Week 8 Lec: Complement System Flashcards
It is a complex series of more than 30 soluble and cell-bound proteins that interact in a very specific way to enhance host defense mechanisms against foreign cells.
Complement
Complement is a complex series of more than ___ soluble and cell-bound proteins.
30
Complement systems is also called?
complement pathway
Complement is a complex series of more than 30 soluble and cell-bound proteins that interact in a very specific way to?
enhance host defense mechanisms against foreign cells
Complement is a heat-_____ substance.
labile
A termed “Complement” was given by?
Paul Erlich (1980’s)
In 1919, __________ was awarded a Noble Prize for elucidating the nature of complement.
Jules Bordet
In _____, Jules Bordet was awarded a Noble Prize for elucidating the nature of complement.
1919
Effects of complement activation - Complement activation promotes?
- Activation of immune system
- Opsonization (C3b, C4b, C5b) and
- eventually result to LYSIS of Foreign cells and Immune complexes.
Chronic Activation of complement system leads to?
inflammation and tissue damage
Complement pathway plays an essential role as a?
pro-inflammatory agent
Acute Phase Reactants are produced primarily by __________ within _____ hours in response to an increase in certain intracellular signaling polypeptides called __________.
hepatocytes/liver parenchymal cells; 12-24; cytokines
2 major acute phase reactants?
Serum amyloid A and C-reactive protein
C-reactive protein is for?
opsonization and for complement activation
C-reactive protein response time?
6-10 hrs
Serum amyloid A is for?
removal of cholesterol
Acute Phase Reactants increase rapidly by _____ during infection.
25%
True or false: APRs are normal serum constituents.
True
Most plasma complement proteins are synthesized in the?
liver
Most plasma complement proteins are synthesized in the liver, except?
C1
C1 is produced by?
Epithelial cells and Factor D (made in Adipose tissue)
Plasma complement proteins are released in inactive precursors called?
zymogens
Zymogens, when triggered with antigenic stimulation, will convert into active form called?
Holoenzymes
The complement system can be activated in three different ways?
- Classical Pathway
- Alternative pathway
- Lectin Pathway
Pillemer and colleagues discovered an antibody-dependent pathway in the 1950s, and this plays a major role as a natural defense system.
Classical Pathway
How many proteins does the classical pathway have?
9
The Classical Pathway is initiated by?
C1
Alternative pathway is formerly known as?
Properdin system
True or false: Alternative pathway is antibody-independent.
True
Major constituent of Lectin Pathway?
mannose- (or mannan-) binding lectin (MBL)
Classical pathway involves proteins that are triggered by ____________ combination.
Antigen-antibody
True or false: Classical Pathway/Cascade is antibody-dependent.
True
True or false: Not all immunoglobulins are able to activate the Classical Pathway.
True
Immunoglobulins that can participate in complement fixation?
IgM and IgG
Immunoglobulin most efficient in complement fixation?
IgM, because it has multiple binding sites
Which IgG subtypes can participate in complement fixation?
IgG3, IgG1, and IgG2 (in order from most to least efficient)
How can the IgG activate complement fixation?
2 IgG molecules should be attached to antigen within 30-40 nanometers
Stages of Complement Activation in Classical Pathway?
- Recognition stage
- Activation stage
- Formation of MAC
C4, C2 and C3 is known collectively as the?
activation unit
In the Recognition Unit, the first complement component to bind is?
C1
C1 consists of three subunits?
C1q, C1r, C1s
The C1 complex is made up of?
- one Clq subunit
- two each of the C1r and C1s subunits
In the Recognition Unit, the _____ and _____ subunits generate enzyme activity to begin the cascade.
C1r and C1s
It is composed of six strands that form six globular heads with a collagen-like tail portion.
C1q
C1q “recognizes” the ________________ of two adjacent antibody molecules.
fragment crystallizable (FC) region
C1q binds to the __________ portion of the antibody.
Fc
At least _____________ of C1q must be bound to initiate the classical pathway.
two of the globular heads
Recognition Unit process?
- Fc region is bonded with C1q
- Activation of C1r
- Cleaves the thioester bond of C1s
- Activates C1s
- End of recognition stage
C1q binds to Fc region of the immunoglobulins. This binding occurs specifically at the?
Ch2 region for lgG and at the Ch3 region for IgM
End product of Activation Unit is the formation of?
C5 Convertase