Week 11 Flashcards
NALT meaning
Nasopharynx Assosiated Lymph Tissue
Mucosa immunity includes
MALT
NALT
GALT
How many of all lymphocytes founs in the mucosa?
3/4
Payers patch: what can we find in the SED
(Sub Epithelial Dome)
Dendritic Cells
Payers patch: what can we find in the TDA
(T Dependent Area)
T cells around follicles of B cells
M cells function
Above Payer patches
Contineous Ag uptake
M cells take up Ag by
Endocytosis
Phagocytosis
How else can DC capture Ag frok the lumen?
Extend processes across the epithelial layer to capture Ag from guts lumen
What is the ligand for CCR9?
CCL25
MACDAM binds
a4b7 integrin
Two compartments of the mucosal immune system
Epithelium
Lamina propria
Which T cell is present on the Lamina propria?
CD4
Which T cell is present on the Epithelium?
CD8
Intra Epithelial Lymphocytes
CD8 T cells
50% gamma-delta-T
Many NK cells
IgA appears as ____ in the blood
Monomer