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[EXAM 2] Lecture 5 (T-cell- Mediated Immunity) Flashcards

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What are the two stages of T cell mediated immunity?

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  1. ) T-cell activation (T-cell priming)

2. ) Differentiation into effector T-cells

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What are the different types of lymphocytes?

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Natural Killer cell
CD8 Cytotoxic T cell 
B cell 
Regulatory T cell
CD4 Helper T cell
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Where do T cell interact with pathogen antigen?

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in secondary lymphoid tissue , not the site where infection occurs

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What do Myeloid dendritic cells do?

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capture antigen at the site of infection and bring it to the secondary lymphoid tissue, present antigen to naive T cells

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What is the first defense mechanism against damage to skin?

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draining lymph nodes send signals

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What is initially used to fight off infection in the blood??

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spleen

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What makes up the associated mucosal secondary lymphoid tissue?

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mucosal tissue

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Where do T cells reside in the lymph node?

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paracortical area

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What components fill the cortex of the lymph node?

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primary lymphoid follicle
secondary lymphoid follicle (mostly B cells)
germinal center

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What cells are in the medullary cords of lymph node?

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macrophages and plasma cells

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Where is MHCII located in peripheral tissue?

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in endocytic vesicles

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When does MHCII leave the endocytic vesicle?

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as the mature dendritic cell enters the T cell area of the lymph node MHCII is located on the cell surface

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Why does dendritic processes increase surface area?

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increase surface area for T-cell interaction

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What role do dendritic cells play in regard to T cells?

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activate naive T cells

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What role do macrophages play in lymph nodes?

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They remove pathogens and breakdown products from afferent lymph arriving from the site of infection (prevents infection from entering the blood stream)

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What are the different fomrs of antigen presentation by dendritic cells?

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  1. ) receptor-mediated endocytosis of bacteria (MHC class II and CD4 T cell)
  2. ) macropinocytosis of bacteria or viruses (MHC class II and CD4 T cell)
  3. ) viral infection (MHC Class I and CD8 T cell)
  4. ) cross-presentation of exogenous viral antigens (MHC class I and CD8 T cell)
  5. ) Transfer of viral antigens from infected dendritic cell to resident dendritic cell (MHC class I and CD8 T cells)
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What is the cross-presentation of exogenous viral antigens?

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the antigen is not processed and presented to the CD8 T cell

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What cells are only capable of activating naive CD8 T- cells?

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dendritic cells

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What cells activate CD4 T cells?

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macrophages

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What receptors are expressed in dendritic cells?

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Toll-like receptors which lead to

  • activation of dendritic cell-increases efficiency by which antigens are taken-up, processed and presented by MHCII
  • an expression of CCR7 (receptor for CCL21-chemokine in secondary lymph tissue)- dendritic cells leave lymph and enters the tissue
  • maturation (no longer processes antigen, the job is to present antigen to naive T cells-MHC I and II expression increases)
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What do T cells bind to get into the lymph node cortex (T cell area/T cell zone)?

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High endothelial venules (HEV)

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What are two modes of entry for T cells?

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  1. ) blood or lymph via afferent lymph nodes

2. ) if the antigen is not encountered, T-cell leaves via the efferent lymphatics

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How long does it take for a T cell to recirculate from the blood through a lymph node and back to the blood?

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every 12 to 24 hours

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What are quiescent, unactivated T cells?

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small nondividing cells with condensed chromatin, little cytoplasm, and little RNA or protein synthesis

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What is homing?

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process by which T cells leave the bloodstream and enter the T cell zone of the lymph node

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What are CCL21 and CCL19 guide T-cell homing?

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secreted by stromal cells and dendritic cells in the T cell area and bound to the surface of endothelial cells of HEVs

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What are CC7 proteins?

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proteins expressed on naive T cells that bind CCL21 and CCL19

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What allows rolling interaction of T-cells?

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binding of L-selectin to GlyCAM-1 nad CD34 allows rolling interaction

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What protein on T cell binds to ICAM-1?

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LFA-1

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What are diapedeses?

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lymphocytes leave blood and enter the lymph node

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What does L-selectin on.T ell bind to?

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CD34 and GLyCAM-1 on HEV

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What strengthens the attachment between on T-cell and ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 on vascular endothelium attachment?

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Describe the affinity between T cell and DC initially?

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low affinity throi=ugh LFA-1 and ICAM-1 interactions

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What is ICAM-3?

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receptor on T cell that binds to LFA-1 on dendritic cell and also binds CD-SIGN on DC

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Where does increased adhenesion occur?

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between CD2 on T cells binds LFA-3 on dendritic cells allowing for “exploring” of MHC complexes (lecture 2, slide 14)

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Describe wHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ANTIGEN IS NOT ENCOUNTERED?

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T CELLS PASS FROM THE CORTEX TO THE MEDULLA AND LEAVE THE LYMPH NODE (GUIDED BY A S1P GRADIENT

SPHINGOSINE 1-PHOSPHATE (S1P) EXPRESSION ON STROMAL CELLS IS LOW IN THE T-CELL AREA AND INCREASES TOWARDS THE MEDULLA AND EFFERENT LYMPHATIC VESSELS

ACTIVATED T CELLLS-EXPRESS CD69 WHICH SEQUESTERS S1P RECEPTOR IN THE CELL

ONCE ACTIVATED , T CELLS MATURE THEN DECREASE CD69 EXPRESSIO-NOW CAN LEAVE LYMPH NODE

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What happens to T cells when an antigen is encountered?

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  • If naive T cell receptor recognizes peptide: MHC complex, signal is sent for cell to be activated
  • LFA-1/ICAM interactions are strengthened by conformatial change
  • Conjugate or cognate pair (T-cell/dendritic cell coupling)
  • T cell proliferate-clonal expansion
  • dendritic cells maintain contact with all clones-“nursery” for propagation of T cells

***need costimulatory signal
CD28-T cell
B7- dendritic cell (only expressed on DC presenting antigen)

Require simultaneous signaling from TCR, co-receptor, and costimulatory receptor for activation

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WHAT COMPLEXES ARE FOUND BETWEEN T CELL AND DENDRITIC CELL SYNAPSE?

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C-SMAC (CENTRAL SUPRAMOLECULAR ACTIVATION COMPLEX)-Iinner structure 
         e.g. TCR
                CD2
                CD4
                CD8
                CD28
                PKC-theta
P-SMAC- peripheral supramolecular activation complex-outer structure 
          LFA-1
          ICAM-1
          talin
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Describe the T-cell activation signaling cascade

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TCR/MHC engagement induces phosphorylation of CD3 cytoplasmic tails and zeta chain
ITAMs-immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs
Lck-tyrosine kinase-binds to CD4 and CD8- phosphorylates CD3 I
ITAMs-phosphorylates ZAP-70, which binds phosphorylated residues of the zeta chain

ZAP70 initiates activation of various transcription factors-leads to changes in gene transcription that induces T cell proliferation, differentiation, and effector functions:

  • NFAT
  • NF-kB
  • AP-1
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What does calcineurin do?

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activates transcription factors like NFAT

41
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What is PLC-gamma?

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it is what ZAP-70 activates and cleaves PIP2 to DAG and IP3

42
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What is IL2?

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growth cytokine critical for T cell activation

- activated T cells express high affinity IL-2 receptor-they also express IL-2 (autocriensignaling)

43
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What are drugs that suppress IL-2?

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cyclospirin A, tacrolimus (FK506), and rapamycin

44
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Are self antigen expressed in the thymus?

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What is anergy and what can cause it?

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absence of CD28 can cause this and it is when cells do not respond to external stimuli leading to no production of IL-2-irreversible

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What is th4 master regulator for Th1 cells?

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What is the master egulator of Th17?

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ROR-gammaT

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What is the master regulator for Th2?

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What is the master regulator for Tfh cells?

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What is the master regulator for T regulatory cells?

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Do effector T cells attack pathogen?

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no, assist other cells

52
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Can local environment affect properties of cytokines?

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WHat is cross presentation?

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antigen gets brought into cell and without getting processed and is then presented to MHC class I receptor and presented out to T cell

54
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How do MHC class 2 receptors process bacteria or viruses? (Broad Answer)

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-Receptor mediated endocytosis
-macropinocytosis
(Lecture 2 slide 25)

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How do MHC class 1 receptors process bacteria or viruses? (Broad Answer)

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-processes viral infrection and dpresent to T cell
-cross presentation
-transfer of viral antigen from infected dendrtic cellto resident dendritic cell
(Lecture 2 slide 25)

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Does CD8 function homogenous or heterogenously?

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homogenously; interacts with many target cell types-viral oer microbial infection

57
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Why would some infectiosn require effector CD4 T cell help?

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to produce IL-2

58
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Where do Tfh cells reside?

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stay in secondary lymph tissue and move to B cell area

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What are the differences between naive and effector T cells?

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naive

  • LFA-1 (alpha and beta subunit)
  • ICAM-1 (adhesion molecule)

effector

  • VLA-4
  • VCAM-1
  • activated endothelium
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What component of activated T cells prevents them form entering into the secondary lymph tissue?

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effector T cell no longer express L-selectin

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What is the main function of Th1 cells?

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Help macrophages to suppress intracellular infections

62
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What is the main function of Th2 cells?

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helps basophils, mast cells, eosinophils, and B cell respond to parasite infections

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What is the main function of Tfh cells?

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help B cells become activated,switch isotype, and increase antibody affinity

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What is the main function of Th17 cells?

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enhance the neutrophil response to fungal and extracellular bacterial infections

65
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What is the main function of Tregs cells?

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suppress the activities of other effector T cell population

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When are CD8 cytotoxins released to fight infection?

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At the synapse only and contain cytotoxins packaged into granules

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What do IFN-gamma cytokines do?

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inhibit viral replication in infected cell and increases processing of viral antigens, presentation, and activates local macrophages

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True/False: Cytoxic T cells can only target one infected cell

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False; individual cytotoxic T-cells can target numerous infected cells

69
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How do cells die by cytotoxic T-cells?

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via apoptosis

-perforin, granulysin, and serglycin make a pore on target cell and deliver granzymes

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What are granzymes?

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initiate a cascade of proteolytic cleavages and activation of nucleases (degrade DNA, eventual loss of membrane integrity)
eg. serine proteases

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What is responsible for macrophage activation by IFN-gamma (CD8 also expresses) and CD40 ligand production?

72
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How are cytokines delivered to the pathogen?

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via exocytosis to the synapse (specific activation)

73
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What cells fuse more efficiently with lysosomes?

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Phagosomes

74
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What does increase in NO production and proteases lead to?

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destruction of pathogen

75
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What type of T cells activate B cells?

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Tfh cells

- after activation, they move to the B cell area of the lymph node-interact with circulating naive B cells

76
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What is an example of linked antigen?

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B cell and Tfh cells are specific for epitopes of the same antigen (CD40)

77
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How do Tregs suppress the Immune response?

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  • express high levels of CD25 (alpha chain IL2)
  • makes antinflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokines (IL-4, IL-10, and TGF-B)
  • interact with dendritic cells in secondary lymph tissue- prevent interaction with maive T-cells
  • direct contact with effector T-cells-cytokines

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