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CHAPTER 16
THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE
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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

The adaptive immune system protects us from
many infections.

The adaptive immune system has memory so
we are not infected by the same pathogen a
second time.

This is why vaccinations work.
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OVERVIEW
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INTRODUCTION

The adaptive immune response is the second
level of immunity.

It involves lymphocytes.

It is a response to specific antigens.

It is extraordinarily specific.

It can adapt to any infection.

It has memory.

This confers life-long immunity.
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INTRODUCTION:
Types of Response

The innate response is a prerequisite for the
adaptive immune response.

The adaptive immune response has two types
of response:

Humoral – production of antibodies

Cellular – killing and regulation of infected cells
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INTRODUCTION:
Antigens

There are two types of antigens:

Self

Nonself

Self antigens are part of the immunological
memory and cause tolerance.

Nonself antigens are any molecules that are
not self.
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INTRODUCTION:
Lymphatic System

The adaptive response is associated with the
lymphatic system.

It covers the entire body.

It involves lymphocytes and lymphoid structures.
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INTRODUCTION:
Lymphatic System
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COMPONENTS OF THE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE

Cells involved in the adaptive response arise in
the bone marrow.


They differentiate from stem cells.
Dendritic cells are the most important cells in the
adaptive immune response. This is because:

They have enormous surface areas.

They take up and process antigens.

They present antigens to T cells.
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COMPONENTS OF THE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE
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COMPONENTS OF THE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE

Immature dendritic cells migrate from bone
marrow into blood and tissues.

They use phagocytosis and micropinocytosis
to capture both self and nonself antigens.

They eventually migrate to regional lymph
nodes where they are responsible for:

Presentation of antigens to lymphocytes.

Triggering of adaptive response.
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COMPONENTS OF THE
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COMPONENTS OF THE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE

Presentation of self antigens maintains
tolerance.

Presentation of nonself antigens sends signals
to T cells.

The adaptive response begins.
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
OF LYMPHOCYTES

Common lymphoid precursor gives rise to:

T cells

B cells

Natural Killer cells

B cells can differentiate into plasma cells.
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
OF LYMPHOCYTES

There are two types of T cell:

Cytotoxic (Tc)

Helper T cells
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
OF LYMPHOCYTES

There are two types of helper T cells:

Th1

Th2


These activate the B cells and macrophages.
T cells are naive until they encounter antigens.

Co-stimulatory signals must also be present.
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
OF LYMPHOCYTES

When B cells and T cells mature, they acquire
specific antigen receptors.

The B cell receptor is an immunoglobulin
molecule.

The T cell receptor is similar to Ig.


It has two antigen binding sites.
It has only one antigen binding site.
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
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DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION
OF LYMPHOCYTES

T cells mature in the thymus gland.

B cells mature in the bone marrow.

When mature, both circulate through the blood
and tissues looking for antigens.
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STRATEGIC LYMPHOID
STRUCTURES

Strategic lymphoid structures are found in
places where pathogens enter.

GALT – gut associated lymphoid tissue

Examples include the tonsils, adenoids, appendix, and
Peyer’s patches.
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STRATEGIC LYMPHOID
STRUCTURES

Strategic lymphoid structures are found in
places where pathogens enter.

BALT – bronchial associated lymphoid tissue

Associated with the respiratory portal of entry

Most available portal of entry
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STRATEGIC LYMPHOID
STRUCTURES

Strategic lymphoid structures are found in
places where pathogens enter.

MALT – mucosal associated lymphoid tissue

Associated with mucous membranes

An important portal of entry
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STRATEGIC LYMPHOID
STRUCTURES

Peyer’s patches are the most important part of
GALT.

They contain M cells.

M cells are antigen collecting cells.

Under M cells are germinal centers.

Filled with B cells

Surrounded by T cells
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNATE AND
ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES


The innate immune response deals with
infection first.

It must hold off infection until the adaptive
response begins.

It helps regulate the adaptive response via
chemokines and cytokines.
Innate response cells present antigens to the
adaptive response.
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DEVELOPMENT OF
LYMPHOCYTE POPULATIONS

Both B and T cells are formed in bone marrow.

B cells mature there.

T cells mature in the thymus.

There is always a supply of new B cells.

The thymus atrophies at puberty.

T cells are long lived.

Maturation requires specific signals.
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CLONAL SELECTION OF
LYMPHOCYTES

Clonal selection is the process by which some
lymphocytes are destroyed and others are
maintained.

It takes place in the bone marrow for B cells
and in the thymus for T cells.
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CLONAL SELECTION OF
LYMPHOCYTES


Precursor cells produce lymphocytes.

Each lymphocyte is specific for a different antigen.

Specificity is generated through genetic
rearrangement.
Clonal deletion is part of selection.

Lymphocytes that react with self are deleted.

The mechanism is not understood.
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CLONAL SELECTION OF
LYMPHOCYTES


Lymphocytes that remain after clonal deletion
mature.

Each is specific for a nonself antigen.

If an antigen is encountered, the lymphocyte is
activated.

It begins to divide and proliferate.

It forms a clone of cells specific for one antigen.
Lymphocytes that never encounter antigen
eventually die.
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CLONAL SELECTION OF
LYMPHOCYTES

Three important points about clonal selection:

It generates a vast number of different antigen
receptors.

Each receptor is specific for a different antigen.

All progeny of that lymphocyte will have the exact
same receptor.
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CLONAL SELECTION OF
LYMPHOCYTES
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SURVIVAL OF LYMPHOCYTE
POPULATIONS: B Cells


Millions of B cells are produced each day.

Their survival depends on signals from peripheral
tissues.

These signals cause activation and proliferation or
death.
B cells that never get stimulated undergo
apoptosis.
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SURVIVAL OF LYMPHOCYTE
POPULATIONS: T Cells

T cells get survival signals from two places:

Specialized epithelial cells in the thymus

Dendritic cells in peripheral lymphoid tissue

These occur during development.
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SURVIVAL OF LYMPHOCYTE
POPULATIONS: T Cells

Once signaled, T cells stop migrating and
become activated.

They become larger and multiply.

They multiply fourfold every 24 hours for 3-5
days.

Each one can differentiate into an armed effector T
cell.

They can migrate into tissue or stay in the node.
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SURVIVAL OF LYMPHOCYTE
POPULATIONS: T Cells

Some activated effector T cells eventually die.

Some will become memory cells.


This is a safety precaution.
These respond very fast the second time an antigen
is encountered.
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RESPONSES TO ANTIGEN FOR
T OR B CELLS

This requires a second co-stimulatory signal.


This comes from innate response cells.
No second signal causes lymphocyte
inactivation – anergy.
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RESPONSES TO ANTIGEN FOR
T OR B CELLS

After inactivation, lymphocytes cannot be
reactivated.

This is another safety measure.

This is all part of tolerance.
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LYMPHOID TISSUES

Lymphocytes move through blood to the
lymphoid tissues.

T and B cells are found in specific locations.

B cells are found in follicles.

T cells surround follicles in paracortical areas.

These are in the outer cortex.
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LYMPHOID TISSUES

Lymphocytes circulate continuously through
the lymphoid tissue.

They either find their specific antigen or die.
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LYMPHOID TISSUES:
B Cells

B cells are constantly produced in the bone
marrow.

Most of them die when they reach the peripheral
tissue.

They are constantly replaced and therefore the
number remains constant.
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LYMPHOID TISSUES:
T Cells

T cells leave the thymus fully mature.

They are produced in smaller numbers than B
cells.

T cells have a long life span.

They are thought to be self-renewing in peripheral
tissue.
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION:
MHC

For presentation to occur, the antigen must be
bound to the major histocompatibility complex
(MHC).


The MHC is found on antigen presenting cells.
There are two types of MHC:

Class I is found on all cells except immune cells.

Class II is found only on immune cells.
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION:
T Cells

T cell receptors must recognize both the
antigen and the MHC.


This is referred to as the antigen-MHC complex.
There are two types of T cells:

Helper T cells have CD 4 antigens.

Cytotoxic T cells have CD 8 antigens.
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION:
T Cell & MHC Interaction

Cytotoxic T cells bind Class I MHC
molecules.

Helper T cells bind Class II MHC molecules.

The MHC is a co-receptor.
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ANTIGEN PRESENTATION:
Delivery

Antigens are delivered by the MHC in
different ways:

Class I molecules associate with cytoplasmic
antigens.


They present to cytotoxic T cells.
Class II molecules associate with antigens from
phagocytic cell vesicles.

They present to helper T cells.
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T CELL RESPONSE TO
SUPERANTIGENS

T cells can respond to superantigens.

These are distinct classes of antigens produced by
many pathogens.

They provoke a response beneficial to the
pathogen.
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T CELL RESPONSE TO
SUPERANTIGENS

Superantigens do not need to be bound to the
MHC to be recognized.

They can bind to the outside of MHC molecules.

They cause massive overproduction of
cytokines.

They cause systemic toxicity and suppression
of the adaptive response.
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THE HUMORAL (B CELL) RESPONSE

The humoral response is carried out by B
lymphocytes.

It involves the production of the antibody.

In most cases, activation of B cells requires
help from T cells.
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THE HUMORAL RESPONSE:
Activation

After activation:

Some B cells proliferate and differentiate into
plasma cells.

Some B cells become memory cells.

Plasma cells produce massive amounts of antibody.
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THE HUMORAL RESPONSE:
Antibodies

Antibodies are found in the blood and in extracellular
spaces.

They contribute to the adaptive response in three ways:

Neutralization

Neutralizes toxins and viruses

Prevents bacterial attachment (staying in)

Opsonization

Complement


Facilitates uptake of pathogens by phagocytic cells
Activates the classical pathway
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THE HUMORAL RESPONSE:
Antibodies
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THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN
MOLECULE
Antigen receptors on B cells are called
immunoglobulins (Ig).
 All Ig molecules have a Y shape.


They are composed of 4 polypeptide chains.

Two light chains

Two heavy chains

The 4 amino terminal ends make up the antigenbinding site.

Remainders of the heavy chains make up the constant
region.
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THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN
MOLECULE
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THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN MOLECULE:
Binding

Antibodies bind antigens. Binding:

Is based on contacts between the antigen and
binding site.

Depends on the size and shape of the antigen.

Binding is along the side of large antigens.
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THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN MOLECULE:
Binding

Antibodies are generally made against
epitopes.


Epitopes are small surface regions of antigens.
Antibody binding involves hydrophobic and
electrostatic forces.

Hydrogen bonds are also involved.
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IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES

There are 5 isotypes:

IgG

IgM

IgA

IgD

IgE
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IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES
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IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES

The constant region of any immunoglobulin
has three main functions:

Recognition by specialized receptors on
phagocytic cells

Forming antigen-antibody complexes that initiate
classical complement pathway

Delivering antibody to tissues and secretions
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DISTRIBUTION AND FUNCTION
OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Most antibodies are distributed by diffusion.

Some are distributed by specialized transport
mechanisms.

These are used to bring the antibody to the
epithelial surfaces including:

Digestive tract

Lungs
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: IgM

IgM is the first antibody to be produced.

IgM can be in a pentamer structure.

It is usually found in blood.

It is an excellent activator of the complement
system.

It is the primary response to bloodborne pathogens.

It is also found in pleural spaces.


This has ten binding sites and great binding strength.
This protects against environmental pathogens.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: IgG

IgG, IgA, and IgE are all smaller than IgM.

The principle isotype of IgG is found in the
blood and extracellular fluid.


They can easily diffuse out of the blood.
It is very effective for opsonization and
complement activation.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: IgA

IgA is the principle antibody in secretions.

It is found in the respiratory and digestive tracts.

It is not very effective in activating the
complement system.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: IgE

IgE is found in low levels in the blood and
extracellular fluids.

It binds tightly to mast cells just below the skin
and mucosa.

It is also found along the blood vessels in
connective tissue.

After antigen binding, powerful chemical
mediators are released.

They cause coughing, sneezing and vomiting.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: IgD

IgD is found in very small amounts in the
blood.

It is found on the surface of B cells.

It is involved as an early antigen receptor.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Transcytosis

Immunoglobulins can move across epithelial
barriers – transcytosis.

It occurs most frequently with IgA.

IgA is secreted as a dimer.

It is held together by a J chain and a secretory piece.
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IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Transcytosis
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Newborns


IgA is found in colostrum.

It is transferred from mother to child.

It protects against newly encountered bacteria.
Newborns also get maternal IgG for further
protection.

IgG can cross the placenta.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Bacterial Toxins

IgG and IgA can neutralize bacterial toxins.

They bind the toxin molecule and prevent it
entering the cell.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Blocking Attachment

IgG and IgA can block viral and bacterial
attachment.

IgA acts at the mucosal surfaces.

IgG acts in tissues.
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DISTRIBUTION & FUNCTION OF
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Cell Activation

Antibody can also activate the following cells:

NK cells

Basophils

Mast cells

Activation triggers the release of mediators.

It is important in parasitic infections.
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ACTIVATION OF BASOPHILS
AND MAST CELLS BY IgE
A substantial amount of IgE is bound to mast cells
and basophils.
 When bound to antigen, antibody causes the
release of histamine.





This occurs in seconds.
It causes an increase in blood flow – vascular dilation.
It promotes the movement of blood proteins and fluids
in tissue.
There is a following influx of neutrophils,
macrophages, and lymphocytes.
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ACTIVATION OF BASOPHILS
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B CELL ACTIVATION BY
T CELLS
B cells have an antigen receptor that is a surface
immunoglobulin molecule.
 The bound antigen is endocytosed and degraded.




It is then combined with MHC class II and sent to the
surface.
The complex is recognized by helper T cells.
The B cell is activated and differentiates into a
plasma cell.

It produces antibody against the antigen.
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B CELL ACTIVATION BY T CELLS:
Primary Response

Naive B cells express both IgM and IgD on
their surface.

After activation, IgD disappears.

IgM is the first isotype of antibody produced.

This is the primary response.
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B CELL ACTIVATION BY T CELLS:
Secondary Response

Isotype switching occurs in the secondary
response.

IgM gives way to IgG.
The secondary response occurs when the antigen
is seen again.
 It is faster and more powerful than the primary
response.
 Helper T cells regulate the production and isotype
of antibody.

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T AND B CELL INTERACTION

For the humoral response to work, each B cell
must find a helper T cell.

This is accomplished by trapping.

Trapping occurs in the peripheral lymphoid tissue.
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T AND B CELL INTERACTION:
Trapping

Antigens are captured and processed by
antigen-presenting cells (APCs).

APCs migrate to lymph nodes and lodge in the
paracortical areas.

Naive T cells move through the node.

If a T cell is presented with its antigen it is
activated and remains trapped in the lymph
node.
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T AND B CELL INTERACTION:
Trapping

B cells also pass through the paracortical
areas.

B cells are trapped if there is an activated T
cell present.

T and B cells cooperate in the paracortical
area.

B cells then move to follicular areas and
differentiate into plasma cells.
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PLASMA CELLS

Plasma cells have a variety of life spans

Some live for only a few days.

Others live for significantly longer periods

They receive survival signals from bone marrow
stromal cells.
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THE CELLULAR (T CELL) RESPONSE

The cellular immune response is generated by
T cells.

Cytotoxic T cells

Helper T cells

T cells that have not seen antigen are
considered to be naive.

After encountering antigen, both types become
armed effector T cells.
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CYTOTOXIC T CELLS:
Antigen Encounter


Some antigens are degraded in the cytoplasm
of infected cells.

They are carried to the cell surface by class 1
MHC molecules.

They are then presented to cytotoxic (CD8) T cells.
Cytotoxic T cells proliferate and look for any
cells also expressing that antigen.

They will kill those cells.
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HELPER T CELLS:
Antigen Encounter
Some pathogens multiply in intracellular vesicles
and there are pathogens in extracellular fluid.
 Antigens from both are taken to the surface of the
APC.




They are coupled with MHC class II molecules.
They are then presented to helper (CD 4) T cells.
Helper T cells then differentiate into Th1 or Th2
cells.


Th1 cells help with pathogens in vesicles.
Th2 cells deal with extracellular pathogens.
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PRODUCTION OF ARMED
EFFECTOR T CELLS

The arming of naive T cells can be done by:

Dendritic cells

Macrophages

B cells
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ARMING BY DENDRITIC CELLS

Dendritic cells secrete chemokines.

Chemokines attract naive T cells.

Dendritic cells present viral, fungal, and
bacterial antigens.

They also participate in transplantation
rejection and allergic reactions.
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ARMING BY MACROPHAGES

Resting macrophages have few or no class II
MHC molecules.

After ingesting a microorganism, they produce
more.

They then degrade the microorganism and present
antigen-class II MHC complex to T cells.

This causes the release of co-stimulatory molecules.

These allow the activation of T cells to continue.
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ARMING OF T CELLS BY
B CELLS
Surface immunoglobulin on B cells is an antigen
receptor.
 It binds antigen and is internalized by
endocytosis.
 Antigen is then bound to MHC class II molecules.
 The complex is moved back to the surface of the
B cell.
 It is presented to T cells.


This causes the release of co-stimulatory molecules.
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ARMING OF T CELLS BY
B CELLS
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PROPERTIES OF ARMED
EFFECTOR T CELLS

There are three classes of armed effector T cells:

Cytotoxic

Th1 helper

Th2 helper

Most of these move into the blood when they are
activated.

Cytotoxins are released by cytotoxic T cells.

Cytokines are released by helper T cells.
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T CELL CYTOTOXICITY

All viruses and some bacteria multiply in the
cytoplasm of infected cells.

Once inside a cell, pathogens are no longer
susceptible to antibodies.

Cytotoxic T cells kill infected cells by
inducing apoptosis in the infected cell.

They kill through cytotoxic granule release.
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T CELL CYTOTOXICITY

Cytotoxic T cells are selective and repetitive
killers of target cells.

They cells also release cytokines (interferon
and TNF).

These are part of the innate immune response.
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MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION BY
T CELLS

Some bacteria proliferate in macrophages.

They can be eliminated if the macrophage
becomes activated.

Th1 helper cells provide the activation signal.

Activation increases the number of Class II
molecules.

This enhances antigen presentation and
increases the adaptive response.
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IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY
Immunological memory is one of the most
important properties of the adaptive immune
response.
 It can be seen in both T cells and B cells and is
produced after infection or vaccination.
 Memory is due to a persistent population of
memory cells.



Most are at rest but a small percentage is dividing at
all times.
Interleukins help to maintain the memory T cell
population.
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MEMORY AND EFFECTOR
T CELLS

After activation, the number of T cells
increases.

As the infection subsides, the number
decreases to a persistent level.

This level is 10 – 1000 times higher than the
initial number before activation.

This increase is due to the increased number of
memory cells.
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IMMUNITY TO INFECTION

Innate and adaptive immune responses work
together as fully integrated systems to defeat
infection.

The end result is the control and elimination of
infection and protection from re-infection.
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IMMUNITY TO INFECTION

The innate response works primarily in the
early stages of the infection.

The adaptive immune response takes place a
few days after first exposure to an antigen.

Once pathogens have established an infection,
it is only the adaptive response that can get rid
of them.
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COURSE OF THE ADAPTIVE
RESPONSE
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MECHANISMS OF THE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE
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VACCINATION
Vaccination is essentially an artificially
derived infection.
 Weakened or dead pathogens are administered
to a healthy individual with the intent of
conferring immunity.
 In many case, antigen is derived from the toxin
produced by the pathogen.
 Most vaccinations are administered in
childhood.

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VACCINATION

There can be risks with vaccinations.

Some vaccines can contain adjuvants, which are
chemicals designed to boost immune response.

In some people, adjuvants and some preservatives
in vaccines can cause adverse reactions.

Vaccines composed of weakened pathogens may
cause a small percentage of vaccinated individuals
to become infected.
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