the acquisition of specific immunity
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Foundations in Microbiology
Chapter
15
PowerPoint to accompany
Fifth Edition
Talaro
Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
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The Acquisition of Specific Immunity and Its Applications
Chapter 15
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Chapter Overview
1. Development of the Dual Lymphocyte System2. Entrance and Processing of Antigens and Clonal
Selection3. Activation of Lymphocytes and Clonal
Expansion4. Products of B Lymphocytes: Antibody Structure
and Functions5. How T cells Respond to Antigen: Cell-Mediated
Immunity
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Preliminary concepts
• Cell receptors or markers confer specificity and identity
• Major functions of receptors are1. to perceive & attach to nonself or foreign
molecules2. to promote the recognition of self molecules3. to receive & transmit chemical messages
among other cells of the system4. to aid in cellular development.
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How are receptors formed?
• As a cell matures, certain genes that encode cell receptors are transcribed & translated into protein products with a distinctive shape, specificity and function.
• Receptor is modified & packaged by the endoplasmic reticulum & Golgi complex.
• It is ultimately inserted into the cell membrane, accessible to antigens, other cells, and chemical mediators.
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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)• Receptors found on all cells except RBCs
• Also known as human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
• Plays a role in recognition of self by the immune system and in rejection of foreign tissue
• Genes for MHC are located on chromosome 6, clustered in a multigene complex of classes I, II, III
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MHC receptors
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Functions of MHC• Class I – markers that display unique
characteristics of self molecules & regulation of immune reactions– Required for T lymphocytes
• Class II – receptors that recognize & react with foreign antigens. Located primarily on macrophages & B cells– Involved in presenting antigen to T cells
• Class III – secreted complement components, C2 and C4
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Clonal selection theory
• Lymphocytes use 500 genes to produce a tremendous variety of specific receptors
• Undifferentiated lymphocytes undergo genetic mutations & recombinations while they proliferate in the embryo forming a billion different clones with the ability to react with a tremendous variety of antigens.
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• Lymphocyte specificity is preprogrammed, existing in the genetic makeup before an antigen has ever entered the system.
• Each genetically different type of lymphocyte expresses a single specificity.
• First introduction of each type of antigen into the immune system selects a genetically distinct lymphocyte and causes it to expand into a clone of cells that can react to that antigen.
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Specific B cell receptor: Immunoglobulin
• Large glycoproteins that serve as specific receptors of B cells
• Composed of 4 polypeptide chains– 2 identical heavy chains– 2 identical light chains
• Y shaped• Variable regions• Constant regions
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Immunoglobulins
• Immunoglobulin genes lie on 3 different chromosomes
• Undifferentiated lymphocyte has 150 different genes for the variable region of light chains & 250 for the variable region and diversity region of the heavy chain
• During development, recombination causes only the selected V and D genes to be active in the mature cell.
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B cell receptors
• Once synthesized, immunoglobulin is transported to cell membrane & inserted there to act as a receptor
• First receptor on most B cells is a small form of IgM & mature B cells carry IgD receptors
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T cell receptors
• Formed by genetic recombination, having variable and constant regions
• 2 parallel polypeptide chains
• Small, without humoral functions
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T cell receptors
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Development of the Dual Lymphocyte System
• Starting in the embryonic & fetal stages, stem cells in the yolk sac, liver, and bone marrow release immature lymphocytes into the circulation
• These undifferentiated cells must mature to be able to react to antigen
• Maturation occurs differently for B and T cells
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B cell maturation
• Directed by bone marrow sites that harbor stromal cells, which nurture the lymphocyte stem cells & provide hormonal signals
• Millions of distinct B cells develop & home to specific sites in the lymph nodes, spleen, and GALT where they come into contact with antigens throughout life
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T cell maturation
• Maturation is directed by the thymus gland and its hormones
• 7 classes of T-cell receptors termed CD cluster
• Mature T cells migrate to lymphoid organs and occupy specific sites
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Entrance and Processing of Antigens and Clonal Selection
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Antigen (Ag)• substance that provokes an immune response in
specific lymphocytes• perceived as foreign, not a normal constituent of the
body• Foreign cells & large complex molecules over 10,000
MW are most antigenic• Foreign molecules less than 1,000 MW (haptens) are
not antigenic unless attached to a larger carrier• Antigenic determinant, epitope – small molecular
group that is recognized by lymphocytes. An antigen has many antigenic determinants.
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Antigens
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Antigens
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Special categories of antigens• Autoantigens – molecules on self tissues for which
tolerance is inadequate• Alloantigens – cell surface markers of one individual
that are antigens to another of that same species• Heterophilic antigens – molecules from unrelated
species that bear similar antigenic determinants• Superantigens – potent T cell stimulators, provoke an
overwhelming response• Allergen – antigen that provokes allergy
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• T-cell dependent antigens must be processed by phagocytes called antigen presenting cells (APC).
• An APC alters the antigen and attaches it to its MHC receptor.
• Antigen presentation involves a direct collaboration among an APC, a T helper cell and an antigen-specific B or T cell.
• Interleukin -1 is secreted by APC to activate TH cells
• Interleukin-2 is produced by TH to activate B & other T cells
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Activation of Lymphocytes and Clonal Expansion
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B cell activation & antibody production
• Once B cells process the Ag, interact with TH cells and are stimulated by growth and differentiation factors, they enter the cell cycle in preparation for mitosis and clonal expansion.
• Divisions give rise to plasma cells that secrete antibodies and memory cells that can react to the same antigen later.
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Nature of antibodies
• Immunoglobulins
• A large Y-shaped protein
• Consists of 4 polypeptide chains
• Contains 2 identical fragments (Fab) with ends that bind to specific antigen
• Fc binds to self
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Ag-Ab reactions
• Opsonization
• Neutralization
• Agglutination
• Complement fixation
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• Primary response – after first exposure to an Ag immune system produces IgM and a gradual increase in Ab titer
• Secondary response –after second contact with the same Ag, immune system produces a more rapid, stronger response due to memory cells
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Monoclonal antibodies
• single specificity antibodies formed by fusing a mouse B cell with a cancer cell.
• used in diagnosis of disease, identification of microbes and therapy
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T cells & Cell Mediated Immunity
• T cells act directly against Ag and foreign cells.
• T cells secrete cytokines that act on other cells.
• Sensitized T cells proliferate into long-lasting memory T cells.
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4 types of T cells
1. T helper cells (CD4 or TH) assist other T and B cells; conductor of immune response
2. Cytotoxic T cells (CD8 or TC) destroy foreign or abnormal cells by secreting perforins that lyse cells
3. Delayed hypersensitivity cells (TD) responsible for allergies occurring several hours or days after contact
4. T suppressor cells (TS) limit the actions of other T cells and B cells
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Acquired immunity
• Natural immunity – acquired as part of normal life experiences
• Artificial immunity - acquired through a medical procedure such as a vaccine
• Active immunity – results when a person is challenged with Ag that stimulates production of Ab. It creates memory, takes time and is lasting
• Passive immunity – preformed Ab are donated to an individual. It does not create memory, acts immediately, and is short term.
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Types of acquired immunity
• Natural active immunity – acquired upon infection and recovery
• Natural passive immunity – acquired by a child through placenta and breast milk
• Artificial active immunity – acquired through inoculation with a selected Ag
• Artificial passive immunity – administration of immune serum or globulin