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    Inductionofinnateandadaptive

    immunitybymicrobial

    componen

    S.Wahyuni,MD,PhDDepartmentofParasitology,

    MedicalFaculty,HasanuddinUniversity

    [email protected]

    +628152531325

    DURINGLECTURE/DISCUSSION

    29/07/09 S.Wahyuni/BMD 2

    MicrobialPathogen

    grampositive/negativebacteria

    mycobacteria

    fungi

    protozoa helminth

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    Antigenofbacteria

    Structureofbacteria

    Antigenofviral

    3componentof

    viral

    Capsid Protein

    Genome DNAor

    RNA

    Envelope (notall

    viruses)

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    Structureofprotozoaandhelminth

    Antigenofmicrobes

    Theinnateimmunesystemrecognizesmolecularstructures

    thatarecharacteristicofmicrobialpathogensbutnot

    mammaliancells.

    Themicrobialsubstancesthatstimulateinnateimmunity

    are called atho enassociated molecular atterns

    (PAMPs).

    Differentclassesofmicrobes(e.g.,viruses,gramnegative

    bacteria,grampositivebacteria,fungi)expressdifferent

    PAMPs.

    Innate Immunity Adaptive Immunity

    Specificity For structures shared by classes of

    microbes (pathogen-associated

    molecular patterns)

    For structural detail of microbial molecules

    (antigens); may recognize nonmicrobial

    antigens

    Receptors Encoded in germline; limited diversity

    (pattern recognition receptors)

    Encoded by genes produced by somatic

    recombination of gene segments; greater;

    diversity

    Distribution

    of receptors

    Nonclonal: identical receptors on all

    cells of the same lineage

    Clonal: clones of lymphocytes with distinct

    specificities express different receptors

    Discriminati-

    on of self and

    non-self

    Yes; healthy host cells are not

    recognized or they may express

    molecules that prevent innate immune

    reactions

    Yes; based on elimination or inactivation of

    self-reactive lymphocytes; may be imperfec

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    Theinnateimmunesystemrecognizesmicrobialproductsthatareoftenessentialforsurvivalofthemicrobes.

    Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns Microbe Type

    Nucleic acids ssRNA Virus

    dsRNA Virus

    CpG Virus, bacteria

    Proteins Pilin Bacteria

    Flagellin Bacteria

    Cell wall lipids LPS Gram-negative bacteria

    Lipoteichoic acid Gram-positive bacteria

    Carbohydrates Mannan Fungi, bacteria

    Dectin glucans Fungi

    TorecognizePAMPsinnateimmunesystem

    uses

    severaltypesofcellularreceptors,presentin

    different locations in cells

    solublemoleculesreceptorsinthebloodand

    mucosalsecretions

    Cellularlocationsofpatternrecognitionmoleculesoftheinnateimmunesystem

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    Cell-Associated Pattern

    Recognition Receptors Location

    Specific

    Examples PAMP/DAMP Ligands

    Plasma membrane and

    endosomal membranes

    of dendritic cells,

    phagocytes, B cells

    endothelial cells, and

    many other cell types

    TLRs 1-9 Various microbial

    molecules including

    bacterial LPS and

    peptidoglycans, viral

    nucleic acids

    C to lasm of NOD1/2 Bacterial cell wall

    phagocytes epithelial

    cells, and other cells

    NALP family

    (inflammaso

    mes)

    peptidoglycans

    Flagellin, muramyl

    dipeptide, LPS; urate

    crystals; products of

    damaged cells

    RIG-like

    receptors (RLRs)

    Cytoplasm of

    phagocytes and other

    cells

    RIG-1,

    MDA-5

    Viral RNA

    Cell-Associated Pattern

    Recognition Receptors Location

    Specific

    Examples PAMP/DAMP Ligands

    C-type lectin-like

    receptors

    Plasma membranes

    of phagocytes

    Mannose

    receptor

    Microbial surface

    carbohydrates with

    terminal mannose and

    fructose

    Dectin Glucans present

    in fungal cell

    walls

    Plasma membranes

    of phagocytes

    CD36 Mi crobi al di ac yl gl ycer ide s

    N-Formyl

    met-leu-phe

    receptors

    Plasma membranes

    of phagocytes

    FPR and FPRL1Peptides containing N-

    formylmethionyl residues

    Soluble Recognition

    Molecules

    Location Specific ExamplesPAMP Ligands

    Pentraxins Plasma C-reactive protein Microbial

    phosphorylcholine and

    phosphatidylethanolamine

    Collectins Plasma Mannose-binding

    lectin

    Carbohydrates with terminal

    mannose and fructose

    Alveoli Surfactant proteins

    SP-A and SP-D

    Various microbial structures

    Ficolins Plasma Ficoli N-Acet l lucosamine and

    lipoteichoicacidcomponents of the cell walls

    of gram-positive bacteria

    Complement Plasma C3 Microbial surfaces

    Natural

    antibodies

    Plasma IgM Phosphorylcholine on

    bacterial membranes and

    apoptotic cell membranes

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    CELLASSOCIATEDPATTERN

    IMMUNITY

    TolllikeReceptors

    Familyofpatternrecognitionreceptorsexpressed

    onmanycelltypes

    Recognizeproductsofawidevarietyofmicrobes.

    ,

    Responsestoawidevarietyofmoleculesthatare

    expressedbymicrobialonly.

    Alsoinvolvedinresponsetoendogenous

    moleculeswhoseexpressionorlocationindicates

    celldamage.

    TLRsarefoundonthecellsurfaceandonintracellular

    membranesandarethusabletorecognizemicrobesin

    differentcellularlocations

    TLRs1,2,4,5,and6areexpressedontheplasma

    membrane where the reco nize various PAMPs in the,

    extracellularenvironment.

    TLRs3,7,8,and9aremainlyexpressedinsidecellson

    endoplasmicreticulumandendosomalmembranes,where

    theydetectseveraldifferentnucleicacidligandsfrom

    foreignororunhealthyself

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    Structure,location,andspecificitiesofmammalianTLRs

    TLRrecognitionofmicrobialligands resultsintheactivationof

    severalsignalingpathwaysandultimatelytranscription

    factors,whichinducetheexpressionofgeneswhoseproducts

    areimportantforinflammatory andantiviralresponses

    The ma or transcri tion factors that are activated b TLR

    signalingpathwaysare:

    Nuclearfactor B (NFB)

    Protein1(AP1)

    Interferonresponsefactor3(IRF3)andIRF7

    SignalingfunctionsofTLRs

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    NODlikeReceptors(NLR)

    Acytosolic ReceptorsforPAMPs thatfunction to detectinfectionorcell

    damageinthecytoplasm

    Afamily>20differentcytosolic proteins

    Sensecytoplasmic PAMPsandrecruitotherproteinstoformsignaling

    complexes thatpromoteinflammation.

    NLRproteinscontainatleastthreedifferentdomainswithdistinct

    structuresandfunctions.

    TherearethreeNLRsubfamiliescalledCARD,Pyrin,andBIRdomains.

    NLRsarefoundinawidevarietyofcelltypes

    Theinflammasome

    RIGlikeReceptors(RLR)

    Acytosolic ReceptorsforPAMPs thatfunctiontodetect

    infectionorcelldamageinthecytoplasm

    Arecytosolic sensorsofviralRNAthatrespondtoviralnucleic

    acidsbyinducingtheproductionoftheantiviraltypeI

    interferons.

    CanrecognizedoublestrandedandsinglestrandedRNA,

    includesthegenomesofRNAvirusesandRNAtranscriptsofRNAandDNAviruses.

    Areexpressedinawidevarietyofcelltypes,includingbone

    marrowderivedleukocytesandvarioustissuecells.

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    OtherCellAssociatedPatternRecognition

    Receptors

    Expressedontheplasmamembranesofvariouscelltypesandrecognizemicrobialmolecules

    Someofthesereceptorstransmitactivatingsignals,similarto

    TLRs,thatpromoteinflammatory responsesandenhance

    .

    Otherreceptorsmainlyparticipateintheuptakeofmicrobes

    intophagocytes.

    OtherCellAssociatedPatternRecognition

    Receptors

    Carbohydrate receptor facilitatethephagocytosis ofthemicrobesandstimulatesubsequentadaptiveimmuneresponses.

    Mannosereceptor(CD206) isinvolvedinphagocytosis ofmicrobes

    Dectins dendritic cellassociatedCtypelectin)

    Langerin(CD207)mainlyexpressedbyepidermalLangerhanscells

    DCSIGN recognizeandbindHIV1gp120envelopeglycoprotein

    Scavengerreceptors(CD36) recognizecellsurfaceprotein(LPS,lipoteichoicacid,nucleicacids, glucan,andproteins)andmediatingtheuptakeofoxidizedlipoproteinsintocells.

    NFormyl metleuphe receptors expressedbyneutrophilsandmacrophages,respectively,recognizebacterialpeptidescontainingNformylmethionylresiduesandstimulatedirectedmovementofthecells.

    CELLULARCOMPONENTSOFTHE

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    Epithelialcell Phagocytes

    Dendritic Cells

    NKcells

    Tcells:invariantnaturalkillerTcells(iNKT),

    Tcells,intraepithelialTcellswith TCR

    Bcell: B1BcellsandmarginalzoneBcells.

    MastCells

    Epithel

    Interfacesbetweentheenvironmentandthemammalianhost(skinandmucosalsurfacesofthegastrointestinal,respiratory,andgenitourinarytracts)

    . Keratin blockmicrobialpenetrationintodeeper

    layersoftheepidermis.

    Mucus impairsmicrobialinvasionandfacilitatesmicroberemoval

    Leukocytesproducepeptides(defensins andthecathelicidins)thathaveantimicrobialproperties.

    EpithelialBarriers

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    Phagocytes

    Macrophagesandneutrophils,arethefirstlineofdefenseagainst

    microbesthatbreachepithelialbarriers

    2generaltypesoffunctions

    Internalizeandkillmicrobes

    Producingvariouscytokinesthatpromoteinflammationandalso

    enhancetheantimicrobialfunctionofhostcellsatthesiteofinfection.

    Dendritic Cells

    Presentinepitheliaandmosttissuesofthebody.

    Arepoisedtodetectinvadingmicrobes. Ableto:

    takeupmicrobialproteinantigens

    transportthemtolymphnodeswherenaiveTcellshome

    alteranddisplaytheproteinantigensinawaythattheTcellscanrecognize.

    Plasmacytoid dendritic cells(morphologyissimilartoantibodyproducingplasmacells)isthemajorsourceofantiviralcytokines,typeIinterferons,producedinresponsetoviralinfections.

    Distinguishinfectedandstressedcellsfromhealthycells

    NKcellactivationisregulatedbyabalancebetweensignalsthataregeneratedfrom

    NKcells

    activatingreceptorsandinhibitoryreceptors. Activatingreceptorsrecognizeligands oninfected

    andinjuredcells

    Inhibitoryreceptors:signalsthatpromoteorinhibitNKresponsesandrecognizehealthynormalcells.

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    FunctionsofactivatingandinhibitoryreceptorsofNKcells

    TandBLymphocyteswithLimitedAntigen

    ReceptorSpecificities

    CertainsubsetsofTandBlymphocyteshave

    verylittlereceptordiversity

    Thesesubsetsrecognizestructuresexpressed

    microbialspecies(PAMPs)

    Tcells:invariantnaturalkillerTcells(iNKT), T

    cells,intraepithelialTcellswith TCRs

    Bcell: B1BcellsandmarginalzoneBcells.

    MastCells

    Presentintheskinandmucosalepithelium

    Rapidlysecreteproinflammatory cytokinesandlipidmediatorsinresponsetoinfectionsandotherstimuli.

    Havecytoplasmic granulescontainingvariousinflammatorymediatorsthatarereleasedwhenthecellsareactivated

    Vasoactive amines(suchashistamine)thatcausevasodilation andincreasedcapillarypermeability,

    Poteolytic enzymesthatcankillbacteriaorinactivatemicrobialtoxins.

    Synthesizeandsecretelipidmediators(suchasprostaglandins)andcytokines(suchasTNF).

    Usuallylocatedadjacenttobloodvesselstheirreleasedgranulecontentsrapidlyinducechangesinthebloodvesselsthatpromoteacuteinflammation.

    Providedefenseagainsthelminths andareresponsibleforsymptomsofallergicdiseases.

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    SOLUBLERECOGNITIONAND

    EFFECTORMOLECULESOFINNATE

    IMMUNITY

    Naturalantibody

    TheComplementSystem

    Pentraxins

    Collectins andFicolins

    Recognizemicrobesandpromoteinnateresponsesexistinsolubleforminthebloodandextracellularfluids.

    Thesolubleeffector moleculesfunctionintwomajorways. bindtomicrobes,actasopsonins andenhancetheabilityof

    macrophages,neutrophils,anddendritic cellstophagocytosethe microbes.

    promoteinflammatoryresponsesthatbringmorephagocytestositesofinfections,andtheymayalsodirectlykillmicrobes.

    Sometimescalledthehumoral branchofinnateimmunity

    Include:naturalantibodies,thecomplementsystem,collectins,pentraxins,andficolins

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    NaturalAntibodies

    SubsetsofBcellsthatproduceantibodieswithonlyalimitednumberofspecificitieswithoutovertexposuretoforeignantigens

    Alreadypresentbeforeinfections,andtheyrecognizecommonmolecularpatternsonmicrobesorstressedanddyingcells.

    Usuallyspecificforcarbohydrateorlipidmoleculesbutnotproteins,andmostareIgM antibodies

    Provideprotectionagainstbacterialinfectionsandfacilitatethephagocytosis ofapoptoticcells.

    TheantiABObloodgroupantibodies,anotherexampleofnaturalantibodies,recognizecertainglycolipids(bloodgroupantigens)expressedonthesurfaceofmanycelltypes,includingbloodcells.

    TheComplementSystem

    Severalplasmaproteinsthatworktogethertoopsonize

    microbes,topromotetherecruitmentofphagocytestothe

    siteofinfection,andinsomecasestodirectlykillthe

    microbes

    Com lement activation involves roteol tic cascades in ,

    whichaninactiveprecursorenzyme,calledazymogen,is

    alteredtobecomeanactiveproteasethatcleavesand

    therebyinducestheproteolytic activityofthenext

    complementproteininthecascade.

    Asthecascadeproceeds,theenzymaticactivitiesresultin

    tremendousamplificationoftheamountofproteolytic

    productsthataregenerated

    performtheeffector functions Has3pathways

    Pathwaysofcomplementactivation

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    Classicalpathway

    SocalledbecauseitusesaplasmaproteincalledC1qtodetectantibodiesboundtothesurfaceofamicrobeorotherstructure

    OnceC1qbindstotheFc portionoftheantibodies,twoassociatedserineproteases,calledC1randC1s,becomeactiveandinitiateaproteolytic cascadeinvolvingothercomplementproteins.

    Oneofthemajoreffector mechanismsofthehumoral armofa apt ve mmuneresponses

    BecauseIgM naturalantibodiesareveryefficientatbindingC1q,theclassicalpathwayalsoparticipatesininnateimmunity.

    Solubleproteinscalledpentraxins,canalsobindC1qandinitiatetheclassicalpathway.

    Alternativepathway

    IstriggeredwhenacomplementproteincalledC3directlyrecognizescertainmicrobialsurfacestructures,suchasbacterialLPS.

    C3isalsoconstitutivelyactivatedinsolutionatalowlevelandbindstocellsurfaces,butitistheninhibited

    yregu atorymo ecu espresentonmamma ance s.

    Becausemicrobeslacktheseregulatoryproteins,thespontaneousactivationcanbeamplifiedonmicrobialsurfaces.

    Distinguishnormalselffromforeignmicrobesonthebasisofthepresenceorabsenceoftheregulatoryproteins.

    Thelectinpathway

    istriggeredbyaplasmaproteincalledmannosebindinglectin (MBL),whichrecognizesterminalmannoseresiduesonmicrobialglycoproteins andglycolipids,similartothemannosereceptoronphagocytemembranesdescribedearlier

    MBL is a member of the collectin famil discussed later

    withahexameric structuresimilartotheC1qcomponentofthecomplementsystem.

    AfterMBLbindstomicrobes,twozymogenscalledMASP1(mannanbindinglectinassociatedserineprotease)andMASP2,withsimilarfunctionstoC1randC1s,associatewithMBLandinitiatedownstreamproteolytic stepsidenticaltotheclassicalpathway.

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    mannosebindinglectin,andficolin

    Pentraxins Isaphylogenetically oldgroupofstructurallyhomologous

    pentameric proteins.

    Prominentmembersofthisfamilyincludetheshort

    pentraxins Creactiveprotein(CRP)andserumamyloid P(SAP)

    andthelongpentraxin PTX3.

    PTX3recogn zesvar ousmo ecu eson ung ,se ecte gram

    positiveandgramnegativebacteria,andviruses.

    CRP,SAP,andPTX3allactivatecomplementbybindingC1q

    andinitiatingtheclassicalpathway.

    Collectins

    Areafamilyoftrimeric orhexameric proteins,

    eachsubunitofwhichcontainsacollagenlike

    tailconnectedbyaneckregiontoacalcium

    .

    Threemembersofthisfamily

    Mannosebindinglectin (MBL)

    PulmonarysurfactantproteinsSPA

    PulmonarysurfactantproteinsSPD.

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    Ficolins

    plasmaproteinsthatarestructurallysimilartocollectins, possessingacollagenlikedomain,butinsteadofaCtype

    lectin domain,theyhaveafibrinogentypecarbohydrate

    recognitiondomain

    ave eens ownto n severa spec eso acter a,

    opsonizing themandactivatingcomplementinamanner

    similartothatofMBL.

    Themolecularligands oftheficolins includeN

    acetylglucosamine andthelipoteichoic acidcomponentofthe

    cellwallsofgrampositivebacteria.

    THEINFLAMMATORYRESPONSE

    Stepofinflammation

    Releaseproinflammatory cytokinesbyresidentcellsinthe

    tissue(mastcells,macrophages, andendothelial cells)in

    responsetoPAMPorDAMP

    Accumu at ono eu ocytes,p asmaprote ns,an u

    derivedfromthebloodatanextravascular tissuesiteof

    infectionorinjury

    Phagocytosis andKillingofMicrobesbyActivated

    Phagocytes

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    C yt oki ne S iz e P rin ci pa l Ce ll Sou rce P rin ci pal Cel lu lar Target s an d Bi ologic Ef fec ts

    Tumor necrosis

    factor (TNF)

    17 kD; 51-kD

    homotrimer

    Macrophages, T cells Endothelial cells: activation (inflammation,

    coagulation)

    Neutrophils: activationHypothalamus: fever

    Liver: synthesis of acute-phase proteins

    Muscle, fat: catabolism (cachexia)

    Many cell types: apoptosis

    Interleukin-1 (IL-1) 17-kD mature form;

    33-kD precursors

    Macrophages,

    endothelial cells, some

    Endothelial cells: activation (inflammation,

    coagulation)

    e pi thel ia l ce ll s Hypot ha la mus: f ever

    Liver: synthesis of acute-phase proteins

    Chemokines (see

    Table 3-2)

    8-12 kD Macrophages,

    endothelial cells, T cells,

    fibroblasts, platelets

    Leukocytes: chemotaxis, activation; migration into

    tissues

    Interleukin-12 (IL-

    12)

    Heterodimer of 35-

    kD and 40-kD

    subunits

    Macrophages, dendritic

    cells

    T cells: TH1 differentiation

    NK cells and T cells: IFN- synthesis, increased

    cytotoxic activity

    Type I interferons

    (IFN-, IFN-)

    IFN-: 15-21 kD

    IFN-: 20-25 kD

    IFN-: macrophages

    IFN-: fibroblasts

    All cells: antiviral state, increased class I MHC

    expression

    NK cells: activation

    Cytoki ne S iz e P ri nc ipal Ce ll Sourc e Pr inci pa l Cel lu la r Ta rg ets and Bi ol og ic Ef fe ct s

    Interleukin-10

    (IL-10)

    Homodimer of 34-40

    kD; 18-kD subunits

    Macrophages, T cells

    (mainly regulatory T

    cells)

    Macrophages, dendritic cells: inhibition of IL-12

    production and expression of costimulators and class II

    MHC molecules

    Interleukin-6

    (IL-6)

    19-26 kD Macrophages,

    endothelial cells, T

    cells

    Liver: synthesis of acute-phase proteins

    B cells: proliferation of antibody-producing cells

    Interleukin-15

    (IL-15)

    1 3 k D M acr op hag es , o th er s N K cell s: pr olif er ati on

    T cells: proliferation (memory CD8+ cells)

    Interleukin-18

    (IL-18)

    17 kD Macrophages NK cells and T cells: IFN- synthesis

    Interleukin-23

    (IL-23)

    Heterodimer of

    unique 19-kD subunit

    and 40-kD subunit of

    IL-12

    Macrophages and

    dendritic cells

    T cells: maintenance of IL-17-producing T cells

    Interleukin-27

    (IL-27)

    Heterodimer of 28-

    kD and 13-kD

    subunits

    Macrophages and

    dendritic cells

    T cells: TH1 differentiation; inhibition of TH1 cells

    NK cells: IFN- synthesis

    Phagocytosisandintracellulardestructionofmicrobes

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    THEANTIVIRALRESPONSE

    Innateimmunesystemdealswithviral

    infectionsistoinducetheexpressionoftypeI

    interferons,whosemostimportantactionisto

    .

    ThetypeIinterferons aresecretedfrom

    innatecellsandactonothercellstoprevent

    spreadofviralinfection.

    BiologicactionsoftypeIinterferons

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    STIMULATIONOFADAPTIVE

    IMMUNITY

    Microbialcomponentthatinduceantibody

    response theantigen

    Componentofmicrobial(coats,capsules,

    cellwalls,flagella,fimbrae,andtoxins)

    thatcaninduceantibodyresponseis

    calledantigen

    Antigensareusuallyproteins or

    polysaccharides ofmicrobial Lipids andnucleicacids areantigeniconly

    whencombinedwithproteins and

    polysaccharides.

    Hapten: Smallforeignmoleculethatisnot

    antigenic. Mustbecoupledtoacarrier

    moleculetobeantigenic. Onceantibodiesare

    formedtheywillrecognizehapten.

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    Epitope: Smallpartofanantigenthatinteractswithan

    antibody.

    .

    Eachepitope isrecognizedbyadifferentantibody.

    MicrobialcomponentthatinduceTcells

    response peptide

    PeptideistheresultofantigenprocessingbyAPC

    Peptidesareshortpolymers ofaminoacid

    monomers linkedbypeptidebonds

    Pe tides are distin uished from roteins on the basis

    ofsize,typicallycontainingfewerthan50monomer

    units.

    PeptideshouldbedisplayedbyAPCtoactivateTcells

    Readingmaterial

    Abbas etal.InnateimmunityinCellular

    Immunology2010ed

    http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/courses/bio141/lec

    .