Chapter 9 in Haematology
(White cells: lymphocytes) summary
-Lymophcytes are immunologically comptent white cells that are
involved in antibody production (B
cells) and with the body's defence against viral infection or other foreign
invasion (T cells).
-They arise from haemopoietic stem cells in the marrow, T cells being subseqently
processed in the thymus.
-B cells secrete gammaglobulin antibodies specific for
individual antigens.T lymphocytes are further subdivided into helper (CD4+)
and cytotoxic (CD8+)cells .They recognise peptides on HLA atigens.Natural
killer cells are cytoxic CD8+ cells that kill target cells with low
expression of HLA molecules.
-The immune response occurs in the germinal centre of
lymph nodes and involves B-cell and T-cell proliferation, somatic mutation,
selection od cells by recognition of antigen on antigen-presenting cells and
formation of plasma cells (which secrete immunoglobulin)or memory B cells.
-Immunoglobulins includes five subcalsses or isotypes,
igG,igA,igM,igD, all madeup of two heavy chains and two light chains .
-Complement is a cascade of plasma proteins that can either lyse cells or coat (opsonise)them
so they are phagocytosed.
-Lymphcytosis is usually caused by acute or chronic infection or by lymphoid leukaemias
or lymphomas.
-Lymphadenopathy may be localizaed (bacause of local infection or malignancy) or
generalized becaused of infection, non-infectious inflammatory diseases,
malignancy or drugs.
From
book: Essentail Haematology A.V.HOFFBRAND,P.A.H.MOSS.6EDITION
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