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| [[Image:PRRs.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pattern Recognition Receptors - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]] | | [[Image:PRRs.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pattern Recognition Receptors - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]] |
− | * The innate immune system recognises components of pathogens which are intrinsically foreign (i.e. not present on normal mammalian cells), such as:
| + | The innate immune system recognises components of pathogens which are intrinsically foreign (i.e. not present on normal mammalian cells), such as: |
| **Lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria | | **Lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria |
| **Peptidoglycans of gram-positive bacteria | | **Peptidoglycans of gram-positive bacteria |
| **Mannose sugars | | **Mannose sugars |
| **D-isoform amino acids | | **D-isoform amino acids |
− | *These are given away as foreign by expressing '''pathogen-associated molecular patterns''' (PAMPs)
| + | These are known to the body as foreign as they are expressed as '''pathogen-associated molecular patterns''' (PAMPs) |
| * PAMPs are recognised by '''pattern recognition receptors''' (PRRs) expressed on mammalian cells | | * PAMPs are recognised by '''pattern recognition receptors''' (PRRs) expressed on mammalian cells |
| ** Pattern recognition receptors are expressed on many different cell types, not just on phagocytes | | ** Pattern recognition receptors are expressed on many different cell types, not just on phagocytes |
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| | Carbohydrates, all bacteria, dead cells | | | Carbohydrates, all bacteria, dead cells |
| |- | | |- |
− | | fmlf | + | | fMLP |
| | Soluble | | | Soluble |
| | Formyl peptides (i.e. all bacteria) | | | Formyl peptides (i.e. all bacteria) |