Chaper 1 and 2 ( The Immune System and Immune Cells) Flashcards
Defensive barriers of the innate immunity ?
1- anatomic and physical ( skin , mucous membrane and normal flora )
2- physiologic ( temperature , pH , antimicrobials and cytokines )
3- complements
4- cellular ( phagocytes and granulocytes )
5- inflammation
How the antibodies aid in pathogen destruction ?
Opsonization
Complement activation
Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
What is the factor that induces differentiation of multipotent stem cells into lymphoid stem cell ?
IL-7
What is the factors that induce differentiation of multipotent stem cells into myeloid stem cell ?
GM-CSF
IL-3
What is the factor that induces differentiation of myeloid stem cells into eosinophil progenitor ?
IL-5
Function of neutrophils ?
Phagocytic activity aimed at killing extracellular pathogens
Surface markers of B lymphocytes ?
CD 19,20,21
Surface markers of helper T cells ?
CD3,4
Surface markers of cytotoxic T cells ?
CD3,8
Surface markers of natural killer cells ?
CD16,56
Location of dendritic cells ?
Resident in epithelial and lymphoid tissues