Phylogeny & Ontogeny of the Immune System Flashcards
Developmental history of the immune system during evolution
Phylogeny
Development of the immune system as a comparative relation of man and other animals
Phylogeny
It is the most developed and most complex immune system
Man
Select all that applies:
What are part of the Evidences in Man.
a. Cells are highly specialized and Demonstrable hallmarks
b. Ability to reject graft and mount the response is reasonably developed at birth
c. Well developed complement system and immune-system organs
d.Separate function of humoral and cellular immunity
e. Well developed immune system within a species
A,B,C,D
What is the INCORRECT functions of lymphoid tissues?
a. To provide an environment for the maturation of the immune system’s immature cells
b. To provide an efficient vehicle for the disbursement of antibodies and other soluble factors from lymphocytes and other immune cells
c. Organized cylindrical clusters of lymphocytes.
d. Concentrate lymphocytes into organs that drain areas of antigen insult
e. Permit the interaction of different classes of lymphocytes
C
A tissue in which lymphocytes are found
Lymphoid tissue
Diffuse arrangements of individual cells of encapsulated organs
Lymphoid tissue
Organized cylindrical clusters of lymphocytes that, when gathered into groups, are called
Lymphoid patches
Usually groups of follicles that are surrounded or encapsulated by specialized supporting tissues and membranes
Lymphoid organs
(Arrange)Lymphoid Tissue Organization
1. Organ
2. Patch
3. Diffuse lymphocytes
4. Follicle
3,4,2,1
What are the primary Lymphoid Tissues?
Thymus and Bone Marrow
What are the tissues in BALT(Bronchus-associated lymhpoid tissues)?
Lower respiratory mucose & Bronchial patches
What are the tissues in NALT (Nasal-associated Lymphoid Tissues)
Pharyngeal tonsils
Palastine tonsils
Lingual tonsils
Upper respiratory mucosa
What are the tissues in GALT (gut-associated lymphoid tissues)
Intestinal mucosa
Peyer’s patches
Appendix
Lymphocytes develop and central tolerance is established
Primary Lymphoid Tissues
What are the sites that T cells migrates?
Bone Marrow
Thymus
True/False:
All lymphocytes arise frim HSCs in the bone marrow and T cells mature in this site
False
What is the Percentage of Thymus in T lymphocytes?
100%
What is the Percentage of Blood in T lymphocytes?
80%
What is the Percentage of Lymph nodes in T lymphocytes?
60%
What is the Percentage of Spleen in T lymphocytes?
45%
What is the Percentage of Bone Marrow in T lymphocytes?
10%
It is the Primary Site of hematopoiesis in the adult human
Bone Marrow
How many percent does bone marrow had in myeloid lineage cells
60-70%
Percentage of Bone Marrow in erythroid lineage cells
20-30%
Percentage of bone marrow in lymphoid lineage cells
10%
Where does the immature T cells complete their development?
Thymus
remainder consisting of mast lineage cells plus various other non-hematopoietic cell types such as ____ & _____
Stromal cells,adipocytes
Sites for antigen-driven immune cells
Secondary Lymphoid Tissues
Antigen-dependent lymphocyte didferentiation occurs in:
Secondary Lymphoid Tissues
It is the major site for the interaction of lymphocytes with antigen during a primary adaptive response
Lymph Nodes
It occur along the entire length of lymphatic system but are clustered in a few key regions
Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes has a bean shaped, encapsulated structures, and it has a diameter of?
2–10mm
It contains a large number of lymphocytes, FDCs and APCs
Lymph nodes
What are the parts of Lymph nodes?
Cortex, Paracortex, Medulla
Contains large numbers of resting B cells, FDCs and macrophages arraged in lymphoid follicles
Cortex
Home to many T cells and thymic DCs
Paracortex
Antibody secreting plasma cells
Medulla
Abdominal organ that traps blood-borne antigens
Spleen
Each arteriole in the spleen is encased by ______.
Periarteriolar Lymphoid Sheath
Containing low numbers of plasma cells, macrophaged and conventional DCs
Periarteriolar Lymphoid Sheath
Resting B cells and macrophages
Lymphoid follicles
Surrounding the follicles is the:
Marginal Zone
Contains particular B cell subsets
Marginal Zone
Contain splenic arterioles with their PALS, the follicles and the marginal zone
White Pulp
Consist of splenic cords and venous sinuses.
Red Pulp
It has a function of filtering of particulate material from the blood
Red pulp
Disposal of senescent or defective erythrocytes and lymphocytes
Red Pulp
Where do we find Langerhans cells
Epidermis
What do we found in Dermis?
T cells, dermal DCs, macrophages
Entire network of vessels and ducts that collects and channels the lymph and its contents throughout the body
Lymphatic system
It empties the lymph into the right subclavian vein
Right lymphatic duct
It connects with the left subclavian vein
Thoracic duct
What are the phases of B cell development
Maturation Phase, Differentiation Phase
(Arrange) Major Developmental Stages:
a. Mitochondrial Processing Peptides
b. Common Lymphoid Progenitor
c. Pre-B cells
d. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
e. Pro-B cells
f. Mature naive B cell
g. Immature naive B cell
h. Transitional B cell
d->a->b->e->c->g->h->f
Earliest B cell precursor recognized by the presence of a surface molecule called
CD45R
Ig genes that have yet to undergo V(D)J recombination
Igh,Igk,Igl
most important; regulates proliferation and differentiatin of B cell precursors
Interleukin-7
What are the distinctive markers in Progenitor B cells?
CD19,CD45R,CD43,CD24, c-Kit
interacts with a cell surface molecule called stem cell factor
c-Kit
Co-receptor that helps to regulate further B cell development & activation
CD19
membrane gp found on all HO cells but the type found on B cells is the largest form designated
CD45
tyrosine-specific phosphatase involved in signaling in B cell division
CD45R
remain on cell surface throughout subsequent developmental stages
CD19,CD24,&CD43
First heavy chains synthesized
u chains
Intracellular proteins found:
TdT (terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase)
RAG-1&RAG-2 (recombination-activating genes) enzymes
Consist of 2 heavy chains with surrogate light chains+ 2 very short chains
Pre-B cell receptor
What are the 2 very short chains?
Iga & Igb
What chromosome # is kappa?
Chromosome 2
What chromosome # is lambda?
Chromosome 22
receptor for C3d
CD21
They are important for interaction of B cells with T cells
CD40 & MHC Class II molecules
The cell is given a brief period to try to further rearrange its Ig loci and stave off apoptosis by altering its antigenic specificity. This secondary gene rearrangement is called _________.
Receptor Editing
3 Major Classes of B cell Immunogens
T-Independent-1 Antigens
T-Independent-2 Antigens
T-Indipendent-3 Antigens
T cell help allowd activated B cells to undergo:
-Somatic hypermutation
-Isotype switching
-Memory B cell production
Direct interaction with T cells for B cells. (Td Antigen-Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 antigen)
Yes-No-No
Requires T cell cytokines(Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
Yes-No-Yes
Epitope Structure (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
Unique-Mitogen-Repetitive
Proteins (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
Yes-Could be-Could be
Polysaccharide (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
No-Could be-Could be
Relative response time (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
Slow-Fast-Fast
Dominant Ab isotypes (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
IgG, IgE, IgA-IgM, IgG (rarely)-IgM, IgG (sometimes)
Diversity of antibodies (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
High-Low-Low
Stimulates immature and Neonatal B cells (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
No-Yes-No
Polyclonal B cell activator (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
No-Yes-No
Memory B cells generated
Yes-No-No
Magnitude of response upon a secondary exposure (Td Antigen,Ti-1 antigen, Ti-2 Antigen)
Secondary response level-Primary response level-Primary response level
Examples of Td Antigen
Diptheria toxin
Purified
Mycobacterium protein
Example of Ti-1 Antigen
Bacterial lipopolysaccharide
Example of Ti-2 Antigen
pneumonococcal polysaccharide
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*ORAL
p.o—By mouth—MALT
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*INTRAVENOUS
i.v—Into a blood vessel—Spleen
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*INTRAPERITONEAL
i.p—Into a peritoneal cavity—Spleen
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*INTRAMASCULAR
i.m—Into a muscle—Regional Lymph node
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*INTRANASAL
i.n—Into the nose—MALT
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*SUBCUTANEOUS
s.c.—Into the fatty hypodermin layer beneath the skin—Regional Lymph node
Give the Abbreviation,Description and Immunogen channeled of the given route.
*INTRADERMAL
i.d.—Into the dermis layer of skin—SALT
Short-lived plasma produced in
Spleen
Short-lived plasma cells have a half-life of:
3 to 5 days
Long-lived plasma cells have a shape of:
Spherical/Ellipsoidal
Long-lived plasma cells have a size of:
10-20um
What antibodies can secrete in Long-lived Plasma cells?
IgG, IgA, and/or IgE
transcriptional repressor which blocks the plasma cell differentiation pathway
Bcl-6