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define disease

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a condition that disturbs the normal functioning of the body

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define illness

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deterioration in the state of normal health (a disease may cause illness)

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define pathogen

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an infectious agent that causes disease or illness in a host

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chemical barriers

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  • lysozymes in saliva and tears
  • low pH in stomach, urinary tract, vagina
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physical barriers

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  • ciliated mucosa
  • GI tract mucosa
  • skin
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list innate immune cells

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  • mast cell
  • dendritic cell
  • macrophage
  • neutrophil
  • natural killer cell
  • eosinophil
  • basophil
  • complement protein
  • NK T cell (both innate and adaptive)
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Infectious period can be split up into 5 categories , list them and what symptoms are like

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  1. Incubation period - no signs or symptoms
  2. prodromal period - vague, general symptoms
  3. illness - most severe symptoms
  4. decline - declining symptoms
  5. convalescence - no signs or symptoms
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Prolonged reactions can lead to what ?

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chronic inflammation

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Within 10 days what are 4 actions of the immune response ?

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  1. recognition
  2. activation of mechanisms
  3. elimination the pathogen
  4. remember the specific pathogen
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List 3 actions of the Innate immunity response

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inflammatory signalling
phagocytosis
activation (of adaptive immune system)

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What happens in inflammatory signalling in the innate immunity ?

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  • production of inflammatory mediators (cytokines, plasma proteins)
  • increased blood flow to affected sites
  • infiltration of phagocytic cells
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2 Purposes of phagocytosis in innate immune response

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  • prevents antigens to other cells
  • eliminate waste
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Innate immunity involves …. + …. response , …. memory

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  • non-specific
  • fast (minutes to hours)
  • no
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In innate immunity why are the receptors not modified by exposure to antigen ?

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receptors are encoded in the germ line

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Innate immunity:
* ….1… immunity to resist ….2…
* present from …..3…

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  1. inbuilt
  2. infection
  3. birth
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Innate immunity is triggered by receptors that bind ….?

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non-host sequences of microorganisms

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What is innate immunity NOT ?

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  • specific for a particular microbe
  • enhanced by second exposure
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Innate immunity:
* Involved in …1… and ….2….. of adaptive immune response
* ….3….. effective without …..4…. immunity

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  1. triggering
  2. amplification
  3. poorly
  4. adaptive
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5 features of adaptive immune response

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  • specific
  • diverse
  • needs to be activated
  • memory
  • takes weeks
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Comparison of Innate and adaptive immunity characteristics (specificity, time of response, involvement of memory, diveristy level)

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I: non-specific, fast response, limited memory, low diversity
A: highly specific, slow response, memory, very high diversity

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Compare the secreted molecule components of innate and adaptive immunity

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I: complement, lectine
A: antibodies

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Components of innate response immunity ?
Natural barriers ? Cells included ? [split Q to 2 !]

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  • natural barriers: skin, mucosa, epithelia, antimicrobial molecules
  • phagocytes (neutrophils, macrophages), dendritic cells, natural killer cells, mast cells, innate lymphoid cells
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adaptive immunity response components ?
* …. in epithelia & …… secreted on to epithelial surfaces

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  • lymphocytes in epithelia, antibodies secreted on epithelial surfaces
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PAMPs stands for what ?

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pathogen associated molecular patterns

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examples of bacterial PAMPs
* peptidoglycan * lipopolysaccharide * lipoteichoic acid
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2 examples of fungal PAMPs
* flagella proteins * mannan
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example of viral PAMPs
viral DNA/RNA
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PRRs stands for ?
pathogen recognition receptor
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Which cells are phagocytic PRRs present ?
* macrophages * neutrophils * eosinophils * basopbils * mast cells
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Which cells are signalling PRRs present ?
* leukocytes * epithelial cells * endothelial cells
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What is the most important signalling PRR ?
toll-like receptor (TLR)
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A signalling PRR on a macrophage binds to bacteria with PAMP what does signalling PRR stimulate the release of ?
cytokines
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what does DAMPs stand for ?
Damage associated molecular patterns
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When are DAMPs released ?
* from damaged or dying cells * due to trauma or an infection by a pathogen
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Once a DAMP is released from the cell what does it promote ?
a non-infectious inflammatory response by binding to a PRR
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Shape of nucleus of monocytes
kidney-shaped
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Monocytes location: * circulate in blood as ..1.... * leave circulation and enter tissues by ..2... * become either ...3..., ..4..., ...5....
1. monocytes 2. diapedesis 3. macrophage, dendritic cells, microglial cells
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what is diapedesis ?
monocyte squeezing out of vessel into tissue
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immune + cellular actions of monocytes
I: innate response to pathogens C: * phagocytosis * antigen presentation * production of inflammatory mediators * recruitment of other immune cells
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Macrophages: location * circulate in blood as ..1... * reside in tissue as ...2.... * macrophages in : liver (3) , lungs (4), brain (5)
1. monocytes 2. macrophages 3. liver kupffer cells 4. alveolar macrophages 5. brain microglia
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macrophages are... stimulated by ...1.... activated by ....2.... by release o f...3.... activation is like traffic light
1. neutrophils 2. T-helper cells 3. IFN-gamma
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Immune actions and cellular actions of macrophages
I: innate response to pathogens C: * phagocytosis * antigen presentation * production of inflammatory mediators (cytokines) * recruitment of immune cells
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In phagocytosis what are the 2 different methods of interaction with pathogens ?
* direct interaction - by recognition of PAMPs * indirect interaction - by recognition of opsonised microbes
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Macrophages recruit immune cells, list these cells
* T cells * dendritic cells * NK cells * basophils * eosinophils
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pathway of WBC to monocyte, neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil, dendritic cell, macrophage
1. multipotent haematopoietic stem cell 2. lymphoid progenitor cell & myeloid progenitor cell 3. myeloid -> myeloblast 4. myeloblast -> monocyte, neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil 5. monocyte -> dendritic cell, macrophage
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Neutrophils location * produced in ..1.... * travel to ..2... and ...3.... * especially in ..4...., ...5... tract, .....6..., .....7... nodes, ...8..., ....9....
1. bone marrow 2. tissue 3. lymph nodes 4. Thymus 5. GI 6. spleen 7. lymph 8. ovaries 9. uterus
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Immune actions of neutrophils ?
* innate response to pathogens - first cells to reach site of inflammation * interface with adaptive immune response - travel to lymph nodes as antigen-presenting cell
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Activation of neutrophils includes?
* drawn to site of inflammation by chemokines (include IL-8, IFN-gamma) * stimulated by cytokines
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cytokines involved in the stimulation of neutrophils
* G-CSF * TNF (tumour necrosis factor) * LPS (lipopolysaccharide)
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cellular actions of neutrophils ?
* phagocytosis * degranulation * antigen presentation * production of inflammatory mediators
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Production of inflammatory mediators of neutrophils involves production of what ?
* granule proteins (released by degranulation) * reactive oxygen species * cytokines * neutrophil extracellular traps * extracellular vesicles
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List anti-microbial proteins neutrophils contain
* defensins * myeloperoxidase * catalse * elastase * metalloproteinases
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what is neutropaenia ?
deficency of neutrophils
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6 causes of neutropaenia ?
* medication (e.g. chemotherapy) * infection * bone marrow disorder * autoimmune disease * hepatitis * TB
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clinical features of neutropaenia
* infection * fever * tachycardia * hypotension
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importance of chemotherapy alert card
complications of chemotherapy are potentially life threatening and include neutropaenic sepsis which is a medical emergency and must be treated urgently
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eosinophils: location produced in ...1... found in ...2...
1. bone marrow 2. connective tissue
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Which organs/ tissue are eosinophils especially found in ?
* thymus * GI tract * spleen * lymph nodes * ovaries * uterus
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Immune actions of eosinophils
* allergic reactions (asthma, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis) * parasitic (helminth) infections
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cellular actions of eosinophils
* degranulation * phagocytosis (less commonly) * trigger mast cell histamine release * production of inflammatory mediators
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What inflammatory mediators are produced by eosinophils ?
* granule proteins (released by degranulation) * reactive oxygen species * cytokines * leukotrienes * prostaglandins
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How are eosinophils activated ?
* IgA and IgG cross-linking * primed by a number of mediators
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Eosinophils are activated by being primed by a number of mediators which include what ?
* IL-3 * IL-5 * GM-CSF * CC chemokines * platelet-activating factor
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