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Skin Immunology and Biochemistry Flashcards

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What can keratinocytes produce to help the immune response?

A

AMPs
Cytokines
Chemokines

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What is the skin’s main immune cell?

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Langerhans’ cell

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What is the function of Langerhans’ cells?

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Process lipid antigen and present them to effector T cells thus activating them

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Give some examples of T cells found in the skin

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CD8+ cells
CD4+ cells
NK cells

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Give some examples of dendritic cells (DC) found in the dermis and their role

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Dermal DC - antigen presenting and secreting cyto/chemokines

Plasmacytoid DC - produce IFNα

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