various Flashcards
1
Q
where are complement proteins made?
A
liver
2
Q
explain complement cytolysis
A
complement proteins create a Membrane attack complex which lyses the cell
3
Q
Antibody-antigen
A
- tags ferein molecules for destruction
- agglutination = clumping
- opsonization
- antibody-dependant-cell-mediated-cytotoxicity
- neutralization = bind active site
- activation of complement system
4
Q
cytotoxic T cells
A
Precursors are activated
- recognize and kill self-cells altered by infection
- release perforin and granzymes that induce apoptosis
