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Lecture 04
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Immunology
Undergraduate 4
05/05/2013

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Term
Neutrophils
Definition

-not tissue residents: must be recruited from blood stream

-relatively short lived

-dead and dying neutrophils make up pus

Term
Macrophages
Definition

-tissue residents

-long lived

-generate new lysosomes

Term
definition: phagocytosis
Definition
the internalization of particulate matter by a process of engulfment
Term
definition: phagosome
Definition
internalize foreign material
Term
definition: phagolysosome
Definition

-fusion of phagosome and lysosome

-bring together antimicrobial components

Term
phagocytosis process
Definition

-macrophages have phagocytic receptors that bind microbes and their components

-bound material is internalized in phagosomes

-broken down in phagolysosomes

Term
types of receptors
Definition

-C-type lectin receptors (dectin-1, mannose receptors)

-scavenger receptors

-G-protein-coupled receptors

-toll-like receptors

Term
Dectin-1
Definition

-C-type lectin receptor

-strongly expressed by neutrophils and macrophages

-recognizes glucose polymers (ligand)

Term
mannose receptors
Definition

-expressed macrophages and dendritic cells

-recognizes mannose carbohydrate (mannose is ligand)

-during complememnt cascade, MLB is ligand

Term
Scavenger receptors
Definition

-macrophages

-recognize lipoproteins

Term
G-Protein-Coupled receptors
Definition

-span the phagocyte membrane

-direct response to anaphylatoxin 

-activate GTP-binding proteins called G-proteins

Term
Toll-like receptors (TLR)
Definition

-recognize distinct patterns NOT found in healthy vertebrate cells

-recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS)

-can be both surface and intracellular

-expressed on many different cell types (macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells, some epithelial cells)

Term
TLR 1,2,6
Definition
recognizes the ligand liptiechoic acids of gram-positive bacterial cell walls
Term
TLR 3, 7, 8
Definition
recognizes ligand lipopolysacharide (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria
Term
TLR-5
Definition
recognizes the ligand bacterial flagellin
Term
TLR-9
Definition
recognizes the ligand bacterial and viral DNA
Term
TLR-4
Definition

-recognizes the ligand lipopolysacharide (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria

-expressed by dendritic cells and macrophages

-senses and responds to numerous bacterial infections

-too much LPS causes septic shock

 

Term
TNF-a
Definition

-activates vasular endothelium

-increases vascular permeability

-causes fever

-increased antibody, complement cellular entry

-increased fluid drainage to lymph nodes

-shock: circulatory collapse. treament, epinephrine

Term
Inside the phagosome
Definition

-acidification

-toxic oxygen derived products

-toxic nitrogen oxides

-antimocrobial peptides (defensins, cathelicidin)

-enzymes (lysozyme)

Term
3 essential roles of inflamation
Definition

-deliver effector cells and molecules

-induce clotting to create a physical barrier to contain the infection

-promote tissue repair

Term
Inflammation
Definition

-pain

-redness

-swelling

-heat

Term
cytokine
Definition
small proteins made by a cell that affect the behavior of other cells
Term
chemokine
Definition

-chemoattractants

-small proteins which stimulate the activation of and migration of neutrophils and other cells to the site of infection

Term
IL-1B
Definition

-inflammatory cytokine

-activates vascular endothelium

-activates lymphocytes

-fever

-induces production of IL-6

Term
IL-6
Definition

-lymphocyte activation (T and B cells)

-increase antibody production

Term
IL-12
Definition

-activates NK cells

-initiates differentiation of CD4 cells into TH1 cells

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