Innate immunity: Complement/phagocytosis
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What are the distinct phase in complement system?
- Pattern-recognition trigger
- protease cascade amplification/C3 convertase
- zymogens (inactieve pro-enzymes)becomes active after cleavage, which activates a cascade
- Inflammation, phagocytosis, membrane attack
What is the role properdin?
Explain negative regulatory proteins on health cells
- C3b bound to these proteins are cleaved by factor I to yield inactive C3b (iC3b)
- no activation of complement system on host cells surfaces
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How is inflammation initiated through complement proteins?
- increased permeability allows increased fluid leakage and extravasation of Ig and complement molecules
- migration of macropgahen, neutrophils,. En lymphocytes
C5a en C3a also active mast cells, there are anaphylatotoxins as they produce schocklike syndrome.
How is membrane-attack complex formed?
- C5b binds to C6 and C7, via C7 the complex binds to membrane
- C8 binds to complex and inserts into membrane
- C9 molecules binds and polymerize to form pore in membrane
How is complement regulated to prevent attack on host cells?
- C1INH dissociated C1r and C1s from the active C1 complex
- DAF, C4BP, CR1 displace C2a from the C4b2a complex. C4b is cleaved by factor I
- CR1 and h displace C3b, which is cleaved by I
- CD59 prevent binding CD9
Explain phagocytosis, endocytosis, macroinocytosis
- produce superoxide radicals, nitric oxide radicals
Receptor-mediated endocytosis - extracellulair martiaal is taken up by endosomal compartments
Macropinocytosis - nonspecific uptake of extracellular fluids
What are the PRRs that stimulate phagocytosis?
mannose receptor
scavenger receptor
complement receptor
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