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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
  
[[Image:LH Macrophage Histology.jpg|thumb|right|125px|<p>'''Macrophage'''</p><sup>© Nottingham Uni</sup>]]
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[[Image:LH Macrophage Histology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<p>'''Macrophage'''</p><sup>© Nottingham Uni</sup>]]
* If pathogens breach the barriers formed by the skin and mucus membranes, they must be detected and destroyed by cellular and humoral means  
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Pathogens can invade the body if a breach occurs in the barriers formed by the skin and mucus membranes, for example a wound, they must be detected and destroyed by cellular and [[Humoral Factors of Innate Immune System|humoral]] means.<br />
* The cells involved with innate protection are:
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** Blood granulocytes, or Polymorphonuclear Cells
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The cells involved in the cellular response to a wound are:
*** Notable for their multi-lobed nuclei
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* Tissue [[Mast Cells|mast cells]] and '''[[Macrophages|macrophages]]''' that initially [[Phagocytosis|phagocytose]] and detect [[Bacteria|bacteria]] or [[fungi]]<br />
*** '''Neutrophils''': phagocytose bacteria
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*** '''Eosinophils''': kill parasites by the release of granules
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* The blood [[Blood Cells - Overview#White Blood Cells|granulocytes]], or polymorphonuclear (PMN: multi-lobed nuclei) cells
*** '''Basophils/ mast cells''': kill parasites by the release of granules
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** The '''[[Neutrophils|neutrophils]]''' are the most abundant as they are the primary cells that phagocytose bacteria, and the larger fungi
** Blood '''[[Monocytes|monocytes]]''': phagocytose bacteria
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** The '''[[Eosinophils|eosinophils]]''' and '''[[Basophils|basophils]] / [[Mast Cells| mast cells]]''' are only needed in rare circumstances as they are for killing parasites by the release of granules (exocytosis).
** Tissue mast cells and '''macrophages''': phagocytose bacteria
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*Effectively, innate cellular response seeks to hold off the infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood|adaptive]] response can back it up with a more specific attack
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* Blood '''[[Monocytes|monocytes]]''': phagocytose bacteria
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The main role of the innate cellular response is to delay systemic infection until the [[Adaptive Immune System|adaptive response]] can back it up with a more specific attack.
  
===[[Macrophages|Macrophages]]===
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==[[Macrophages|Macrophages]]==
[[Image:Monocytes.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Monocytes - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
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[[Image:Monocytes.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Monocytes - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
*The role of macrophages in Innate Immunity is to act as primary '''phagocytes'''
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The innate cellular response begins with recognition and phagocytosis by macrophages that precide in the tissue where the wound occurs. The populations of distinct, tissue-specific macrophages that are present are the:
* Macrophages are present within tissues and take the form of distinct, tissue-specific populations:
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* Alveolar macrophages (lung)
** Alveolar macrophages
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* Tissue histiocytes
** Tissue histiocytes
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* Glomerular macrophages (kidney)
** Glomerular macrophages
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* Hepatic Küpffer cells (liver)
** Hepatic Küpffer cells
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* CNS microglia (central nervous system: brain and spinal cord)
** CNS microglia
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* Sinus-lining macrophages of the lymph nodes and spleen
** Sinus-lining macrophages of the lymph nodes and spleen
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* [[Monocytes|'''Monocytes''']] (immature macrophages) are circulating phagocytes
 
** Circulate for 6-8 hours
 
** Can function as phagocytes within the blood and as newly migrated cells in tissues
 
** Chiefly function to replace the various tissue macrophage populations
 
  
===[[Neutrophils|Neutrophils]]===
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When [[Phagocytosis|phagocytosis]] of the bacteria or fungi by the tissue macrophages occurs, they release a number of [[Cytokines|cytokines]] that have many effects. The first being the activation of the endothelium that results in the expression of adhesion molecules that allow leukocytes, in particular the [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] to bind to the endothelium from the bloodstream and the subsequent [[Neutrophils#Exocytosis|extravasation]] (movement out of the bloodstream). Once the leukocytes are out of the bloodstream, the cytokines released by the tissue macrophages act as chemoattractants that enable the chemotaxis of the leukocytes to the site of infection
[[Image:Neutrophil 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Neutrophils - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
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* Neutrophils are the principal, highly active '''phagocytes''' in the blood
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** Comprise 30-70% of white blood cells depending on species
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[[File:Extravasation with Macrophage.png|thumb|right|300px|Diagrammatic Representation of the Innate Immunity Cellular Response - R.J.Francis, RVC 2012]]
** Kill and digest microbes in a similar way as macrophages
 
* Neutrophils can also cause extracellular bacterial killing by disrupting bacterial membranes
 
** Secrete small antibacterial peptides
 
*** E.g. defensins and bactenecins
 
* Neutrophils produce vasoactive peptides
 
** E.g. histamine and bradykinin
 
** Cause a great increase in extravasation of blood granulocytes and [[Monocytes|monocytes]] and plasma proteins at the site of infection
 
* Neutrophils are the archetypal cell associated with [[Inflammation - WikiBlood|acute inflammation]]
 
** Are attracted to sites of inflammation by:
 
*** Complement activation
 
*** Cytokine production
 
*** Changes to vascular endothelium
 
** Neutrophil activation in an inflammatory lesion results in the release of '''prostaglandins'''
 
*** Responsible for vasoactive changes and for pain
 
* The accumulation of dead and dying [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] at the site of infection is called '''pus'''
 
** Their removal from the site after the removal of infection is an important step in the resolution of the lesion
 
  
===[[Eosinophils|Eosinophils]]===
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The [[Monocytes|'''Monocytes''']] are immature macrophages that are circulating phagocytes. They circulate for 6-8 hours and function as phagocytes within the blood and as newly migrated cells in tissues. Their primary function, however, is to replace the various tissue macrophage populations at the latter stages of the immune response.
[[Image:Eosinophil.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Eosinophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
 
* Eosinophils are less common than [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]], and they are not phagocytic
 
** Make up <5% of the leukocytes in normal blood
 
* Eosinophil numbers are increased:
 
** Slightly during the resolution phase of inflammation
 
** Many-fold in parasite-infected animals
 
*** The presence of a large proportion of eosinophils in a blood smear is highly indicative of parasitaemia
 
* Mainly function by targeting the surface of parasites by means of specific antibody or complement
 
** Release a large range of toxic molecules that break down the parasite integument
 
* Prominent in [[:Category:Allergic Diseases|allergic]] (anaphylactic) reactions
 
  
===[[Basophils|Basophils]] / [[Mast Cells|Mast Cells]]===
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==[[Neutrophils|Neutrophils]]==
[[Image:Basophil and Lymphocyte.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Basophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
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[[Image:Neutrophil 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Neutrophils - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
* Basophils/mast cells are principally localised at epithelial surfaces
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[[Neutrophils|Neutrophils]] are the principal, highly active '''[[Phagocytosis|phagocytes]]''' in the blood and comprise 30-70% of all white blood cells depending on species. Their main function is to kill and digest microbes in a similar way as macrophages. They also have another function of extracellular bacterial killing by disrupting bacterial membranes by the secretion of small antibacterial peptides, for example defensins and bactenecins.
** Very small numbers are present in blood
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*** Less than 0.5% circulating leukocytes
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* They have two principal functions:
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Neutrophils also produce vasoactive peptides, for example, histamine and bradykinin which, as their name suggests, activate the endothelium to become more "leaky" causing a great increase in extravasation of blood granulocytes and [[Monocytes|monocytes]], and the diffusion of plasma proteins to the site of infection. These peptides, released from other cells as well as neutrophils, are responsible for the classical signs of [[Inflammation - Introduction|inflammation]]: redness ('''rubor'''), heat ('''calor'''), swelling ('''tumour'''), and pain ('''dolor'''), often accompanied by loss of function. Neutrophil activation in an inflammatory lesion also results in the release of '''prostaglandins''' which are responsible for vasoactive changes and for pain (N.B. These are reduced with cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibition for example with the [[NSAIDs|NSAIDs]] (non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) aspirin and ibuprofen).
*# Induction of [[Inflammation - WikiBlood|acute inflammation]]
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*#* Trauma and/ or bacterial infection causes the production of '''cytokines''' by the mast cells that induce a classical acute inflammatory response
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*# Response to parasite infection
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It is for the reasons above that neutrophils have been described as the archetypal cell associated with [[Acute Inflammation - Introduction|acute inflammation]].
*#* Specific [[Immunoglobulins|IgE]] binds cells
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*#* Subsequent contact with antigen causes the mast cells to degranulate
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*#* Release enzymes and vasoactive substances that can result in a high level of mucus secretion and smooth muscle contraction
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To move the neutrophils from the blood to the sites of inflammation a system of various chemoattractants exist. These include [[Complement|complement components]], in particular C3a and C5a; [[Cytokines|cytokine]] production, in particular the chemokine class of cytokines, for example CXCL8 (IL-8); and the activation of the endothelium of post-capillary venules.
* Also produce factors that influence local host cell physiology
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** Various mediators increase the ratio of phagocyte to microbe
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Their removal from the site after the removal of infection is an important step in the resolution of the lesion. Under physiological conditions the neutrophils undergo a process called '''apoptosis''' (or ''Programmed Cell Death''), and are then cleared by [[#Macrophages|tissue macrophages]] (see above). However, if there are too few macrophages to clear the cells, or the infection is resulting in the death of the neutrophils, they undergo a process called '''necrosis'''. When these neutrophils that have undergone necrosis accumulate at the site of infection it forms '''pus'''.
  
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==[[Eosinophils|Eosinophils]]==
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[[Image:Eosinophil.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Eosinophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
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Eosinophils are less common than [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]], with eosinophils making up less than 5% of the leukocytes in normal blood. They are still described as granulocytes but they are not phagocytic.
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It has been found that eosinophil numbers are increased slightly during the resolution phase of inflammation, but many-fold in parasite-infected animals. It is therefore the presence of a large proportion of eosinophils in a blood smear that is highly indicative of parasitaemia.
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The eosinophils mainly function by targeting the surface of parasites by means of a specific [[Immunoglobulins|antibody]] or [[Complement|complement component]]. Once the parasite has been recognised the eosinophils release, through a process called exocytosis (the fusion of granules to the plasma membrane), a large range of toxic molecules that break down the parasite integument.<br />
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Intrestingly, eosinophils are also prominent in [[:Category:Allergic Diseases|allergic]] (anaphylactic) reactions.
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==[[Basophils|Basophils]] / [[Mast Cells|Mast Cells]]==
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[[Image:Basophil and Lymphocyte.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Basophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008]]
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The basophils and the mast cells are principally localised at epithelial surfaces with very small numbers present in blood, making up less than 0.5% of circulating leukocytes.
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These two cell types have two principal functions:
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The first is the induction of [[Acute Inflammation - Introduction|acute inflammation]]. They do this through the production of '''[[Cytokines|cytokines]]''' by the mast cells in response to trauma and/or bacterial infection which then induces a classical acute inflammatory response.
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The second is to respond to parasite infection. They do this specifically by interacting with the Fc region of the [[IgE|IgE]] class of antibody. When the IgE then comes into contact with antigen, Fc receptors on the surface of the mast cells and basophils can interact with the antibody which causes the mast cells and basophils to degranulate. This causes the release of enzymes and vasoactive substances that can result in a high level of mucus secretion and smooth muscle contraction. As the granules contain a much greater concentration of these peptides, the degranulation of mast cells and basophils creates a much more powerful response than that by neutrophils alone (it is for this reason that they can cause [[Type I Hypersensitivity|Type I hypersensitivity reactions]]). These cells also produce factors that influence local host cell physiology
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and various mediators that increase the ratio of phagocyte to microbe (in particular [[Cytokines|cytokines]]).
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{{Jim Bee 2007}}
 
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]
 
[[Category:Innate Immune System]]
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[[Category:Robert J Francis reviewed]]

Latest revision as of 18:08, 18 May 2012

Introduction

Macrophage

© Nottingham Uni

Pathogens can invade the body if a breach occurs in the barriers formed by the skin and mucus membranes, for example a wound, they must be detected and destroyed by cellular and humoral means.

The cells involved in the cellular response to a wound are:


  • The blood granulocytes, or polymorphonuclear (PMN: multi-lobed nuclei) cells
    • The neutrophils are the most abundant as they are the primary cells that phagocytose bacteria, and the larger fungi
    • The eosinophils and basophils / mast cells are only needed in rare circumstances as they are for killing parasites by the release of granules (exocytosis).



The main role of the innate cellular response is to delay systemic infection until the adaptive response can back it up with a more specific attack.

Macrophages

Monocytes - J. Bredl, RVC 2008

The innate cellular response begins with recognition and phagocytosis by macrophages that precide in the tissue where the wound occurs. The populations of distinct, tissue-specific macrophages that are present are the:

  • Alveolar macrophages (lung)
  • Tissue histiocytes
  • Glomerular macrophages (kidney)
  • Hepatic Küpffer cells (liver)
  • CNS microglia (central nervous system: brain and spinal cord)
  • Sinus-lining macrophages of the lymph nodes and spleen


When phagocytosis of the bacteria or fungi by the tissue macrophages occurs, they release a number of cytokines that have many effects. The first being the activation of the endothelium that results in the expression of adhesion molecules that allow leukocytes, in particular the neutrophils to bind to the endothelium from the bloodstream and the subsequent extravasation (movement out of the bloodstream). Once the leukocytes are out of the bloodstream, the cytokines released by the tissue macrophages act as chemoattractants that enable the chemotaxis of the leukocytes to the site of infection.

Diagrammatic Representation of the Innate Immunity Cellular Response - R.J.Francis, RVC 2012

The Monocytes are immature macrophages that are circulating phagocytes. They circulate for 6-8 hours and function as phagocytes within the blood and as newly migrated cells in tissues. Their primary function, however, is to replace the various tissue macrophage populations at the latter stages of the immune response.

Neutrophils

Neutrophils - J. Bredl, RVC 2008

Neutrophils are the principal, highly active phagocytes in the blood and comprise 30-70% of all white blood cells depending on species. Their main function is to kill and digest microbes in a similar way as macrophages. They also have another function of extracellular bacterial killing by disrupting bacterial membranes by the secretion of small antibacterial peptides, for example defensins and bactenecins.

Neutrophils also produce vasoactive peptides, for example, histamine and bradykinin which, as their name suggests, activate the endothelium to become more "leaky" causing a great increase in extravasation of blood granulocytes and monocytes, and the diffusion of plasma proteins to the site of infection. These peptides, released from other cells as well as neutrophils, are responsible for the classical signs of inflammation: redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumour), and pain (dolor), often accompanied by loss of function. Neutrophil activation in an inflammatory lesion also results in the release of prostaglandins which are responsible for vasoactive changes and for pain (N.B. These are reduced with cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibition for example with the NSAIDs (non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) aspirin and ibuprofen).

It is for the reasons above that neutrophils have been described as the archetypal cell associated with acute inflammation.

To move the neutrophils from the blood to the sites of inflammation a system of various chemoattractants exist. These include complement components, in particular C3a and C5a; cytokine production, in particular the chemokine class of cytokines, for example CXCL8 (IL-8); and the activation of the endothelium of post-capillary venules.

Their removal from the site after the removal of infection is an important step in the resolution of the lesion. Under physiological conditions the neutrophils undergo a process called apoptosis (or Programmed Cell Death), and are then cleared by tissue macrophages (see above). However, if there are too few macrophages to clear the cells, or the infection is resulting in the death of the neutrophils, they undergo a process called necrosis. When these neutrophils that have undergone necrosis accumulate at the site of infection it forms pus.

Eosinophils

Eosinophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008

Eosinophils are less common than neutrophils, with eosinophils making up less than 5% of the leukocytes in normal blood. They are still described as granulocytes but they are not phagocytic.

It has been found that eosinophil numbers are increased slightly during the resolution phase of inflammation, but many-fold in parasite-infected animals. It is therefore the presence of a large proportion of eosinophils in a blood smear that is highly indicative of parasitaemia.

The eosinophils mainly function by targeting the surface of parasites by means of a specific antibody or complement component. Once the parasite has been recognised the eosinophils release, through a process called exocytosis (the fusion of granules to the plasma membrane), a large range of toxic molecules that break down the parasite integument.

Intrestingly, eosinophils are also prominent in allergic (anaphylactic) reactions.

Basophils / Mast Cells

Basophil - J. Bredl, RVC 2008

The basophils and the mast cells are principally localised at epithelial surfaces with very small numbers present in blood, making up less than 0.5% of circulating leukocytes.

These two cell types have two principal functions:

The first is the induction of acute inflammation. They do this through the production of cytokines by the mast cells in response to trauma and/or bacterial infection which then induces a classical acute inflammatory response.

The second is to respond to parasite infection. They do this specifically by interacting with the Fc region of the IgE class of antibody. When the IgE then comes into contact with antigen, Fc receptors on the surface of the mast cells and basophils can interact with the antibody which causes the mast cells and basophils to degranulate. This causes the release of enzymes and vasoactive substances that can result in a high level of mucus secretion and smooth muscle contraction. As the granules contain a much greater concentration of these peptides, the degranulation of mast cells and basophils creates a much more powerful response than that by neutrophils alone (it is for this reason that they can cause Type I hypersensitivity reactions). These cells also produce factors that influence local host cell physiology and various mediators that increase the ratio of phagocyte to microbe (in particular cytokines).


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