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Viral immune evasion Flashcards

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What are the main functions of antibodies?

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Antibody neutralizes extracellular virus blocks viral attachment proteins (Glycoproteins, capsid proteins); destablises viral structure
Antibodies opsonize virus for identification for phagocytosis; promotes lysis and destruction of the target cell through the complement cascade, and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity; resolves lytic viral infections; blocks the viraemic spread of target tissue.

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What is the function of IgM in terms of viral infections?

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IgM indicator of recent/current infections

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Which Ig type is the most effective antiviral?

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IgG

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Which Ig is cardinal for the protection of mucosal surfaces?

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IgA

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5
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How is a viral infection resolved?

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Resolution of infection requires elimination of free virus (antibody agglutination), and the virus-producing cell (immune-cell mediated lysis)

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6
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How do rhinoviruses evade antibodies?

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Rhinoviruses display antigenically distinct serotypes; multivalent required

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7
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How does HIV evade antibodies?

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Exist as multiple clades/quasispecies

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How does Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Ebola evade antibodies?

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`Encode secreted surface antigens, that remove associated antibody, preventing it from reaching viral particles/infected cells

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9
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How many serotypes are present for the Dengue virus?

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4

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How does serotyping cause antibody evasion for Dengue virus?

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1) Previous infection with one serotype followed by infection with different serotype results in antibody-dependent enhancement of disease
2) Virus enters immune cells via antibody & Fc-receptor.
3) Triggers Dengue hemorrhagic fever. Antibodies present from primary DENV infection bind to infecting DENV particle - primary antibodies cannot neutralize the virus
AB-Virus complex attaches tp Fcy receptors on monocytes, assisting in infection mechanism

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11
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How do DENV particles enter into immune cells?

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Antibody via Fc receptor

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12
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Which type of fever is triggered by DENV?

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Hemorrhagic fever

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13
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How does the influenza virus evade antibodies?

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Influenza viruses mutate frequency evolving, attributing to antigenic drift
Influenza viruses acquire new antigens by reassortment with animal viruses (Antigenic shift) - leads to pandemics,
Alters neuraminidase and haemaglglutinin structure

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14
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What is antigenic drift?

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Mutations causes changes in antigenic viral structure

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15
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What is the antigenic shift?

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Influenza viruses acquire new antigens by reassortment with animal viruses.

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16
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Which antiviral agents are produced from virally infected cells?

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Interferons (IFN)

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17
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Which viral molecules induces the synthesis of interferons?

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Double-stranded RNA
RNA that lacks a 5’ cap
Cytoplasmic DNA

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18
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Which receptors to interferons bind to?

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Interferon receptors

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19
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What response is initiated upon interferon binding on surrounding cells?

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Induces antiviral state

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20
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Which cell cannot induce an antiviral state?

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The infected host cell secreting interferons

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21
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Which genes are activated and transcribed upon activation of antiviral state?

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Genes that are transcribed inhibit viral replication (2’5’ oligoadenylate synthetase and protein kinase R - this degrades viral & host RNA

22
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What function is performed by 2’5’oligoadenylate synthetase?

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Degrades viral and host RNA

23
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Which immune cell is mainly activated by interferons?

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Natural killer cells

24
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What are the three types 1 IFNs?

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IFN-alpha
betab
Beta

25
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Which cells secreted type 1 IFNs?

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All cells

26
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Which IFN receptor is present on all tissues?

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IFN-alpha Receptor

27
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Which cells are specialized IFN-alpha secreting?

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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells

28
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How many genes exist for IFN-B?

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1

29
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How many isotypes exist for IFN-a?

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13/14 isotypes

30
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Which IFN type is IFN-y?

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Type II

31
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Which cells secrete IFN-y?

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NK cells and activated T cells

32
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Which receptor is activated by IFN-y?

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IFN-yR

33
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Which type of interferon is IFN-lambda?

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Type III

34
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Which receptors are IFN-Lambda signaled through?

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IL28R
IL10-B
These are known as IFN-delta receptors, mainly present on epithelial surfaces

35
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How do HBV and influence develop resistance to interferon action?

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Blocks the production of interferon by inhibition of IFN transcription
Produce protein NS1 that counters RNA sensing and prevents polyA processing

36
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How are NK cells activated in terms of an antiviral response?

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IFN-alpha

Interleukin-12

37
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How are macrophages activated in terms of an antiviral response?

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Activated NK cells secrete IFN-y binds to macrophage IFNyRs

38
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What is the function performed by activated NK cells during an antiviral response?

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NK cells target and kill virus-infected cells (enveloped viruses)
Secrete IFN-y to activate macrophages

39
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A reduction in which cell surface molecules results in NK cytotoxic response?

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Reduction in the number of functional MHCI molecules

40
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Which viruses are responsible for reducing MHC-I surface molecules in infected cells?

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Cytomegalovirus

Herpes Simplex Virus

41
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Which type of lymphocytes are NK cells classified as?

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Group 1 innate lymphocytes (ILCs)

42
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Which type of NK receptors regulate cytotoxicity?

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Inhibitory receptors

43
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What is the function performed by inhibitory receptors?

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Recognizing cognate MHC-I, and inactivates NK cells- preventing cell lysis

44
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What happens to cells which lose MHC-I?

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Vulnerable to cytotoxic granules containing perforin and granzymes being secreted- lysis of target cell

45
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What is the function performed by macrophages during an anti-viral response?

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Macrophages filter viral particles from blood; inactivate opsonized virus particles

46
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What is the function performed by dendritic cells during an anti-viral response?

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Plasmocytoid dendritic cells produce IFN-alpha and other cytokines
Initiate and determine nature of CD4 and CD8 T-cell response
Dendritic cells undergo antigen presentation - presents antigen to CD4 T cells

47
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Which type of viral infections are controlled by T-cells?

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Controls enveloped and noncytolytic viral infections, recognize viral peptides presented by MHC molecules associated on cell surface membrane

48
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What are linear epitopes?

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Antigenic viral peptides derive from viral proteins (Glycoproteins and nucleoproteins)

49
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What T cells are cytotoxic?

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CD8, responds to MHC1 protein complexes on infected cells

50
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What are Th2 responses?

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Required for humoral immunity- can be detrimental if they prematurely limit the Th1 inflammatory and cytolytic response

51
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How do viruses evade T cells?

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Herpes Simplex HSV, and cytomegalovirus CMV encode proteins that interfere with MHC antigen processing pathway
Viruses impair lymphocyte function: HIV kills CD4 T cells, and alters macrophage function
HSV prevents CD8 T cell lysis

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