Innate Immune System
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- 2. abbreviation for Pattern Recognition Receptors. Found on innated immune cells.
- 3. vertebrates only, slower response. B cells and T cells.
- 5. provide innate defense, interferes with viruses and helps activate macrophages.
- 6. both vertebrates and invertebrates share these: barriers, phagocytosis, antimicrobial peptides.
- 10. release antimicrobial peptides in the hemolymph of invertebrates.
- 12. involved in allergic and anti-helminth responses.
- 14. abbreviation for Pattern Associated Molecular Patterns. Found on potential pathogens.
- 15. consists of about 30 proteins activated by substances on microbe surface. When activated can lead to lysis of invading microbe.
- 16. aka antigen presenting cells. "Long arms" allow them to capture and present antigens to the immune system.
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- 1. unique only to this group. NK cells, interferons, the inflammatory response.
- 4. abbreviation for toll like response receptors, a form or PRRs, that phagocytize pathogens.
- 7. Natural Killer Cells; innate defense of vertebrates. Lymphocyte that detects abnormal cells and release chemicals directly leading to pathogen death.
- 8. both vertebrates and invertebrates, rapid response. Physical barriers and internal defenses.
- 9. signaling protein secreted by macrophages and neutrophils in response to infection or injury; immune modulation, inflammation response, promote blood flow.
- 11. produced by mast cells in inflammatory response and causes blood vessels to dilate and become more permeable to tissues.
- 13. fluid rich in white blood cells, dead pathogens, cell debris from damaged tissues.