Preventative Care and The Immune Response Flashcards
Preventative medical care
- regular physical evaluation
- parasite management
- support immunity
How do we have parasite management?
-control them in the environment
-antiparasitic medications (topical, additives, etc.)
We can support immunity by…
-create resistance to disease
-innate and adaptive immune system
What is the immune system mainly composed of?
lymphatic system and lymphoid organs
-thymus
-spleen
-bone marrow
-salivary glands
-respiratory tract
-mammary glands
-intestine
-urogential system
-lymph nodes
Lymphatic system
all lymph vessels follow the pattern of the main veins eventually discharging into a venous vessel the thoracic duct
What do birds have in their immune system since they dont have organized lymph nodes?
bursa of fabricius
Bursa of Fabricius
B cell production in early life smaller in adult birds right above their common exit point (cloaca)
What part of the immune system has a response that is rapid and the same whether pathogen has bene previously encountered or not?
innate immunity
What is the innate immune system highly effective against?
opportunistic organism and those of low virulence
What is the innate immune system comprised of?
external barriers and internal defenses
What are the external barriers of the innate immune system?
- intact body coverings (skin and mucous membranes)
- pH along body surface
- mucus secreted along tract linings
- coughing and sneezing (in response to irritants
What is normal microflora?
prevents colonization of intestines and skin by pathogens through competition
How does normal microflora help the immune system?
Constantly stimulates it:
1. for development of adaptive immune system
2. regulation of level of inflammation induced by innate immune system
What disrupts normal microflora?
improper use of antibiotics and poor sanitation
What does respiratory tract cilia do?
helps remove pathogens and debris
What does an effective innate immune response do?
prompt recognition of pathogen invasion and has a rapid cellular response
Acute inflammation
ensures that WBCs are delivered as fast as possible to sites of pathogen invasion
What does the innate immune system start with?
early detection of invading organism or damaged tissue
What triggers WBCs to leave blood vessels and migrate to pathogen invasion site?
cytokines
Neutrophils
-type of WBC
-bind invading bacteria ingest them through phagocytosis and kill ingested organisms
Macrophages
-type of WBC
-Remove cell debris, eliminate any surviving microbes and dying neutrophils and repairs tissue damage
What happens when molecules produced by inflammation/tissue damage reach the blood stream?
it circulates to the brain and triggers sickness behavior that enhances the body defense by redirecting it to fight off invaders
Sickness behavior
-fever
-anorexia
-lethargy
-uses energy from fat and muscle stores
Antimicrobial peptides include:
defenses, lysozymes, and haptoglobin
What do antimicrobial peptides do?
bind and kill invading bacteria
Defensins
detergent like molecule that can destroy bacterial cell walls
Lysozyme
enzyme that kills many gram positive bacteria
Haptoglobin
iron binding protein that prevents bacterial growth by depriving them of essential iron supplies
Complement system
- a group of 30 proteins provided by the liver that act collectively to kill invading microbes
-Coat them to signal for destruction by WBCs
-activated by the presence of bacterial surfaces or when antibodies bind to microbial surfaces
Adaptive immunity
-acts automatically in response to microbial invasion
-generates response proportional to threat
-lags behind innate immune system but gets better with time
Two major responses of the immune system:
- antibody (humoral) immunity against extracellular invaders
- cell mediated immunity against intracellular invaders
Both adaptive immune responses start with:
capture and processing of antigens
antigens
foreign particles that induce a immune response
What are antigens recognized by?
lymphocytes which carry receptors for specific antigens
Receptors in lymphocytes are ______________ specific and each only express a ____________ form of antigen receptor.
- highly
- single
Where are most lymphocytes?
within lymphoid organs where they can most effectively encounter antigens on microbial invaders