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Immunology
Test 1 Chapter 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
02/02/2012

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Extracellular infections
Definition
pathogens that replicate outside the cell
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Intracellular infections
Definition
pathogens that replicate inside the cell
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Complement
Definition
system of plasma proteins that marks pathogens for destruction
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Complement
Definition
first line of defense for the innate immune response when a pathogen penetrates the epithelium
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Enzymatic cascade
Definition
involves proteases in which each protease cleaves and activates the next enzyme in the pathway
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Complement component C3
Definition
during infection, is cleaved into C3a and C3b
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Complement fixation
Definition
when C3b binds to the pathogen's surface and tags the pathogen for destruction by phagocytes
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C3a
Definition
acts as a chemoattractant to recruit effector cells
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Alternative pathway
Definition
first pathway activated
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Lectin pathway
Definition
second pathway activated
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Lectin pathway
Definition
Mannose-binding lectin binds to pathogen carbohydrates
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Classical pathway
Definition
third activated pathway
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Classical pathway
Definition
activated by the C-reactive protein that binds to phosphocholine, a surface molecule of many bacteria
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Classical pathway
Definition
activated by antibody that has bound the pathogens surface
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Regulatory proteins
Definition
determine the extent and site of C3b deposition
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Properdin (factor P)
Definition
increases the speed and power of complement activation by stabilizing the complement proteins C3bBb on the microbial surface
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Decay-accelerating factor (DAF)
Membrane co-factor protein (MCP)
Definition
binds to the C3b component of the alternative C3 convertase, causing dissociation and inactivation
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Phagocytosis by macrophages
Definition
the first line of cellular defense against invading microorganism
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Macrophages
Definition
mature monocytes that reside in tissue
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Macrophages
Definition
Bridge between the adaptive and innate immune response
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Macrophages
Definition
contain receptors that bind to complement proteins (CR1, CR3, CR4)
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C5
Definition
on activation the soluble C4b fragment initiates assembly of the MAC
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Coagulation system
Definition
activated by blood vessel damage; cascade of plasma enzymes that forms blood clots, immobilizing microorganisms and preventing them from entering the blood and lymph
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C3a and C5a
Definition
Anaphylatoxins
Induce vasodilation
Induce effector cell recruitment
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Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
Definition
acute-phase protein produced by liver hepatodytes in response to the cytokine IL-6
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Classical C3 convertase (C4bC2a)
Definition
bound by C3 and the complement cascade is activated
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Platelets
Definition
major component of blood clots; release substances including prostaglandins, hydrolytic enzymes, growth factors, and molecules that contribute to antimicrobial defense, wound healing, and inflammation
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Protease inhibitors
Definition
counter surface proteases that microorganisms use to digest or break down human tissues
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Defensins
Definition
35-40 amino acids, rich in + charged arginine residues, with three intrachain disulfide bonds
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alpha-defensins
Definition
expressed primarily by neutrophils and Paneth cells
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beta-defensins
Definition
expressed by a range of epithelial cells
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Lectins
Definition
receptors and plasma proteins that recognize microbial carbohydrates
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Scavage receptor
Definition
present on macrophages; binds to negatively charged molecules
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Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Definition
initiated when scavanger receptor binds to a microorganism
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Phagosome
Definition
fuses with cellular organelles called lysosomes forming phagolysosomes
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Phagolysosomes
Definition
loaded with digestive enzymes and toxic substances that destroy the pathogen
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Toll-like receptors
Definition
bind to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)and sense the presense of infection; initiate expression of cytokine genes
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Cytokines
Definition
initiate the type of adaptive immune response against a pathogen
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Nuclear factor kB (NFkB)
Definition
a transcription factor centrally involved in bacterial responses
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Transcription factor interferon
Definition
produces antiviral cytokines, important for viruses
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Cytokine
Definition
activate additional effector cells
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Chemokine
Definition
recruit additional effector cells
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Definition
variable irregular shape of the nuclei
primary role is to engulf and destroy pathogens
circulate the blood and are recruited and activated by macrophages
most abundant yet short-lived white blood cell that when they die pus is formed
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specific (secondary) granules
Definition
contain unsaturated lactoferrin, which competes with pathogens for iron and copper by binding to proteins that contain these metals
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Azurophilic (primary) granules
Definition
packed with proteins and peptides that disrupt and digest pathogens
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Inflammatory cytokines
Definition
raise body temperature and activate hapatocytes to make the acute-phase response
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Pyrogens
Definition
molecules that induce fever
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Acute-phase response
Definition
initiated by cytokines to induce the synthesis of acute-phase proteins
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Diapedesis
Definition
crossing between endothelial cells
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Interactions that enable leukocytes to cross the endothelial layers
Definition
Rolling adhesion, tight binding, diapedesis, migration
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Adhesion molecules
Definition
molecules on the surface of leukocytes and vascular endothelial cells (cells lining blood vessels)
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