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Neuroimmunomodulation Flashcards

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What was the traditional thought of curing disease?

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Kill the pathogen, don’t harm the host

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What is the new strategy on curing disease?

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Focus on the host, not the pathogen (enhance the ability of the host) aka cytokine theory

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Which breaks down proteins created within the cell: MHC I or MHC II?

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MHC I (endogenous proteins)

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Which eats proteins outside of the cell the cell and presents fragments on cell surface: MHC I or MHC II?

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MHC II

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Where do we find PAMPs?

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In pathogens (not in host)

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What are PAMPs?

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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns

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What are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) an example of?

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PAMPs

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What are the functions of the complement system?

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1 opsonization
2 recruit phagocytes
3 MACs (kill)

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What kind of immunities present a dual threat and are both damaging to the host?

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BOTH insufficient and excessive immunity

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What kind of cytokine induces chemotaxis in nearby cells?

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Chemokines

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What kind of cytokine is made by host cells that interfere with pathogens?

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Interferons

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What kind of cytokine was first noticed from WBCs (aka leukocytes)?

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Interleukins

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What kind of cytokine is made by lymphocytes?

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Lymphokines

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What kind of cytokine causes cell death?

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TNF

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What is a cytokine?

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Small protein used for cell signaling

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What is the function of interneurons?

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Relay stations (sensory to motor)

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What is the function of sensory neurons?

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Respond to stimulation

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What is the function of motor neurons?

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Transmit information from CNS to periphery

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19
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The systemic release of which cytokine is directly controlled by which major nerve?

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Vagus

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20
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What kind of receptors are seen with sweat glands?

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Sympathetic cholinergics

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21
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Which neurotransmitter is released from preganglionic fibers of both the SNS and PSNS?

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Ach

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Which neurotransmitter is released from postganglionic fibers of the SNS?

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Norepinephrine

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Which neurotransmitter is released from postganglionic fibers of the PSNS?

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Ach

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24
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Which adrenergic receptor is associated with bladder sphincter contraction?

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Alpha

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Which adrenergic receptor is associated with bladder wall relaxation?

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Beta2

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26
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What are the two kinds of aceylcholine receptors?

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Muscarinic and nicotinic

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27
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Where can we find muscarinic receptors?

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On all effector cells stimulated by postganglionic cholinergic neurons of either PSNS or SNS

28
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Which ach receptor type works with G protein complexes?

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Muscarinic

29
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Where can we find nicotinic receptors?

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In autonomic ganglia in synapses between pre- and postganglionic neurons (both SNS and PSNS)

30
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Which ach receptor type forms ligand-gated ion channels in the neuron membranes?

31
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What is the result of ach binding to a nicotinic receptor in skeletal muscle?

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Ion pore depolarizes the sarcolemma resulting in contraction

32
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What is the result of ach binding to a nicotinic receptor in neurons?

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Ion pore depolarizes the neuron resulting in fast depolarization overall

33
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Nicotinic receptors form ion pores and result in depolarization in what areas?

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Skeletal muscle, neurons

34
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Which autonomic reflex discussed is associated with the cardiovascular system in involving the stretch of a vessel inhibiting the SNS?

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Baroreceptor reflex

35
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The autonomic reflex of smelling food is a gastrointestinal response resulting in what kind of stimulation?

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PSNS (secretion..)

36
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The autonomic reflex of the bladder stretching stimulates what response?

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PSNS (micturition)

37
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Mental and physical sexual stimulation as autonomic responses stimulate what response?

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BOTH PSNS and SNS coordination

38
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The vagus nerve is responsible for the conduction of which kind of action potential: afferent or efferent?

39
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What brain structures are involved in the relaying of the inflammatory reflex?

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Brainstem nuclei (receive afferent signal, then send efferent signal back to periphery via vagus)

40
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What is the response to the inflammatory reflex?

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Inhibition of spleen and other cytokine producing organs

41
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The inflammatory reflex requires which receptors?

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Nicotinic alpha7-acetylcholine receptors

42
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What happened to animals deficient in either vagus nerve activity or the nicotinic alpha7-acetylcholine receptor subunit when exposed to inflammatory stimuli?

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Increased sensitivity to inflammatory challenges because they overproduce cytokines (no regulation)

43
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What is the source of ach in the inflammatory reflex?

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CHAT+ cells (choline acytyltransferase)

44
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Vagal parasympathetics make up about what percentage of the total PSNS?

45
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Why is inhibition of the spleen important during an inflammatory reflex?

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Spleen contains macrophages which release TNF which is proinflammatory

46
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The vagus nerve recognizes what cytokine to initiate a fever response?

47
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Activation of nicotinic ach receptors inhibits the production of what substances from macrophages?

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Pro-inflammatory mediators like TNF, IL-1beta, IL-8, PGE2

48
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Activation of nicotinic ach receptors has what effect on mucosal mast cells?

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Inhibits degranulation and food allergy (inflammatory)

49
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on dendritic cells?

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Decreased production of IL-12 and capacity to induce APC-dependent T-cell responses

50
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on B cells?

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Inhibit migration and antibody release in spleen

51
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on both types of T cells?

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Unknown but probably activation of apoptosis of T cells

52
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on neutrophils?

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Alters superoxide production and chemotaxis

Inhibits migration into areas of inflammation

53
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on NK cells?

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Blunted responses to acute stressors

54
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What effect does activation of nicotinic ach receptors have on microglia?

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Inhibit TNF production

Stimulate COX-2 and synthesis of PGE2

55
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Why does nicotine administration result in a 50% reduction in the number of anti-pneumococcal antibody secreting cells in the spleen?

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Nicotine = cholinergic agonist

56
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Heart rate variability is inversely correlated with risk of and poor prognosis in the development of which conditions?

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Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia

57
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Increased heart rate variability is positively correlated with what things?

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Longevity in cancer, better cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s disease

58
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What does heart rate variability depend on, overall?

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Balance between SNS and PSNS

59
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An increase in heart rate variability is associated with increased tone of which: SNS or PSNS?

60
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What relationship was found between chiropractic care and heart rate variability?

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Those with chiropractic care showed significant improvement in heart rate variability :)

61
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What effect does high velocity and low amplitude thoracic spine manipulation have on heart rate variability?

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Increased HRV :)

62
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It is suggested that cervical adjustments may result in the stimulation of which part of the autonomic nervous system? Thoracics? Lumbars?

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Cervicals - PSNS
Thoracics - SNS
Lumbars - PSNS

63
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Spinal manipulation has been shown to have what effect on inflammatory type responses?

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Down-regulation (mechanism unknown)

64
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What happened in the study to patients when adjusted and when IL-2 was added to blood samples?

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More IgM and IgG synthesis

65
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What was the different in saliva samples after osteopathic manipulative treatment compared to the control group?

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Manipulated group displayed greater increase in post-intervention IgA levels than control group

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