Cancer immunology Flashcards
1
Q
What do cytotoxic T cells do?
A
kill infected cells
2
Q
What do Th cells do?
A
help B cells make antibody
3
Q
What do CD8+ T cells bind on surface of cells?
A
MHC1
4
Q
Which cells express MHC1?
A
all cells except neurons
5
Q
Which cancer cells are invisible to cytotoxic T cells?
A
cancer cells with low MHC class 1
6
Q
How do viruses interact with MHC1 to cause lifelong infections?
A
inhibit MHC1
cells then invisible to cytotoxic T cells
7
Q
Which cells kill cells that lack MHC1?
A
NK cells
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