T- cell development
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1.To familiarize with T cells
2.To know the maturation of T
cells
3.To distinguish between Th and
Tc cells
4.To acquaint with the sites of T-
cells origin
5.To appreciate thymic schooling
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1.The development of T cells
involving positive and negative
selection will be known.
2.MHC restricted development of
T cells in thymus will be
known.
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Blood cell precursors originate
in yolk sac and liver
In postnatal life, the stem cells
reside in the bone marrow
Stem cells differentiate into
cells of erythroid, myeloid or
lymphoid series
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Stem cells initially do not express CD4
and CD8 (Double Negative)
Later they express both (Double Positive)
Double positive cell will differentiate into
CD4 positive cell if it contacts a cell
bearing Class II MHC protein, but will
differentiate into CD8 positive cell if it
contacts a cell bearing Class I MHC
proteins
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Main Functions Cytokine Mediating That
Function
Activates the antigen
specific helper T cell to
produce a clone of these
cells.
IL-2
Activates cytotoxic T cells.IL-2
Activates B cells. IL-4 and IL-5
Activates Macrophages. Interferon Gamma
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Macrophage
Fibroblasts Endothelial cells
Stem cells
Hematopoiesis
Mast cell
Eosinophil
NK cell
LAK cell
Cytotoxic
T cell
T helper cell
B cell
Plasma cells
Antibodies
Neutrophil
Inflammation
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Blood cell precursors originate in yolk sac and
liver and transform to bone marrow during
postnatal life.
Double negative T cells become double positive
naïve T cells
T-cells undergo negative selection and positive
selection and develop as naïve Th and Tc cells.
T cells development is MHC restricted.
T cells are master Immune cells
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Where from the name T came for T
cells?
Indicate the CDs gradually added
to developing T cell.
Elaborate on T cell differentiation.
Explain Thymic schooling.
What are CD4 and CD8?
Explain Positive and Negative
Selection of T cells?
Study Questions
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We acknowledge online
resources/public domains for
the use of the content to develop
teaching material.
Acknowledgements
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