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This set of flashcards focuses on English vocabulary and concepts related to immunology, ideal for vocational school students. It covers key terms like "exhausted immune cell," "PD1," and "Type III hypersensitivity reaction," along with explanations of immune system components and processes. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to study from the target language to the source language. Suitable for intermediate learners, these flashcards help build a strong foundation in immunology terminology and principles, benefiting students and professionals aiming to enhance their understanding of the immune system.
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Innate antwort

-epithelia and antibiotics inside it

-phagocytes

-NK cells (specialized lymphocytes)

-compliment

purpose innate

- first defense

- regulate the strength/activate adaptive

purpose of adaptive

recognize antigens (infectiuous and non infectious)

-innate doesnt recognize non infectious

mechanism adaptive

uses components of innate (eg phagocytosis)

-in cell -> T-lymphoctes

-out ot cell -> Antibodies

antigen

substance recognized by adaptive IS (so by lymphocytes)

humoral vs cell mediated immunity

B-lymphocytes: humoral

T-lymphocytes: cell mediated

mature lymphocyte

lymphocyte that can fight off infection, maturation occurs in generative (=primar) lymphoid organs:

B-lymphocyte: matures in bone marrow

T-lymphocyte: matures in thymus

primary vs secondary immune response

primary: naive lymphocytes (are mature) see antigen for first time and respond

secondary: memory lymphocytes see antigen again and respond

Antigen Receptors

T-Lymphocytes: TCR's

B-Lymphocytes: Antibodies

Lymphocytes

T-Lymphocytes

B-Lymphocytes

NK-cells

activation of naive antigen-specific lymphocytes

signal and second signal cause proliferation into:

-effector cells

-memory cells

CD4+ T-cells:  function

Secrete cytokines, activating macrophages and B-Lymphocytes

- B-Lymphocytes containing AB for the CD4+ helper cells antigen are activated

professional APC's

1.) Present Antigen to T cells and 2.) provide second signal

- Dendritic cells

- also some macrophages and others can be proffesional APC's

APC's

- In epithelia, GIT, respiratory tract etc. where microbes can come in

- show Antigens to T cells

Effector cells

- T-Lymphocytes: cytotoxic, helper

- B-lymphocytes after activtion

- Macrophages

- Granulocytes

primary lymphoid organs

aka. generative lymphoid organs

-maturate lymphocytes 

- Bone Marrow and Tyhmus

secondary lymphoid organs

aka. peripheral lymphoid organs

-mount adaptive immune response

-organized in a way that antigen and cells meet necessary cells (eg antigen + t-helper -> B-lymp.)

-antigen response in: lymphe

Cutaneous and Mucousous lymphoid organs

Lymphoid organs that collect antigens that breached epithelia (skin, gut, lung etc). whereas spleen and lymph nodes collect blood bound/ lymphatic antigens.

-tonsils, peyers patches

-under epithelia of skin, GIT and respiratory tracts

spleen

Dendritic cells and macrophages destroy microbes (clensing effect) and concentrate their antigens (immune resonse effect)

- antigen response in: blood

Spatial organisation of Lymphocytes in Lymphnodes

B-Lymphocytes: follicles (edge)     |attracted there by chemokines (a type of cytokine)

T-Lymphocytes: in paracortex (inside)

Lymphocyte activation in lymph nodes

Chemokine receptors are no longer expressed after activation by an antigen and T and B cells are now loose. they migrate to the edge of a follice where they meet and are activated by t-helper cells. they then leave into the lymp stream.

-same principle for the spleen but they leave into the blood

Type III hypersensitivity reaction

(Allergic reacrion)

3 parts: Antigen , Antibody and inocent bystander cell

 

- Antibody-antigen complex settle on a epithelial barrier (blood vessel endothel, kidney, BBB etc.) 

- complexes usualy broken down by macrophagws if they are stuck 

PD1

Programmed death 1 is a protein on surface of immume cells that act as an off switch to regulate them

Exhausted immune cell

Immune cell that has become bad at its job.

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