Unit 1: Immunologic Mechanisms and Procedures Flashcards
What are cytokines?
soluble proteins or peptide molecules that function as powerful mediators, they activate and inactivate many cells
What are the two types of cytokines?
lymphokines & monokines
Differentiate lymphokines and monokines
lymphokines are effector molecules that allow cell communication
monokines are produced by monocytes and macrophages
What secretes antibodies?
plasma cells
Where are antigens usually found?
RBC membranes
What is another name for an antibody?
immunoglobulin
What are the components of the cellular immunity?
macrophages t cells dendritic cells lymphokines molecular components
What are the components of the humoral immunity ?
fluid components: antibodies and complement
What are the components of your natural immunity?
phagocytic leukocytes
NK cells
polymorphonuclear cells
complement
What are the components of your adaptive immunity?
T and B lymphocytes
antibodies
cytokines
What are the two major phagocytic cells?
polymorphonuclear
mononuclear
What are the polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cells?
poly - neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils
mono- monocytes (plasma), macrophages (tissues)
What are the major roles of the complement system?
the final lysis of normal/pathogenic cells by binding antibody
opsonization and phagocytosis
Mediation of inflammation
What are factors that include antibodies and complements components in plasma that coat pathogens and facilitate phagocytosis?
Opsonins
What is the antigen that your antibody is made against is?
antithetical antigen
What is B-lymphocytes role?
humoral immunity, they produce antibodies and become plasma cells
How do T-helper cells aid B-cells?
they aid in B-Cell division
What are the types of T-Cells?
Helper Cells (CD4)
Cytotoxic Cells (CD8)
Regulatory Cells
NK cells
What is the role of T-Helper cells?
they activate and direct actions of other immune cells secrete cytokines assist B-cells in antibody prod. activate suppressor cells recognizes antigens (MHC II)
What is the role of cytotoxic T cells?
attack and lyse cells infected wit viruses, tumor cells, bacteria and damaged cells, interacts with MHC I
What is the role of NK cells?
large granular lymphocytes that lyse infected cells, malignant cells and antibody-antigen complexes (acts before cytotoxic cells)
What inhibits the NK cells from attacking a cell?
MHC I
Basophils are activated by what antibody?
IgE
What granulocyte releases histaminase?
Eosinophils
What are the functions of agranulocytes?
phagocytosis
Serve as APC (processes and presents antigens)
How do chemokines work?
they bind to their receptors on cells and number of receptors inc as the cell is stimulated, the higher concentration of chemokines, the stronger the infected site is
What are the classes of cytokines?
interleukins
interferons
tumor necrosis factors
colony stimulating factors
What encodes for the HLA proteins?
MHC
What distinguishes between human proteins and foreign proteins?
HLA
Where are MHC I molecules located?
all nucleated cells except sperm and egg
Where are MHC II molecules located?
antigen-presenting cells, b lymphs, actiavted T cells and various dendritic cells