Immunology Flashcards
C3 deficiency
Predisposes to bacterial infection
C5-9 deficiency
Predisposes to Neisseria meningitides infection
Interferon gamma
function
Th1 cells
Activates macrophages
C5 deficiency
Leiner disease
Infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis recurrent diarrhoea and wasting
DiGeorgi syndrome
-> which cell dysfunction?
T cell dysfunction -> risk of viral and fungal infections
Cytokine responsible for activating macrophages
Interferon gamma
Cytokine responsible for neutrophil chemotaxis
TNF alpha
Cytokine - proliferation fo B cells
IL-4
Cytokine - proliferation and differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells
IL-3
Cytokine - secreted by macrophages
IL-2
Hodgkin lymphoma
Reed-Sternberg cells
CD markers
-> 15 letters on each
CD15 and CD30