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Natural Immunity

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Acquired immunity   immune functions learned--develop because of specific stimulus such as infecting microbe--induction of immune response that is remembered--provides long-term immunity  
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Alternative pathway   starts with C3--binding directly to certain microbial polysaccharides--important in preventing infections before antibody production can occur--compliment proteins are always present in the blood  
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Basophils   nonphagocytic cells of natural immunity--enhance inflammatory responses by release of histamine and related chemicals--inflammation allows phagocytic cells to gain entry and increase temp to improve efficiency  
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Chemotactic factors   pieces of C3 & C5, C3a & C5a cleaved free of bacteria to recruit (attract) phagocytic cells to the site of infection  
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Ciliated epithelial cells   sweep the mucous layer toward bodily orifices (openings)  
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Classical pathway   complement system--first component, C1, binds to bacterial-bound antibodies--activated and causes binding and activation of other components--C4, C2, C3, C5--in that order  
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Complement   special set of proteins, circulates throughout body and binds to bacteria  
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Complement cascade   proteins act in a sequential order  
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Cytokines   small chemicals secreted by one cell as a form of communication or signaling to other cells  
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Diapedesis   phagocytes' process of exiting blood stream and squeezing between vascular endothelial cells  
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Eosinophils   momphagocytic cells of natural immunity--release toxins--important in overcoming infection by worms and other parasites that are too large for phagocytic cell to ingest  
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Granules   contain histamin and various toxic chemicals  
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Immunity   human's system of defenses to fight off infection  
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Interferons   small proteins released by infected microphages, fibroblasts, T cells alert neighboring cells--neghboring cells develop antiviral state--defent themselves by degrading viral proteins and inhibiting viral transcription  
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Iron-binding proteins   sequester iron to prevent adequate nutritional availability for microbes  
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Leukocytes   white blood cells  
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Macrophages   (monocytes when in blood) comprise about 8% of leukocytes and are present in many tissues (alveolar macrophages--lung, Kupffer--liver, dendritic--skin)  
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Mast cells   found in tissues, appear to have identical functions to basophils  
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Membrane attack complex   C3b and C5b (b for binding--stays bound to the microbe)--focal point for complement components C6-C7-C8-C9 to bind as complex--forms a pore through bacterial membrane--leakage, lysis, and death of microbe result  
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Natural immunity   nonspecific resistance factors--includes things that are innate, already present in body  
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Neutrophils   cells that their nuclei stain with neutral dye--nuclei are multilobed--several smaller, connected lobes of nucleus apparently help use diapedesis to squeeze through vascular walls to sites of infection in tissues  
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Opsonin   (C3b) means to prepare to eat--structure includes specific receptor for phagocytic PMNs--bind and ingest opsonized particles--binding site not exposed until C3a is cleaved and removed  
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Phagosome   membrane bag inside the phagocytic cell  
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PMNs   (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) bind and subsequently ingest the opsonized particles  
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Reticuloendothelial system   whole system used before phagocytic cells were characterized  
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