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01/17/2014

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Term
no memory, fast, nonspecific
Definition
innate immunity
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Nt, macrophages, dendritic, NK, and complement
Definition
innate
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VDJ recombination
Definition
adaptive immune system
Term
slow at first but memory is faster and more robust
Definition
adaptive immunity
Term
t cells, b cells and circulating Ab
Definition
adaptive
Term
HLA for MHCI
Definition
A, B and C
Term
MHC for intracellular peptides
Definition
MHCI
Term
MHC binds TCH and CD8
Definition
MHCI
Term
HLA for MHCII
Definition
DR, DP and DQ
Term
MHC expressed on all nucleated cells
Definition
MHCI
Term
MHC on only APC
Definition
MHCII
Term
MHC that binds TCR and CD4
Definition
MHCII
Term
HLA A3
Definition
hemachromatosis
Term
HLA B27
Definition
psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel, reiter's
Term
HLA B8
Definition
grave's
Term
HLA DR2
Definition
MS, hay fever, SLE, goodpastures
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HLA DR3
Definition
DM type I
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HLA DR4
Definition
RA, DMI
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HLA DR5
Definition
pernicious anemia, hashimoto's
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HLA DR7
Definition
steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome
Term
uses perforin and granzyme in innate
Definition
NK cells
Term
cytokines that enhance NK cells
Definition
IL12, IFN-beta, IFN-alpha
Term
when are NK activated
Definition
1- nonspecific activation signal on target cell
2- absence of MHCI on target cell surface
Term
surface markers for NK
Definition
CD16 and CD56
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T cell differentiation in thymus
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at corticomedullary junction
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positive selection in thymus
Definition
thymus cortex
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negative selection in thymus
Definition
corticomedullary junction
Term
Th activation signals
Definition
1- MHCII with TCR
2- B7 with CD28
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Tc activaiton signals
Definition
1- MHCI and TCR
2- IL2 from Th
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B cell activation signals
Definition
1- IL4, IL5 IL6 from Th2
2- CD40 with CD40L
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Th1 secretes
Definition
IL2 and IFN-gamma
Term
Th1 activates
Definition
macrophages and CD8
Term
Th1 inhibited by
Definition
IL10
Term
TH for cell mediated
Definition
Th1
Term
Th for humoral
Definition
Th2
Term
Th2 produces
Definition
IL4, IL5 and IL10
Term
Th2 activates
Definition
B cells to make IgE
Term
Th2 inhibited by
Definition
IFN-gamma
Term
types of cell Tc kills
Definition
virus-infected, neoplastic and donor graft cells
Term
mechanism of Tc killing
Definition
perforin and granzyme -> induce apoptosis
Term
Regulatory T cells express
Definition
CD3, CD4 and CD25
Term
Treg produce what cytokines?
Definition
IL10 and TGF-beta
Term
function of Treg
Definition
suppress CD4 and CD9 t cell effector functions
Term
B cell function
Definition
make Ag, allergy, type II and III HSR, hyperacute organ rejection
Term
T cell fxns
Definition
CD4 = helps B cells
CD8 = kill virus infected cells
Type IV HSR, acut and chronic organ rejection
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Fab region
Definition
antigen-binding fragment; only 1 antigenic specificity per B cell
Term
Fc region of Ab
Definition
constant, carboxy terminal, complement binding, carbohydrate side chaings, determines isotype
Term
types of light chains
Definition
kappa and lambda (2:1)
Term
how is ab diversity generated?
Definition
random recombination of VJ and VDJ genes, random combination of heavy chains with light chains, somatic hypermutation, addition of nucleotides to DNA during recombination by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
Term
activation of recombination of VDJ
Definition
RAG 1 and 2
Term
main ab in 2' response to Ag
Definition
IgG
Term
most abundant Ag
Definition
IgG
Term
crosses the placenta
Definition
IgG
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opsonizes bacteria
Definition
IgG
Term
neutralizes toxins and viruses
Definition
IgG
Term
in secretions
Definition
IgA
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dimer
Definition
IgA
Term
secretory component
Definition
IgA
Term
1' response to Ag
Definition
IgM
Term
fixes complement
Definition
IgG, IgM
Term
Ab on surface of B cells
Definition
IgM and IgD
Term
pentamer
Definition
IgM
Term
binds mast cells and basophils
Definition
IgE
Term
allergy
Definition
IgE
Term
activates eosinophils
Definition
IgE
Term
thymus independent ag
Definition
lack a peptide component, (LPS and polysaccharide capsular Ag) can't be presented to T cells; stimulates IgM, no memory
Term
thymus dependent Ag
Definition
ag contianint a protein component (conjugated H. influenzae); class switching occurs
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