Test 1 Flashcards
Robert Koch
Germ Theory of Disease
Edward Jenner
vaccine for smallpox
Louis Pasteur
rabies vaccine
Eli Methcnikoff
phagocytosis
Paul Ehrlich
antibodies
innate immune system
nonspecific, anatomical, and physical barriers; prevent entry of microorganisms
adaptive immune system
developed during the lifetime of the individual; specific infection
Why the skin is prohibitive to microbes
dry; low pH of 5; not as warm as internal temp; microbes can’t break down keratin; sheds frequently; keratinocytes can make anti-microbial peptides
Antimicrobial peptides
cationic (+) and attracted to bacteria; disrupt membrane function by poking holes
defensins
small peptide; 6 key Cysteine residues form B-sheet structure; alpha-neutrophils, beta-epithelia, keratinocytes
cathelicidins
short peptide; attracted to the negative charge of LPS
polarized apical side
external
polarized basolateral side
internal
tight junctions
transmembrane proteins that mediate close contact between cells
2 loop stronger tight junctions
occludins; claudin
1 junction weaker tight junctions
JAM; CAR
ZO-1
attaches tight junctions to the actin cytoskeleton
mucins
long linear structure comprised of tandem repeats, Serine and Theronine rich with some Cysteine
goblet cells
secrete mucins
O-glycans
Makes a branched network for the mucins
Zymogens
Must be cleaved to be active; factor B
complement system
composed of a large number of plasma proteins working together to destroy bacteria
classical pathway
activated by the presence of antibodies bound to the microbe
lectin pathway
activated when a host serum protein binds to microbial sugars
alternative pathway
ptoteins bind directly to normal cell wall or surface components
C3 and Factor B
binds to make C3(H2)B
C3 and Factor D
cleaves factor B to make C3(H2O)Bb
C3 convertase (alternative)
C34(H2O)Bb; cleaves C3 into C3A and C3B
C3b
binds to any amino or hydroxyl bond found on surface of MANY cells; recognized by phagocytic cells
properdin
low-levels in healthy individuals; stabilizes C3b complex
decay-accelerating factor (DAF)
found on most human cells; competes with factor B so it can’t bind to C3
membrane cofactor of proteolysis (MCP)
works with Factor I to cleave C3b off cell surface
opsonization
marking a pathogen for ingestion and destruction
C5 convertase (alternative)
(C3b)2Bb
C3bBb
starts chain reaction that coats the outside of the pathogen with C3
C3a
chemokine that lets the neutrophils know where the site of infection is; induces blood vessel constriction; affects endothelial cells to make room for diffusion
C5
attaches to (C3b)2Bb and is cleaved into C5a and C5b
C5b
perpetuates complement pathway; binds to C6 and C7