Remember B-cells or any antigens only target not kill.(Humoral)
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T-cells: 2-3 day process to mature (under thymus hormones) to identify foreign antigens
_____ selection: recognize own tissues when bound to an antigen
____ selection: bind to self-proteins
Must become self-tolerant, unresponsive to ____
Positive
Negative
Self-antigens
Strongly anti-self is dangerous to you. Kill all.Failure to recognize self result in _____ (cell suicide)
apoptosis
B-cells: Primary where they get trained, then secondary they are specified. Immunocompetent until they are ____, then they are good.
challenged
B-cells: in _____ but little is known about the factors controlling maturation
bone marrow
B-cells: Immunocompetence in organs that activate lymphocytes termed _____.
primary lymphoid organs (All other lymphoid organs are secondary lymphoid organs)
What do antigen-presenting cells do?
Engulf foreign particles and present fragments of these antigens on the surface
What are the types of antigen-presenting cells?
Dendritic (intersitial)
Langerhan's
Activated B-lymphocyte
If a B-cell, provokes a humoral immune response, . . .
Antibodies are produced against the challenger
Clonal selection:
Antigens bind to receptors, causing receptor-mediated ____
Triggers clonal selection: stimulate B-cells to grow and multiply with identical antigen-specific receptors
Each cell identical: clone
Most cells become plasma cells
Plasma cells secrete _____ (up to 2000 molecules/sec!)
Plasma cells last 4-5 days
Clone cells not becoming plasma cells turn into ____ cells (long-lived) that can mount a near immediate response if encountered a second time
endocytosis
antibodies
memory
___ level is concentration level of antibodies. Once you immunized, your titer level is ___ than those not immunized. The first encounter has that lag time of 3-6 days, but the second immune response has the memory and is faster, longer, and more effective.
Titer
higher
_____ humoral immunity: Encounter antigen and produce antibody
Active
___ humoral immunity: Antibodies from external source (serum) donor. Immune system not challenged, no memory, protection ends when antibodies naturally degrade
Passive
Vaccine are what type of immunity?
Humoral Active artificial
Infection; contact with a pathogen is what type of immunity?
Active humoral natural
Antibodies passed from mother to fetus via placenta; or to infant in her milk are examples of what type of immunity?
Passive Humoral Natural
Injection of immune serum (gamma globulin)
Type of immunity.
Passive Humoral artifical
Antibodies: _____ constitute the gamma globulins of blood proteins
Immunoglobulins (Igs)
Antibodies classified by the structure:
All have in common: ___ polypeptide chains connected by disulfide bonds
(Hey, wait a minute, what kind of bond?)
Two ___ chains, two ___ chains composing an antibody monomer
Each of the four chains has a ____ region at one end and a larger ____ region at the other end
Four
Heavy
Light
Variable (V)
Constant (C)
Antibodies structure:
__ region: antigen-binding site shaped to fit a specific antigenic determinant
Each monomer has ___ binding sites
V
2
Antibodies Structure:
__ region: form stem, the effector region
Dictates cells and chemicals the antibody can bind to
How the antibody class will function in antigen elimination
____ is virtually always attached o the external surface of a B cell, where it functions as the antigen receptor of the B cell, important in B cell activation.
IgD
___ exist in monomer and pentamer forms. The monomer, attached to B-cell surface, serves as an antigen receptor. Pentamer circulates in blood plasma and is the first Ig class released in primary response,
IgM
___ is the most abundant and diverse antibody in the plasma. Passive immunity for mother to fetus.
IgG
____ monomer exists in limited amounts in plasma. The dimer referred to as secretory ___, is found in body secretions (milk, saliva, sweat) and helps prevent attachment of pathogens to epothelial cell surfaces.
IgA
___ is found in GI tract and mucus membranes.
IgE
___ antibody levels increase during severe allergic attacks or chronic parasitic infections.
IgE
___-Against cells (bacteria, etc), binding causes a 3D change and exposed complement binding sites, leading to cell lysis
Compliment
____-Block specific sites on the antigen (i.e. exotoxins), minimizing the toxic effect of the antibody. Toxins are unable to be released. Eventually, antibody is phagocytized
Neutralization
____-Cross-linking of antigen-antibody complexes, causing clumping. IgM especially effective
Agglutination
____-Soluble molecules (not cells) are cross-linked into complexes and settle out of solution.
Precipitation
During agglutination or precipitation, both eventually ____.
Phagocytize
Antibodies have a PLAN
Describe
P = precipitation
L = lysis (by complement)
A = agglutination
N = neutralization
____ : Also called T4 cells
Helper T cells (TH)
CD4
CD8: T8 cells, _____ cells that destroy cells harboring foreign material
Cytotoxic (TC)
__-cells: Cannot detect antigen, but only those cells that have processed cell fragments (protein antigens) on plasma membrane
T cell response:
Class I: Recognized by ___, displayed by most cells. Synthesized in the ER and passed to Plasma membrane for implantationEndogenous antigen: foreign proteins synthesized and displayed
CD8
T cell response:
Class II: On B, T, and antigen presenting cells. From catabolized proteins (exogenous proteins) that are repackaged (Golgi) and displayed
T cell activation:
____-binding
T-cell antigen receptors bind to an antigen-MHC complex
Termed naïve T-cells at this stage (activated)
_________
Must recognize costimulatory signals (safeguard)
Activated T-cell enlarges and proliferates forming a clone
Perform functions according to the T-cell class
Antigen
Costimulation
Helper T cells stimulate only (direct) . . .
T and B cells
Killer T-cell term
Cytotoxic T-cells
Cytotoxic T-cell activates _____ to lysis.
Lethal hit
Other ways Cytotoxic T-cells work:
___-fragments target cell DNA
___-triggers apoptosis (programmed cell death) in 48-72 hours
___-Stimulates macrophages to killer status, enhancing phagocytosis
Lymphotoxin
Tumor Necrosis Factor(TNF)
Gamma Interferon
____-: Transplant within the same person (artery transplants)
___: Grafts between genetically identical twins
____: Grafts between individuals that are not genetically identical, but of the same species (most transplants)
____: Grafts taken from another animal (pig kidney transplants, etc)
Autografts
Isografts
Allografts
Xenografts
Hodgkin’s disease explain
Cancer of the lymph nodes
Explain AIDS
Destroys the effectiveness of CD4 cells (helper T)
____-Immune system loses the ability to distinguish self from non-self, producing autoanitbodies
Autoimmune diseases
Hypersensitivity:
Immediate: Begin in seconds, lasts for about ½ an hour
Subacute: Begin in 1 - 3 ___, lasts for 10 - 15 hours
Delayed: Begin in 1 - 3 ___
Hours
Days
___-Produce huge amounts of antibody (IgE), and attach to mast cells and basophils
Anaphylaxis
____-Spontaneous allergy without previous exposure (10%)
Atopy
Subacute allergy: caused by ___, ___, not IgE.
IgG
IgM
Basically, a cell-mediated hypersensitivity including both cytotoxic and hypersensitive T-cells