POST LAB EXP 4 and 5 Flashcards
adherence
PHYSICAL CONTACT
– squeezing of blood vessel walls; non-directional
Diapedesis
– directional
Chemotaxis
– associated with groups of pathogens; Innate immune system
Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPS)
- recognize and adhere to pathogens
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRS)
blood and lymph
Secreted PRRs
circulating that binds to PAMPs
Secreted PRRs
triggers the complement cascade leading to opsonization
Secreted PRRs
Binds to pathogen leading to release of effector molecules (cytokines)
Phagocytosis Receptors
recognize PAMPs with mannose
Phagocytosis Receptors
set of transmembrane receptors
Toll-like Receptors
Toll-like Receptors found in:
MACs, DCs, epithelial cells
fruitfly Drosophilia: antifungal
Toll-like Receptors
Toll-like Receptors inc conc:
monocytes, MACs, neutrophils
ingestion
FORMATION OF PHAGOSOME
phagosome + lysosome = PHAGOLYSOSOME
FUSION OF PHAGOLYSOS OME
respiratory burst
DIGESTION
failed phagocytosis (innate/1st line of defense)
PHAGOCYTIC
CAPABILITY
20 –
lymph nodes (bacteremia), thymus
10 –
bone marrow; spleen
Automated system for identifying cells based on light scattering
CELL FLOW CYTOMETRY
Segmented lymphocytes; labelled Abs
FLOW CYTOMETRY
Chronic granulomatous disease and Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
FLOW CYTOMETRY
NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST
: reagent
NBT
Deep blue
NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST
Colorless WBC - CGD
NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST
CHEMICAL NATURE
excellent antigens
Proteins
High MW and structural complexity
Proteins
Less immunogenic than protein
Polysaccharides/Carbohydrates
Relatively smaller
Polysaccharides/Carbohydrates
considered too small to function as antigens
Polysaccharides/Carbohydrates
B cells do not recognize
Polysaccharides/Carbohydrates
Antigenic if linked w/ proteins
Lipids
Inferior Ag
Lipids
Relative simplicity
Lipids
Lack of structural stability
Lipids
Poor antigens
Nucleic acids
Relative simplicity, molecular flexibility, and rapid degradation
Nucleic acids
Easily degradable
Nucleic acids
– degree to which antigenic determinants are recognized as non-self by an individual’s immune system
Foreignness
↑ foreign
↑ immunogenic