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1
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source of TNF

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macrophages, T cells

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Target of TNF

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enothelia, epitherlia, neutrophils, hypothalamus, liver, muscle

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Function of TNF

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Activation (inflammation) and oxicdative burst and fever

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Activation (inflammation) and oxicdative burst and fever caused by

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TNF

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IL-1 made by

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Macrophages and endothelial cells

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IL-1 targets

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enodothelia and hypothalamus, liver

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IL-1 causes

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activation of inflammation and fever

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IL-1 in the liver cauess

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acute phase protein synthesis

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IL-6 made by in

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macrophages, endothelial cells and T cells

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IL-6 targets

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Liver and B cells

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IL-6 causes

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acute phase protein synt in the liver and poliferation of anitbody producing B cells

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IL12 made by

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DCs and macrophages

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13
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IL12 target

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T cells

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14
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IL12 function

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Increase IFN-gamma secreation, increase cytotoxic activity, Th1 differentiation

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IL23 makde by

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DCs and marcorphages

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IL-23 targets

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T cells

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IL-23 promotes

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Th17 differentiation

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18
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IL8 and other chemokines makde by

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DCs and endothelia and T cells

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IL-8 and other chemokines targe

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leukocytes

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IL8 funciton

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PMN chemotaxis, leukocyte migration, DC lymph node migration

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21
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IFN gamma and IFN betta are examples of

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antiviral cytokines

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INF alpha made by

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DCs

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23
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INF betta made by

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fibroblasts

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24
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INF alpha tagets

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all cells

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25
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INF alpha causes

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anitiviarl immunity, increase class I MHC and activates NK cells

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What ativates NK cells

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INFalpha

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IFN gamma (helper) made by

28
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INF gamma targets

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macrophages and B cells

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INF gamma

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activates macrophage, isotype switching in B cells to IgG

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IL4, IL5, IL13 make by

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IL4/5/13 target

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IL4/5/13 cause

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isotype switch to IgE

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IL17 is from

34
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IL17 target

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PMNS and epithelia

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IL17 caues

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activation /mitogen for PMNs and increases antimicrobial peptides

36
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TGFbetta comes from

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epithelia, NK cells, Tregs, fibroblats, endothelia, others

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TGF betta targets

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T cells and B cells

38
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TGF betta acts by

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suppressing Th1 and Th2 devo, promotes Th17 differentiation and increaes B cell IgA isotype switching

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What suprreses Th1 and Th2 devo

40
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what promotes Th17 differentiation

41
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what increas B cell IgA isotype swithc

42
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what increases anitviarl immunity

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INFgamma/betta

43
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What activates NK cells

44
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What couases increase in IFNgamma secreation and Th1 differentiation

45
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What two things act on hypothalamus to cause fever

A

IL1, and TNF

46
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causes isotype switching in B cells to IgG

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INFgamma acting through Th1

47
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IL10 source is

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macrophages, DC, Th2 cells

48
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IL 10 targets

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macrophates, DCs and T cells

49
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IL 10 functions to

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inhibit IL12 produciton, reduce MHC class II and inhibit co-stim molecule expression

50
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what inhibits IL12 produciton

51
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What reduces MHC class II

52
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What ihibits co-stim molecule expression

53
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IL 2 source

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Activated T cell

54
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IL2 targets

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autocrine activated T cells

55
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IL2 function:

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mitogen for activat mature niave T cells

56
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IL 7 source

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bone marrow stromal

57
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protects body against bacteria and fungi

58
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IL 7 targets

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Immature T and B lymphocytes

59
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IL 7 funciton

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mitogen for devoi’ng immautre lymphocytes

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IL15 and IL18 source

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marcrophages

61
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IL 15 and IL 18 target

62
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IL15 and IL18 function to

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be a mitogen for NKcells to push for IFNgamma production.

63
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G-CSF and GM-CSF source

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Macros adn T cells

64
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Target for G-CSF and GM-CSF

A

immature myeloid cells

65
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function of G-CSF and FM CSF

A

mitogen for myloid progenitor cells, immune suppresion

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