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Neutrophils 2 Flashcards

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What are the tissue breakdown products that shrink the endothelial cells and make the venules more permeable?

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Histamine, thrombin, leukotrienes and bradykinins

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What is the difference between selectins and integrins in regards to neutrophils?

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Selectins slow down neutrophils

Integrins stop neutrophils

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When the venule is more permeable because the endothelial cells have shrunk what happens next?

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  • Fluids and proteins flow into the tissue
  • This reduces the fluid in the vessel
  • Oncotic pressure increases in the tissue which causes more fluid to flow out -→ Tissue swells and becomes red and painful (arachidonic acid)
  • Flow of blood reduces (stasis)
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What are Weible Palade Bodies and what do they contain?

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Vesicles in endothelial cells

  • P- Selectins
  • vWF
  • IL-8 (chemotactic factor)
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What are Selectins?

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Transmembrane glycoproteins that bind to sugar moieties and thus are considered to be a type of lectin

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What happens when P-selectins are activated by histamine or thrombine?

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It moves from the inside of an endothelial cell to the cell surface

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What is the function of a P-selectin?

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It functions as a cell adhesion molecule (CAM) on the inner surface of an endothelial cell

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What is the function of the L-selectin on the surface of a neutrophil and the P-selectin on the endothelial cell?

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The L-selectin binds to the P-selectin and slows the neutrophil down

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What selectins show up on the surface of the endothelial cell after it is stimulated with IL-1 and TNF from macrophages?

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L-selectins and E-selectins (they slow the neutrophils down)

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When integrins are present on neutrophils are they called Cell Adhesion Molecules?

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No. When they are attached to endothelial cells they are called CAMs. Same function though.

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ICAM-1 is what?

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Inter/intra cellular Adhesion Molecule

It’s an integrin

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12
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Difference between glycoprotein and proteoglycan

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Whichever word comes later is the majority component

  • Glycoprotein
    • Glyco = small amount
    • Protein = large amount
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VCAM-1 is what?

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Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule

It’s an integrin

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What are the 2 integrins on the surface of the neutrophil?

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CD11 and CD18

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What is LFA-1 and what is its function?

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Leukocyte Function-associated Antigen-1 (LFA-1) is an integrin found on leukocytes. It plays a role in emigration which is when leukocytes leave the bloodstream.

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In general, what effect do selectins and integrins have on the neutrophil in the blood stream?

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Selectins: Slow neutrophil down

Integrins: Stop Neutrophil

17
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What does CD-31 do to the neutrophil in the bloodstream?

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CD-31 on endothelial cells “shakes hands” with CD-31 on neutrophil and begins to move it across the basement membrane toward the tissue (transmigration)

  • All endothelium have CD-31
18
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What happens when complement (like C5) lands on a bacteria?

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It splits. C5a is chemotactic

19
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What are chemotactic factors for macrophages and neutrophils called?

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Chemokines

  • Released by the cell
  • Chemo = chemotactic
  • Kine = cytokine
20
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How does a neutrophil recognize a pathogen and become activated?

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It has Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRR) and Toll Like Receptors (TLR): Both have to be engaged for phagocytosis to begin

  • CD-14
  • TLR2 recognizes gram positive bacteria, fungi and many other pathogens
  • TLR4 (recognizes the LPS on surface of gram negative bactera)
21
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What other ways can a neutrophil (or a macrophage) be activated besides TLR4 and CD-14?

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It has receptors for opsonins

  • Receptor for IgG (the Fc portion called FcgammaIR)
  • Receptor for MBL (called C1q)
  • Receptor for C3b (called CR1 and 3)

(The pathogens get coated by the IgG, MBL and C3b which makes the bacteria tasty to the neutrophil)

22
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What is the neutrophil receptor for MBL called?

23
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What are the complement receptors on neutrophils called?

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CR1/CR3

(Complement Receptor)

24
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What are the IgG receptors on neutrophils called?

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Fc gamma IR

25
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What 2 components does the neutrophil use to directly recognize the pathogen?

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TLR 2/4 in conjunction with CD14

26
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What are 3 ways that pathogens are indirectly recognized by the neutrophil

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Opsonization (C3b), IgG and MBL

27
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Neutrophils can kill bacteria via what 2 pathways?

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  • ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species)
    • Using O2 (Oxygen dependent)
  • Digestive Enzymes
    • Without using O2 (Oxygen independent)
28
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Neutrophils have an enzyme called NADPH Oxidase. What does it do?

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It uses the Hexose Monophosphate Shunt to turn two O2 molecules into O2- (superoxide) which then attacks bacteria (or anything else in its path)

(This happens in macrophages as well)

29
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Neutrophils have an enzyme called Superoxide Dismutase. What does it do?

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It creates Hydrogen Peroxide which digests bacterial components

(O2- + 2H+ → H2O2)

(This process also happens in macrophages)

30
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If a neutrophil has myeloperoxidase and it picks up H2O2 + Cl- (or some other halogenating ion), what will it produce?

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HOCl- + H2O

(Hydrogen chloride/hypochloride/bleach)

This is the strongest antibiotic in our body

Macrophages don’t do this (they don’t have myeloperoxidase)

31
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When inegrins are present on endothelial cells, what are they called?

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Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAMs)

32
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Neutrophils connect with vascular endothelial cells via what 2 main connections?

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  • LFA1 and MAC1 connect with ICAM1
  • VLA1 connects with VCAM1
33
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What is it called when a neutrophil is connected with an endothelial cell and it crosses from the vascular space into the tissue?

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Transmigration aka diapedesis

34
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What is the process where neutrophils project proteins into the extracellular space to kill bacteria?

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NETs

  • Neutrophilic Extracellular Traps
  • Captures and kills bacteria in the extracellular space
35
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What is the most important component of a primary granule in a neutrophil?

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Myeloperoxidase

36
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What is the most important component of secondary granules in neutrophils/macrophages?

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Lactoferrins

  • They take iron (which bacteria love) and pulls them out of bacteria (which are in the phagosome)
  • This is why we get anemia of chronic disease. The body perceives that is under constant attack and it stores the iron
37
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What substance is in the tertiary granules of neutrophils?

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Cathepsin and gelatinase

38
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What makes up the 3 mechanisms of the “killing factories” of neutrophils which degrades the pathogens?

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  • Oxygen dependent
    • Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
    • Bleach
  • Oxygen independent
    • Digestive enzymes
  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NET)
    • Bacteria are trapped and killed
39
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How does lactoferrin fight bacteria?

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It pulls the iron out of the bacteria and it dies

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