Immune-mediated toxicity - Normal functioning of the immunesystem

11 important questions on Immune-mediated toxicity - Normal functioning of the immunesystem

What is NF-kB? Which genes does it activate? (4)

Nuclear factor. When activated => goes to the nucleus and activates genes.
Plays an important role in inflammation.
  • Genes for cytokines + chemokines
  • Pro-inflammation genes.
  • Cell survival.
  • Genes for anti-apoptotic factors


cytokines
immune sytem
adhesion
drug-metabolizing
antioxidant
anti-apoptosis

Which cells are recruited via MHCI? And which cells bij MHCII?

MHCI - Cytotoxic t-cells 8
MHCII - T-helper cells  4

What happens during an inflammatory response?

Macrophages sense the pathogen.
Macrophages => produce cytokines and chemokines. => recruitment of leukocytes
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What is the relation between TNF, JNK, NF-kB and ROS?

Voor proliferation signalen heb je signaal nodig van NF-kB maar ook van JNK (ap-1). JNK wordt alleen geactiveerd als er niet veel ROS is.

They are important in celproliferation and apoptosis.
TNF (tumor necrotic factor) activates TNFR1. And that causes the downstream patways. Dependent on the JNK is activated, this is important for the apoptose genes (bax/bak, cyt-c, casp)

Explain how the innate and adaptive immune system are related to each other.

  • Innate: detects via pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)
  • APC have class MHC I and II => present to 8 and 4. 8 kill, 4 help.
  • T-helper cells (4) activate B lymphocytes to make antibodies.

What is needed for a APC to activate a T-cell?

Co-stimulatory signal.

What are the APC cells? (2) (1)

  • Dendritic cells
  • Macrophages.
  • (B-cells)

Where are Toll-like receptors? Do we have multipe types?

On macrophages.
Yes.

What are DAMPs?  What do they activate?

DAMPs staan voor damage-associated molecular patterns, oftewel schade-geassocieerde moleculaire patronen. Dit zijn lichaamseigen moleculen die vrijkomen bij celstress of -schade en fungeren als gevaarsignalen voor het aangeboren immuunsysteem. (macrophages, neutrofiels, dendritic cells)

What are characteristics of the adaptive immune system? (5)

  • Antibody diversity
  • Amplifying
  • Self vs non-self
  • Memory
  • Shuts itself down

What type of MHC classes do we have?

All cells have MHC I class HLA.

Specialized cells have class I and class II: dendritic cells, macrophages and B-cells.

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