Difference between revisions of "Adaptive Immunity to Viruses"

From WikiVet English
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replace - "[[MHC - WikiBlood#" to "[[Major Histocompatability Complexes#")
m (Text replace - "Cytokines - WikiBlood" to "Cytokines")
Line 14: Line 14:
 
***Perforin and granzymes activate the caspase cascade
 
***Perforin and granzymes activate the caspase cascade
 
***Fas-ligand triggers the Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway
 
***Fas-ligand triggers the Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway
***Cytotoxic [[Cytokines - WikiBlood|cytokines]] (especially TNF-α & TNF-β lymphotoxin) act on TNF receptors to induce programmed cell death
+
***Cytotoxic [[Cytokines|cytokines]] (especially TNF-α & TNF-β lymphotoxin) act on TNF receptors to induce programmed cell death
  
 
<big>'''Also see [[Immunity to Viruses]]'''</big>
 
<big>'''Also see [[Immunity to Viruses]]'''</big>

Revision as of 13:01, 18 August 2010

'

Humoral

  • Production of neutralising antibody
  • Antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)

Antibody-labelled cells can be targeted by NK Cells as another defence against viral infection. Antibody produced against viral protein can attach to infected cells during their budding phase, which effectively labels them for NK targeting. NK cells express Fcγ receptors with which to detect such cells. Once activated, they release a host of enzymes to induce apoptosis of the budding cell.


Cell-Mediated

  • CD8+ T-cell mediated killing of virus infected cells
    • Main cells involved in the immune response to intracellular virus infection
    • Recognition of MHC I-peptide complex
    • Infected cells are killed by apoptosis
      • Perforin and granzymes activate the caspase cascade
      • Fas-ligand triggers the Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway
      • Cytotoxic cytokines (especially TNF-α & TNF-β lymphotoxin) act on TNF receptors to induce programmed cell death

Also see Immunity to Viruses