Complement System Flashcards
Acts as powerful Opsonin
A.C3b
B.c5a
C. C3a,c4a,c5a
A.C3b
Acts as chemotaxin
A.C3b
B.c5a
C. C3a,c4a,c5a
C5a
Act as anaphylatoxin
A.C3b
B.c5a
C. C3a,c4a,c5a
C. C3a,c4a,c5a
is a small peptide that causes increased vascular permeability of smooth muscle, and release of histamine from basophil
Anaphylatoxin
A humoral mechanism of nonspecific immune response consisting of nine components that proceed in a cascading sequence of activation, resulting in cell lysis.
Complement system
C3 CONVERTASE
CLASSICAL AND LECTIN PATHWAY:
A.C4b2b
B.C4b2b3b
A.C4b2b
C5 CONVERTASE
CLASSICAL AND LECTIN PATHWAY:
A.C4b2b
B.C4b2b3b
B.C4b2b3b
C3 CONVERTASE
Alternative PATHWAY:
A.c3bBB
B.C3bBB3b
A.c3bBB
C5 CONVERTASE
Alternative PATHWAY:
A.c3bBB
B.C3bBB3b
B.C3bBB3b