introduction to the immune system
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Introduction to The Immune System. Pin Ling ( 凌 斌 ), Ph.D. ext 5632; [email protected] References: 1. Male D., J. Brostoff, D. B Roth, and I. Roitt Immunology, 7th ed., 2006. 2. Abbas, A, K. et.al, Cellular and Molecular - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction to The Immune System
• Pin Ling ( 凌 斌 ), Ph.D.
ext 5632; [email protected]
• References:
1. Male D., J. Brostoff, D. B Roth, and I. Roitt
Immunology, 7th ed., 2006.
2. Abbas, A, K. et.al, Cellular and Molecular
Immunology (6th ed., 2007), Chapters 1 & 2
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Keys toward Learning Immunology
• Lectures => Deliver the “Key Concepts” of Immunology.
• Workbook => Apply the “Knowledge” from Immunology to the “Solutions” of clinical problems.
• Textbook reading => Help learn the details and build up the comprehensive knowledge of immunology
1. What we teach is the current knowledge about Immunology.
2. Some may stand forever and Some may change in the
future.
3. So Keep your mind Open! You could be the next One to
make a breakthrough in Immunology.
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OutlineOutline
• The Origin of the Immune The Origin of the Immune
Concept Concept
• Overview of Immunity to Microbes
• Features & Components of Innate &
Adaptive Immunity
• Summary & Question
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The Origin of Immune Concept-I
1. The term “Immunity” => Latin word “Immunitas” => Protection from legal prosecution (Roman senators)Biological definition => Protection from infectious diseases
2. The concept of immunity => existed in ancient Greek & Chinese => the experienced view
3. The scientific view of immunity => Edward Jenner (1796)Observation => Milkmaids generally get No SmallpoxHypothesis => Pus from vaccinia (cowpox)
=> Protect milkmaids from smallpox Test => Inoculate materials from cowpox pus
=> Protect a young boy from smallpox (Protective immunity)
Vaccinia => Vaccination (also called Immunization)
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The Origin of Immune Concept-II
4. The concept of “Immunity” developed gradually over time through many scientific findings: => Robert Koch (1905 Nobel Laureate) => Infectious
diseases caused by microorganisms=> Louis Pasteur => Vaccines against cholera & rabies=> These clinical successes => The search of underlying mechanism of “Protection of Infectious Diseases”=> The development of “Immunology”
5. Advances in technology (e.g., Cell culture, Monoclonal Ab, Flow cytometry, Genetic engineering…etc) have facilitated our understanding of the immune system and its functions. “Descriptive Science” => “Experimental Science”
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The first vaccination against smallpox
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Exudate from a cowpox pustule on the hand of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes was inserted into scratches on the arms of James Phipps, May 14, 1796.
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Edward Jenner
Eradication of smallpox
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Vaccines for common infectious diseases
Still no effective vaccines for many infectious microbes, e.g., HCV, HIV, Dengue virus…..etc
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OutlineOutline
• The Origin of Immune Concept
• Overview of Immunity to Overview of Immunity to
MicrobesMicrobes
• Features & Components of Innate &
Adaptive Immunity
• Summary & Question
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Intracellular & extracellular pathogens
Immune responses are adapted to different types of pathogen.
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Key concepts about immunity-I
1. The immune system has evolved to serve two major functions:
(1) Protect against the invading pathogens (or foreign substances)
(2) Maintain tissue homeostasis (damaged cells or cancer). Meanwhile, microbes (outside) and tumors (inside) have
evolved to survive in the host.
2. The immune system (in mammals) consists of (1) Innate immunity and (2) Adaptive immunity => An integrated system of host defense => Cells & molecules function cooperatively Antigen-presenting cells => Lymphocytes => Effector cells
3. Innate immunity is evolutionally the more conserved host defense
system: (1) Existed in both Invertebrates & Vertebrates; (2) Provides the first line of defenses against infections, and (3) “Activates” and “Programs” adaptive immune
responses
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Key concepts about immunity-II
5. Adaptive immunity evolved later: - Existed only in Vertebrates - Provides the more potent and diverse defenses
against infections - Develops as a response to infection and adapts to the
infection
6. The immune system may fail => Immunodeficiency, Hypersensitivity, & Autoimmune diseases.
7. Normal immune responses can be obstacles in medical cases, e.g., organ transplantation
Better Understanding of Immunology Help manipulate immune responses Solve the medical problems
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Overview of immune responses
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Innate vs Adaptive immunity
The immune system has the ability to recognize some self components:- The Normal condition => prevent self-recognition- The “Pathological Conditions” => occur self-recognition
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Phagocytosis by innate immunity-I
1. Cells w/ phagocytic ability: Macrophage, Neutrophil, & Dendritic cells.
2. Phagocytosis serves two key functions:(1) Killing microbes(2) Antigen (Ag) Presentation
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Elie Mechnikoff:The Pioneer of Innate Immunity1. The Discovery of Phagocytes & Phagocytosis
2. The Nobel Laureate in Medicine 1908
Adopted from Nature Immunology, July 2008
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Paul Ehrlich: One of the pioneers of humoral adaptive immunity
1. The Discovery of Antibody
functions
2. The Nobel Laureate in Medicine 1908
The development of modern Immunology in 20th century mainly centers on understanding the Adaptive Immune System.
Adopted from Nature Immunology, July 2008
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Interaction between innate and
& adaptive immunity1. Innate immunity => Ag presentation (by Dendritic cells)
2. Adaptive immunity => Ag recognition (by T & B lymphocytes)
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Interaction between innate and
& adaptive immunity1. Innate immunity => Ag presentation (by infected cells)
2. Adaptive immunity => Ag recognition (by T & B lymphocytes)
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Overview of adaptive immune responses
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OutlineOutline
• The Origin of Immune Concept
• Overview of Immunity to Microbes
• FeaturesFeatures & Components of & Components of Innate & Adaptive Immunity Innate & Adaptive Immunity
• Summary & Question
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The principle cells of the immune system
Cellular components of the immune system will be discussed extensively in Lecture #2.
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Features of Adaptive immunity
(107 ~ 109)
(vaccination)
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Specificity, Memory, and Homeostasis of Adaptive
Immunity
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Principle of Principle of VaccinationVaccination
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Clonal expansion of lymphocytes
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Antigens, Epitopes, & Antibodies
1. Antigens (immunogens) initiate adaptive immune responses.
2. Antigens may contain several different Epitopes for recognition by lymphocyte receptors or antibodies
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Types of adaptive immunity1. Humoral immunity => Molecules in body fluid, e.g. Antibody (Ab) => Key player => B cells => Target extracellular microbes & toxins
2. Cell-mediated immunity => Key player => T cells => regulate other immune cells => Target intracellular microbes, e.g. viruses, bacteria
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Functions of different types of lymphocyte
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Active vs. Passive immunity
Active immunity => A host response to a microbe (Ag) => specific and long-term immune defense (memory)Passive immunity => Adoptive transfer of Ab or lymphocytes specific for a microbe (or Ag) => specific, instant but transient immune defense
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Serum therapy => Humoral immunity & Passive immunity Serum (Ab) from animals recovered from diphtheria infection => Naïve animals => Resistant to diphtheria infection
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Adaptive immune recognition: 1. Antigen (Ag) receptors on T & B lymphocytes.2. These Ag receptors generated by “somatic gene recombination”3. They recognize diverse Antigens (peptides) from microbes or non-self.Innate immune recognition: Q: How do host cells recognize invading pathogens at the first place? Scientists have no answer to this until the end of the 20th century.
Innate vs. Adaptive Immune Innate vs. Adaptive Immune RecognitionRecognition
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Charles A. Janeway, M.D.Yale Univ.
The “Renaissance” of innate The “Renaissance” of innate immunityimmunity
In 1989, Janeway => Immune recognition of microbes => Detection of conserved molecular patterns, referred to PAMPs (Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns) with features:
1. Invariant among a given class of microbes.2. Have essential roles in microbial physiology. 3. Recognized by receptors of the innate immune system, called PRRs (Pattern-Recognition Receptors). 4. Innate immunity regulates adaptive immunity
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The Discovery of Toll and Toll-like The Discovery of Toll and Toll-like receptor (TLR)receptor (TLR)
Cell. 1996 Sept 20; 86(6):973-83
The dorsoventral regulatory gene cassette spatzle/Toll/cactus controls the potent antifungal response in Drosophila adults.
Lemaitre B, Nicolas E, Michaut L, Reichhart JM, Hoffmann JA.
Institut de Biologie Moleculaire at Cellulaire, UPR 9022 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg, France
Nature 388, 394 - 397 (24 July 1997)
A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity.
Medzhitov R, Preston-Hurlburt P, Janeway CA Jr.
Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8011, USA.
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Key concepts in innate immunity
1. The innate immune system mainly recognizes common structures shared by classes of microbes, => Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs), e.g., LPS, Peptidoglycan, Microbial DNA & RNA. 2. Host receptors that recognize PAMPs are called Pattern- Recognition Receptors (PRRs), which are encoded in “Germline” DNA=> limited Diversity.
3. Innate immunity not only provide the first line of defenses but link to the program of adaptive
immunity.
4. PRRs may also recognize components from injured or dead
host cells => Autoimmune diseases
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Toll-like Receptors
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Locations of Different PRRs
Body fluids-Soluble PRRs
Cellular PRRs- Cell surface
- Endosomes
- Cytosol
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Soluble Pattern Recognition Receptors-Complement
activation pathways
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Functions of Functions of ComplementComplement
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Epithelial barriers prevent the
entry of microbes
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Failure of the immune system
1. Ineffective response
- Immunodeficiency
2. Overactive response
- Hypersensitivity
3. Auto-reactive response
- Autoimmunity
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OutlineOutline
• The Origin of Immune Concept
• Overview of Immunity to Microbes
• Features & Components of Innate & Adaptive Immunity
• Summary & QuestionSummary & Question
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SUMMARY
1. Protective immunity against microbes is mediated by the
early response of innate immunity and the later response of
adaptive immunity.
2. Innate immune responses are initiated by recognition of
common microbial structures (PAMPs) by Pattern- Recognition Receptors (PRRs) on innate immune cells. - Provide the first line of host defense - Activate and regulate the adaptive immunity
3. Adaptive immune responses are initiated by recognition of
foreign antigens by specific lymphocytes. - Provide more potent, specific (Ag), & broad protection - Develop immune memory for the next exposure - Feedback regulate innate immunity
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Questions
1. Why is it necessary to vaccinate against tetanus only every 10
years, though antibodies against the toxoid disappear from the
circulation within a year?
2. Why is the vaccine against tetanus always effective, whereas
the vaccine against influenza protects on some epidemics but not
others?
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The End & Thank you
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Phagocytosis during innate immunity-II
Inflammation: 1. A “Hallmark” of innate immune response (Call for
help)2. Local accumulation of immune cells & molecules
against microbes3. Function to eliminate infections but often cause
tissue damage & diseases 4. Link to the development of many diseases, e.g.,
Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, ….etc.