overview of the immune system Flashcards

1
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what type of disease is periodontitis

A

Poly microbial, immune mediated(inflamation) disease

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2
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types of Mammalian Immune Response

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Innate and Adaptive

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3
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The first responders to infection

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Innate Immune Response

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4
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Immune response that broadly looks for patterns with danger and pathogen and tissue damage

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Innate Immune Response

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5
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Where Immunological memory is found

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In the Adaptive Immune Response

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6
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Relation of the Innate Immune Response to the Adaptive Immune Response

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Innate trains the adpative to know what to look for

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7
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A non-specific, Rapidly Inflammityory response

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Innate Immunity

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8
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A targetted to antigen, delayed response

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Adaptive Immunity

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9
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Immune response with more cell types

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Innate Immunity

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10
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Why Innate Immunity has more cells

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Different cells respond to different pathogens or trama differently

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11
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Where hematopoisesis occures

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In the Bone Marrow

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12
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When Hematopoiesis occures

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after birth

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13
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Cells that exist because of Hematopoiesis

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Platelets, Red Blood cells, White blood cells (Myeloid and Lymphoid)

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14
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How cell type is determined during hematopoiesis

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environment that they are surrounded by

Singals it recieves by stromal cell within bone marrow

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15
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Hematopoisites can become

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Myeloid or Lymphoid cells

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16
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Myloid cells become:

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Innate Immune cells and Red blood cells and Platelets

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17
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Lymphoid cells become

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T cells, B cells, and Natural Killer cells

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18
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What bones do hematopoiesis

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Young: long bones, old: flat bones

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19
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Most abundant Leukocyte in circulation

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Neutrophils

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20
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Involved in Inflammatory and allergic response

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Basophils

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21
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Involved in combating parasitic infection and allergic response

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Eosinophils

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22
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Myeloid dervied cells

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Granulocytes( neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils)

Phagocytes(Monocytes, macrophages, Conventional Dendritic Cells)

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23
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Monocytes are involved in:

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Phagocytosis

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24
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Travel and differentiation of Monocytes

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Circulate in blood, enter tissue to differentiate into macrophage or dendtric cells

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25
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Macrophages role

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Phagocytic cells that present antigens, clear away broken stuff

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26
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where Macrophages are found

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in all tissue

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27
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Function of Conventional Dendritic cells

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Similar to macrophages, and activate naive T cells

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28
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Mast Cells contain

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Preformed granules, despite NOT being a granulocyte

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29
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Roll of Mast cells

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Defense against Parasitic worms, and allergic response

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30
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Cells from lymphoid Lineage

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T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, Natural Killer Cells

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31
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types of T lymphocytes

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Cytotoxic(CD8) and Helper (CD4)

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32
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Roll of T lymphocytes

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Suppressor/regulatory

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33
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B lymphocytes differentiate into:

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plasma cells

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34
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Roll of B lymphocytes

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antibody production

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35
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roll of Natural killer cells

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Innate immune response (non antigen specific)

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36
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adaptive immunity cells

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T and B lymphocytes

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37
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Molecule capable of inducing an immune response

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Antigen

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38
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Portective proteins made by B cells that recognize 1 specific antigen

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Antibody/ immunoglobulin

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39
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How immune cells communicate

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Secrete signalling molcules (cytokines and Chemokines)

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40
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Cell signalling molecules for chemotaxis

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Chemokines

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41
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types of cell receptors for for cell communication

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Internal and External

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42
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Domains of cell surface receptors

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Extracellular, Trransmembrane, cytoplasmic

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43
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Steps of cellular communication

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Ligand binds to receptor(intracellular domain aggregate)
Phosphorylation of Protein tyrosine Kinase
Protein tyrosine kinase initiate a series of phosphorylation and dephosphorlation events

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44
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Phosphorylation of Protein tyrosine kinases leads to:

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Release of Cellular mediators
Actin rearrangement
Transcriptional activation leading to production of Target proteins

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45
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Group of secreted proteins that are involved in regulating the innate and adaptive immune responses

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Cytokines

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46
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Cytokines involved in activation and proliferation

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G-CSF, IFNgamma

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47
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Inflammation cytokines

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IL-1beta, TNG-alpha

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48
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Cell migration and movemnt cytokines

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CCL2, CSCL1, CX3CL1

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49
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Immunosuppression Cytokines

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IL-10, TGF-beta

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50
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Autocrine

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Acts on itself

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51
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Paracrine

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Acts on nearby cells

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52
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Endocrine

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Circulation

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53
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ORganized clusters of Lymphoid cells

A

Follicle

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54
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Many Follicles grouped together

A

Patch

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55
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Groups of follicles that are encapsulated

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Organ

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56
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Primary lymphoid tissue

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Thymus and Bone Marrow

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57
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where secondary lymphoid tissue is found

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everywhere but thymus and bone marrow

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58
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stromal cell network involved in

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create collony stimulating factory to push cells to a certain lineage

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59
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What cell does not levae the bone marrow mature

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The T cell

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60
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where The T cell finishes maturation

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in the thymus

61
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what are secondary lymphoid tissues

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Lymph nodes
spleen
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(NALT, BALT,GALT)
Skinn associated Lympohid tissue

62
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NALT

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Nasopharynx

63
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BALT

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Bronchial

64
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GALT

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gut

65
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SALT

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Skin

66
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Role of Lymph vessels

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Cary lymph to send to nodes so that infetion can be noted and immune response can begin

67
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define lymph

A

Fluid collected from interstitial fluid that empties into the lymphatic vessels

68
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WHat do Afferent vessels see when going to a lymph nodes?

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ENter cortex filled with B cells
Then PAracortex filled with T cells
THen Medula filled with plasma cells
then exit via efferent lymph vessel

69
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Role of spleen

A

surveying the blood

70
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What is found at the arterial end of the spleen

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B cell follicles with some t cells just chillin’

71
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How cells are allowed to leave the cappliaries for an immune response

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addhesion molecules on the cappilary wall and cell bind and hold it at that spot. eventually moves through endothelial cells to get to tissue

72
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what immune cells can recirculate

A

Lymphocytes

73
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Recirculating of Lymphocytes

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Enter lymph node, hang out, leave if inactivated and go somewhere else. Repeat until they find some action

74
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what happens in an infection

A

Pathogen touches a dendritic cell and it phagocytosises it and processes its antigen to go into the lymphatics. It enters lymphnodes and presents said antigen to the T cells. T cells activate, expand, and goes to circulation to find infection and helps innate immune response to better fight

75
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Importance of the innate immune response

A

Maintain physical and chemical barriers against microbial entry
Inital response to pathogen
Remove damaged cells
Initiates tissue repair and healing, and inflamation
Stimulates adaptive immune response

76
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what immune response is non speicific

A

Innate

77
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what can trigger innate immunity

A

infectious or non-infectious material

78
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relation of the innate and adaptive immune response

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Innate coordinated adaptive, adaptive boosts innate

79
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Non-induceable innate immunity

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Skin(epithelial cells), mucus, commensal bacteria, lysozyme, and antimicrobial peptides

80
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antimicrobial peptides

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Alpha and Beta-Defensins; Cathelicidin

81
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Inducible innate mechanism

A
Innate immune cells(neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, Natural killer cells)
Neutralizing antiodies (secretory IgA)
82
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Most important part of immunity to prevent infection

A

The skin(epithelial cells)

83
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What cells reside under the skin to fight infection

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Mast cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, some T cells

84
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How Innate immune cells recognize danger and nonself

A

recognize through patterns

85
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Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patters for BActeria

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Lipoplysaccharide, peptidoglycan, CpG DNA, flagellin

86
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Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patters for Viruses

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double stranded and single stranded RNA

87
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Pathogen associated Molecular Patters for fungus

A

Chitin, Zymosan

88
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Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns

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Complement products
Reactive Oxygen Intermediateas
Stress-induced molecules
Metabolic Products
Nucleic acids
Exogenous substances
89
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Complemt products of DAMPs

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C3b, C4b

90
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REactive oxygen intermediates of DAMPs

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H2O2, OH, O2-

91
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Stress-induced molecules DAMPs

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Head shock proteins, chaperone proteins, lactoferrin, Hyaluronic acid fragments

92
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Medtabolic product DAMPs

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K, ATP, uric acid, Cholesterol, saturated fatty acids

93
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Nucleic acid DAMPs

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mRNA, ssRNA, chromatin components (histones)

94
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Exogenous substances DAMPs

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Alum, silica, asbestos

95
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Patern Recognition receptors can be

A

Cell-associated or unassociated with a cell

96
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Examples of Pattern REcognition receptors

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Toll-like, NOD-like, RIG-lik, C-type LEctin, Scavenger, Collectins

97
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Where are Toll like REceptors found

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bond to the membrane(either cell membrane or endosome)

98
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TLR1

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Bacterial lipopetides

99
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TLR2

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BActerial peptidoglycan

100
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TLR3

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dsRNA

101
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TLR4

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LPS

102
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TLR5

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Bacterial Flagellin

103
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TLR6

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Bacterial lipopetides

104
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TLR7

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ssRNA

105
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TLR8

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ssRNA

106
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TLR9

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CpG DNA

107
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TRL1 and TLR2 like to

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associate with each other

108
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TRL2 and TLR6 like to

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associate with each other

109
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Toll-like receptors on the endosome

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TLR3, TLR7, TLE8, TLR9

110
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What cells highly express Toll-like recptors

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Dendritic cells, Monocyctes/macrophages, neutrophils

111
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Activation of Toll-like Receptors leads to

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DC maturation, Stimulation of antigen presention, Phagocytosis, Cellular activation, PRoduction of proinflammatory cytokinnes/chemokines

112
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Where are NOD-like Receptors found

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Free- cytoplasmic

113
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NOD-like Receptors recognize

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PAMPs and Damps

114
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Complexes of NOD-like Receptors

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inflammasomes

115
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Inflammasomes (activation of IL-1 and IL-18) lead to

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Caspase 1 activation

116
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NOD-like Receptor activation can lead to

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apoptosis, and autophagy

117
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relation betwen toll-like and NOD-like receptors

A

Work together

118
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Where Retinoic ACid Inducible Gene-1 (RIG) Receptors are found

A

Cytoplasmic receptors

119
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RIG REceptors recognize

A

VIral RNA

120
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Activation of RIG receptors leads to

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Production of Antiviral Proteins (Interferon Alpha and Beta)

121
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rWhat does LEctin bind to

A

Binds to carbohydrates

122
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Why pathogens use Lectins

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To bind to target cells

123
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C-type Lectin Receptors recognize

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Carbohydrates based DAMPs and LAMPs

124
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Group 1 CLR’s

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Mannose

125
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Group 2 CLR’s

A

asialoglycoprotein

126
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Scavenger REceptors bind to

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Lipids from host or foreign

127
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Why Scavenger Receptors can tell when cells are about to die

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Cell membrane starts to flip when dying, and Scavenger Receptors can sense it

128
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Collagen domain fused to a lectin domain

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Collectins

129
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Where Collectins are found

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In blood

130
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Upon binding to a ligand (Carbs), collectins can

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Activate Complement, Phagocytosis, Agglutination

131
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Serum based mechanism to destroy pathogens

A

Complement activation

132
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What is involved in Complement Activation

A

no cells, just 30 Proteins

133
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What does complement activation lead to:

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  1. Pathogen Destruction
  2. Pathogen opsonization(aids phagocytosis)
  3. Clearance of immune complexes (Ab-Ag)
  4. Creation of peptides to help the inflammatory response
134
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3 pathways for complement activation

A

Classical, Lectin and Alternative

135
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What activates the Classical Complement

A

Antigen antibody complexes and C1

136
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What activates the Lectin Pathway

A

Manose binding ligand binding to a pathogen

137
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What activates the Alternative Pathway

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Binding of C3 to a pathogen

138
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What pathway for complement activation is delayed

A

Classical

139
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All pathways for complimentation reaches what point

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C3 being cut into C3b and C3a. C3a= inflammation, C3b=attaches to pathogen
C5 then is cleaved to C5b and C5a. C5a= inflammation c5b= lysis of microbe

140
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what is C3b

A

An opsonin, aids with phagocytosis

141
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roles of c3b

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opsonin, Solubizations of Immune complexes, Virus Neutralization

142
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Action of C5b

A

Attaches to pathogen membrane and aids in other proteins coming in a forming a pore on the pathogen. causes problems, and pathogen death

143
Q

Engulfment of fluid and macromolecules

A

Macropinocytosis

144
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Similar to macropinocytosis but receptor mediated

A

Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis

145
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Ingestion of Large extracellular particles, and receptor mediated

A

Phagocytosis

146
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ONce something is injested by the cell

A

Enters as an endosome, processed to become a Late-endosome. Late endosome fuses with a lysosome to form a endolysosome. peptides go to PAMPS or DAMPs or exocytosis or antigen presenting

147
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hat is needed for Phagocytosis

A

Receptor mediated, but still have lysosomes added to it to form a phago-lysosome

148
Q

Autophagy

A

Reuses old stuff, good for fighting infection that have entered cell.

149
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role of inflammation

A

Elimate foreign substances and repair damaged tissue