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|l12=Humoral Factors of Innate Immune System | |l12=Humoral Factors of Innate Immune System | ||
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|q1=What effects does the release of inflammatory cytokines have on the infected area? | |q1=What effects does the release of inflammatory cytokines have on the infected area? | ||
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| − | *White blood cell influx | + | *=White blood cell influx |
*Vasodilation | *Vasodilation | ||
*Increase in vascular permeability | *Increase in vascular permeability | ||
*Sustains a rise in core temperature | *Sustains a rise in core temperature | ||
*Mediates the release of acute phase proteins from the liver | *Mediates the release of acute phase proteins from the liver | ||
| − | *Mediates | + | *Mediates boone marrow mobilisation |
|l1=Innate Immunity to Bacteria | |l1=Innate Immunity to Bacteria | ||
| − | |q2=Which cell is | + | |q2=Which cell is most important in the innate response to bacterial infection? |
|a2=Neutrophils | |a2=Neutrophils | ||
|l2=Innate Immunity to Bacteria | |l2=Innate Immunity to Bacteria | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 16 March 2012
Actions and Tools of the Innate Immune System
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| True or False: The innate immune system responds quicker to infection than the adaptive immune system | True
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| Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are expressed by which type of cells? |
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| What recognises PAMPs? | Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)
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| Where in the cell are Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) located? | Cell membrane
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| Where in the cell are NOD2 receptors located? | Cell cytoplasm
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| Which catabolic enzymes digest microbes after phagocytosis? |
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| True or False: Lysosomes do not use energy when they kill microbes |
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| Name two physical barriers of the innate immune system |
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| Name 3 biochemical barriers of the innate immune system |
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| What is the function of commensal organisms? |
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| Complete the sentence about commensal organisms:
When commensals are disturbed, infection with ??? organisms is ??? |
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| Name the three main humoral factors and their principal action |
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| Which granulocytes are components of the innate immune response to infection? |
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| Which other cells are components of the innate immune response to infection? | Monocytes
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Innate Immunity to Viruses
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| What is the main element of a viral attack which the innate immune system can recognise? | Double stranded RNA (dsRNA)
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| Where are TLR3's located in the cell and what do they recognise? |
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| What are the funtions of Type I Interferon production in response to a viral attack? |
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| Which cells are produced as the final line of response to viral attack and which cells do they target? |
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Innate Immunity to Bacteria
| Question | Answer | Article | |
| What effects does the release of inflammatory cytokines have on the infected area? | Link to Article | ||
| Which cell is most important in the innate response to bacterial infection? | Neutrophils
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Originally funded by the RVC Jim Bee Award 2007 |