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Cells of inflammation and Immunity

This article discusses the cells involved in the immune system, their functions, and their roles in inflammation and tissue repair. It covers both the innate and adaptive immune systems, including lymphocytes, phagocytic cells, and antigen-presenting cells.

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Cells of inflammation and Immunity

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  1. Cells of inflammation and Immunity G. Wharfe 2005

  2. Immune system • Detect and respond to antigens • Protects against pathogenic microorganisms • Also elicits response against noninfectious foreign organisms • Used in inflammatory response and tissue repair

  3. Immune response • Response needs to be quick and efficient • Two systems • Innate • Adaptive

  4. Cells of IR • All derived from BM stem cells • Influenced by growth factors • Begin as multipotent stem cell • Develop into committed stem cells

  5. Innate immune system • First to respond • Limits infection before adaptive response • Usually involve nonlymphoid cells • Cells are macrophages and polymorphonuclear neutrophils(PMN) • Also involves complement and acute phase proteins • If innate immunity cures infection-no adaptive immunity develops

  6. Normal haematopoiesis

  7. Adaptive immunity • Inducible antigen specific response • Primary lymphoid organs produce lymphocytes capable of responding to various antigens • Lymphocytes form naïve pool in blood • Lymphocytes circulate in peripheral lymphoid organs • Location for Ag-dependent IR

  8. Immunoglobulin

  9. Cells of innate immune system • All are bone marrow derived • Lineage commitment depends on stromal contact and cytokines • Dendritic cells-Antigen presenting cells • Develop from peripheral blood monocyte precursors • Found in the interstitium and T cell areas • Stimulate Ag specific T cells

  10. Phagocytic cells • PMN’s • Macrophages

  11. Granulocytes • Inflammatory cells • Contain cytoplasmic granules • Neutrophils • Eosinophils • Basophils

  12. Neutrophil

  13. Stages of granulocyte maturation

  14. Neutrophils • Major phagocytic granulocyte • Contain multilobed nucleus • Neutrophilic granules • Respond to chemotactic stimuli • Activated by macrophage and endothelial derived cytokines • Major cell of acute inflammation • Primary effector cells in IR to pyogens

  15. Neutrophils • Have Fc receptors for IgG and c’ • Bind and phagocytose opsonised antigens • Link between 2 arms of immune system • Regulates activation and recruitment of macrophages by cytokines

  16. Phagocytosis • Principal mechanism of pathogens • Enter site of infection • Opsonins produced to allow phagocytosis • Taken into vacuole • Killing by aerobic or anaerobic mechanisms • Cytokine induction

  17. Phagocytosis

  18. Eosinophil

  19. Eosinophils • Contain eosinophilic granules • Express Fc receptors for IgE • IgE prevalent in parasitic infections • IgE mediates activation of eosinophil killing mechanisms • Role in immediate hypersensitivity to allergens • Cause tissue injury and inflammation

  20. Basophil

  21. Basophils • In circulation –basophils • In tissue- Mast cells • Express Fc receptors for IgE • Release chemical mediators of immediate hypersensitivity

  22. Monocyte

  23. Macrophages • Main cells of chronic IR • Regulators of specific acquired response • Fewer numbers than neutrophils • Peaks in hours to days • Participate in both acute and chronic inflammation • Phagocytose apoptotic PMN’s

  24. Tissue macrophages • Second major class of phagocytic cells • Provide innate immunity and initiate host defenses • Release inflammatory cytokines • Act as APC • Link between innate immunity and acquired humoral and cellular immunity

  25. Cells of monocyte macrophage system

  26. Lymphocytes • B lymphocyte • T lymphocyte • NK lymphocyte

  27. Lymphocyte

  28. Lymphocytes • Mediate adaptive immune response • Recognize antigen specifically • Each clone has antigen specificity • Arrange V, J and D elements if Ig and T cell receptor genes to form different clones • B lymphocytes recognize native Ag • T lymphocytes recognize processed Ag

  29. Lymphocytes • Ag binds to receptor • Lymphoid activation and Clonal expansion • Effector cells or products all have same • specificity as parent cell • Inactivation of self reactive clones

  30. Lymphocytes • Ag independent maturation occurs in primary lymphoid organs • Ag dependent occurs in secondary lymphoid organs • Cells are indistinguishable morphologically • Phenotypically and functionally different

  31. B lymphocyte development

  32. B lymphocytes • Generate Ab response • Formed with other white cells in BM • Ab neutralize pathogens, opsonize pathogens, activate complement • Act as APC for T cells • Generate memory B cells

  33. Plasma cell

  34. Plasma cells • Not usually found in PB • Responsible for Ig production

  35. T lymphocyte development

  36. T cells • Generate CMI • Directly by differentiating into cytotoxic T cells • Indirectly by activating macrophages • Help B lymphocytes • Develop from BM progenitors which migrate to thymus • CD4 and CD8

  37. T cell functions • Delayed hypersensitivity • Cell mediated immunity • Graft rejection • Contact allergic reactions • Cytotoxic responses to other cells • Facilitate Ab production by B cells • Memory T cells

  38. Lymphoid organs

  39. Interaction of lymphocyte with virus

  40. NK cells • Also known as LGL • Target virus infected cells • Target tumor cells • Have receptors for IgG • Mediate ADCC

  41. Immune response

  42. Differences between cells of innate immunity and lymphocytes • Different ways of recognizing microorganisms • Direct • Indirect • Specific Ag recognition

  43. Cytokines • Molecules secreted by cells(lymphocytes) and which affect the function of other cells • Secreted in response to specific stimulus • Interleukin is a type of cytokine

  44. Role of interleukins

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