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OVERVIEW OF IMMUNE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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Refers primarily to anatomical,
cellular, and humoral defenses that
functions in the early stages of host
defense

A

Innate Immunity/Non-specific Immunity
(1st and 2nd Line of Defense)

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Second line of defense:
Enumerate the cellular factors

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  1. Phagocytes
  2. Basophils & Mast Cells
  3. NK cells
  4. APCs
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Second line of defense:
Enumerate the non-cellular factors

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  1. Complement System
  2. Cytokines
  3. INF
  4. Inflammatory reactions
  5. Acute reactants
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4
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Low ph of stomach and vagina

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Acid

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5
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Example of flushing actions

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blinking of eyelids
peristalsis
urination

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6
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Enumerate the Secretion of Factors

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  1. Interleukin 1
  2. Interleukin 6
  3. Complement
  4. Hydrolytic enzymes
  5. Tumor necrosis
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7
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promotes inflammatory response

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Interleukin 1

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8
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promotes innate immunity

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Interleukin 6

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9
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promotes elimination of pathogens
through cell lysis

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Complement

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10
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promotes inflammatory
response

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Hydrolytic enzymes

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11
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kills tumor cells

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Tumor necrosis

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12
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Increase rapidly due to infection, injury, or
trauma to the tissues

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Acute Phase Reactants

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13
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Acute phase reactants are Produced primarily by

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hepatocytes

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14
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(liver parenchymal cells) within 12 to 24 hours
in response to an increase in certain
intercellular signaling polypeptides called

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cytokinesis

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15
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Other name for IFN-alpha

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Leukocyte IFN

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16
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Primary producers of IFN alpha

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Null lymphocytes

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17
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Other name for IFN-beta

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Epithelial
Fibroblast IFN

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18
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Primary producers of IFN beta

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Fibroblasts, epithelial cells, MACs

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19
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Function of IFN beta

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Anti-viral

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20
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Other name for IFN-gamma

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Immune IFN

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21
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Primary producers of IFN-gamma

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T helper 1 cells, T cytotoxic cells

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22
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Cells that engulf and digest foreign materials

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Phagocytes

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23
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Examples of phagocytes are

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Neutrophils (PMNs)
Monocytes
Macrophages
Dendritic cells
Fixed Phagocytes

24
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Histocytes

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Connective tissue

25
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Alveolar MACs

26
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Kupffer cells

27
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Littoral cell

28
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Mesangial cells

29
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Microglia

30
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Osteoclasts

31
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Synovial A cells

A

Synovial fluid

32
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Hof-Bauer cells

33
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Locations of Macrophages (MACs):
Langerhans cells

34
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Indirect interaction:
It is the enhancement of
phagocytosis (C3b, IgG1 and
IgG3)

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Opsonization

35
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Direct interaction:
Pattern Recognition Receptors
(PRRs): phagocytes use their
PRRs to recognize and adhere to
______

A

Pathogen Associater Molecular
Patterns (PAMPS)

36
Q

Transcribe PRPs

A

Pattern Recognition Receptors
(PRRs)

37
Q

Ingestion (Engulfment):
Vacuole + Pathogen = ________

38
Q

Example of oxygen dependent mechanisms which are toxic reactive oxygen intermediates

A

Superoxide anion
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydroxyl radical

39
Q

Example of oxygen dependent mechanisms which are myeloperoxidase

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Hypochlorite and highly toxic substances

40
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Oxygen Independent Mechanisms:
It has an antibiotic like peptides made by phagocytes

41
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Example of digestive enzymes

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Lysozymes and lactoferrin

42
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NK cells that Exist in the body at birth

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Nonspecific Immunity

43
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NK cells that are not produced by immunologic insult

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Nonspecific Immunity

43
Q

Transcribe ADCC

A

Antibody Dependent Cellular
Cytotoxicity

44
Q

NK cells Form ______ in Sheep RBC

45
Q

NK Cells:
Responsible for the NK cell exposed to IL-2 and IFN gamma

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Lymphokine Activated Cell (LAK)

46
Q

Transcribe LAK

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Lymphokine Activated Cell (LAK)

47
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Method of Killing
Formation of Pores
causing lysis

48
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Method of Killing
Programmed Cell Death

49
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Overall response of the body after tissue damage or invasion infectious agent

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Inflammation

50
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Inflammation:
Rubor

51
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Inflammation:
Calor

52
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Inflammation:
Tumor

53
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Inflammation:
Dolor

54
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Inflammation:
Function Laesa

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loss of function

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