interferons Flashcards
IL-1
makes fever and inflammation, screams
IFN-a/b
tells the other cells something is happening
IL-2
T cell growth factor
IL-4/5/6
responsible for class switching, from TH2 helper T cells
IL-10
from T reg cells, the hippies, stops inflammation
IL-17/22
used by TH17 T cells, the bouncer, controls inflammation but doesn’t stop it
IFN-g
the signal a T cell gives after killing, means clean this up
TNF-a
released from macrophages, inflammation and fever
BAFF
B cell activating factor, controls antibody production
CD20
on the surface of B cells
CD40/CD40L
CD40 is on every immune cell, CD40L is only on T cells, it is how they grab and have contact with other immune cells and tell them what to do
CD28
second handshake, touches B7-1/2
CD25 and FOXp3
on the surface of T reg cells
