thoracic duct ad return to gut via bloodstream

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13
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Most common Ig in GI tract?

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IgA (80%) the IgM the IgG

Dimeric

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14
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What can IgA do?

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Neutralize pathogens and toxins also while internalized in endosomes
-Can also export toxins and pathogens from lamina propria while being secreted

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Special T cells in Gut?

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Intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs) 90% are T cells

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16
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What happens after virus infects mucosal epithelium cell?

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Infected cell displays viral peptide to CD8 IEL via MHC class 1 
-Activated IEL kills epithelial cell by Fas-dependant pathway
17
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What happens when mucosal immunity is dysregulated in infections?

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Infection crosses mucosa and fuses to dendritic cells which shuttle viruse to regional lymph nodes, infection spreads to CD4+ lymphocytes, these viral infected cells go into blood stream and disseminate across body

18
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What is selective IgA deficiency?

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Asymptomatic

Recurrent sino-pulmonary infection (coeliac disease x10)

19
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What does CVID stand for?

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Common variable Immuno-deficiency

20
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What is CVID?

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Recurrent Sino-pulmonary and GI infections (low IgA, M, G & E)

21
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What does XLA stand for?

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X linked agammaglobulinaemia

22
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What is XLA?

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Sinopulmonary and GI infection + devastating enteroviral infections (No B cells)

23
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What is chronic granulomatous disease?

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Staph aureus/ inflammatory granulomas
Pneumonia
Abcesses

24
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Severe combined Immunodeficiency acronym?

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SCID

25
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What is SCID?

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Defect in T & B cell immunity

26
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What happens with IgE in allergies?

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Secreted by plasma cells binds to mast cells which secrete signals to B cells to stimulate further IgE production.
During ingestion antigen diffuses into blood diseminating causing urticaria and anaphylaxis

27
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Coeliac disease profile?

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Genetically linked
Not an allergy
Loss of villi
Biopsy for gold standard diagnosis

28
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2 examples of inflammatory bowel disease?

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Crohn’s disease

Ulcerative colitis

29
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What is Crohn’s disease?

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Can affect any part from mouth to anus

  • Focal and discontinuous inflammation with deep fissures +- granulomas
  • Mediated by Th1 CD4+ T cells
30
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What is ulcerative colitis?

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Rectum and colon - starts in rectum and moves proximally

31
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What do ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease both produce in large amounts?

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Inflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-6 and TNF alpha

32
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Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease?

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-NSAIDS (Non- specific anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs)

Steroids, azathioprine, methotrexate

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