Nonspecific Host Defenses Flashcards
3 lines of defense
first, second, third
first line of defense
block the microbe from entering the body/portal of entry (nonspecific and innate)
second line of defense
through the entire body/systemic (nonspecific, innate)
eg. of second line of defense
phagocytosis, interferons
third line of defense
systemic, acquired, specific
characteristics of third line of defense
Changes throughout lifetime,
Specific to a strain of microbe,
B and T lymphocytes, antibodies, cytotoxins
first line of defense mechanisms
Physical or anatomical barriers, chemical defense layers, genetic defenses
Physical or anatomical barriers
skin, mucus membranes, respiratory tract
skin
thick keratin layer
how does skin remove microbes
keratin, hairshaft, sweating
keratin
thick insoluble layer that prevents microbes from entering
hair-shaft
hair sheds removing microbes
sweating
removes mircobes
mucus membranes
moist permeable layer which gets flushed with fluid to remove microbes
where are mucus membranes present?
Gi tract, Respiratory tract, urinary tract
Respiratory tract
nasal hairs that trap large particles, cilia actively brush mucus out of respiratory tract
chemical defense layer
lysozyme, defensins, stomach pH
lysozyme
breaks down peptidogylcan
defensins
small proteins that are found in bodily fluids that insert into the cell membrane of microbes causing leaks
genetic defenses eg.
Cat HIV, sickle cell anemia against anemia
Components of Second and Third Lines of Defense
system wide defense, white blood cells
component of second line of defense
PRRs, PAMPs
component of third line of defense
antibodies, antigens
system wide defense
constantly look and recognize if microbe is foreign
white blood cells
recognize what does not belong by cell surface markers made of proteins/sugars
PRRs
recognize molecular patterns that are recognized as foreign
PAMPs
molecular patterns
eg. PAMPs
LPS, peptidoglycan, flagellin, ds RNA, techoic acid, chtin
Systems involved in immune defenses
extracellular fluid, Reticuloendotheial system (RES), bloodstream
Reticuloendotheial system (RES)
network of connective tissue that surrounds organs; Way to prevent microbes from attacking important organs
bloodstream includes
plasma, granulocytes, agranulocytes,
hematopoiesis
process of blood cell production
hematopoiesis produces
leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets