Across
- 2. Protein used by NK cells to form pores in target cells
- 3. Neutrophil enzyme that generates hypochlorite (bleach-like)
- 6. Neutrophil death process that releases extracellular traps
- 8. Reactive oxygen species produced by neutrophils to destroy microbes
- 10. Chemokine that guides neutrophils to infection
- 12. Engulfment and destruction of microbes
- 13. Leukocyte molecules enabling firm adhesion to endothelium
- 14. Short-lived blood phagocytes and first responders that kill microbes
- 15. Endothelial molecules that slow leukocytes during rolling
- 17. Accumulation of dead neutrophils, debris, and microbes
- 18. Long-lived phagocytes in tissues that initiate inflammation
- 21. DNA-based webs that trap and kill microbes
- 22. Cytokine produced by NK cells that activates macrophages
Down
- 1. Enzymes released by NK cells that trigger apoptosis
- 4. Antigen-presenting cells that link innate and adaptive immunity
- 5. Blood precursors that enter tissues and become macrophages or dendritic cells
- 7. Molecules such as IgG or C3b that tag microbes for ingestion
- 9. Innate lymphocytes that kill infected or stressed cells
- 11. Movement of leukocytes through vessel walls into tissues
- 16. Cytokine that activates NK cells
- 19. Receptor guiding dendritic cells to lymph nodes
- 20. Process of coating pathogens to enhance phagocytosis