Innate Immunity
Other surface protections against pathogen entry: Microbial Antagonism Microbially-produced acids Bacteriocins
Major cellular player: Macrophages & Neutrophils
Inflammation: Bring killing-cells to site of infection Block spread of infectious agent Repair injured tissue
Receptors that help immune system cells recognize pathogens: Non-specific recognition of microbial substances initiates an innate immune response, release of cytokines and chemokines. Receptor/substrate interaction
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)- pattern recognition receptor
Toll-like Receptors (TLR)
TLRs trigger: cytokines chemokines Cell surface molecules necessary for adaptive immune responses
Complement: a set of blood proteins that, once activated, lead to…
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Classical Pathway activation: Ab binds to microbe surface MB-Lectin Pathway activation: MBL binds to sugars on microbe surface Alternative Pathway activation: Spontaneous cleavage of C3 cascade continues on pathogen surface cascade is inhibited on human cell surface