Immunology Questions
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Xi-chromosome is _____________ risking autoimmunity
what HLA alleles are present in T1 diabetes
in inflamed tissue, ____ stimulates aromatase to convert androgens to oestrogen
CD8 T cells activated by HLA B27 presented microbe peptides also cross-react with ______ peptides
what receptor has to have the antigen presented to it on MHC on another cell?
when dendritic cells in the periphery sense 'danger', they get better at antigen presentation, and upregulate different chemokine receptors. this results in ______________
macrophages must be __________ before they can effectively phagocytose + kill bacteria
When dendritic cells in the periphery they are constantly taking up
signal produced by dendritic cell to signal TYPE of pathogen
host cells have _________ on their surface to prevent further complement activation
antigens must be chopped up into peptides then loaded onto __________ molecules then presented on the surface of a cell for TcR recognition
antigens can be ________ or __________ antigens
complement activation involves a series of ______ proteins in the blood called ___________.
as bacterial cells do not have control proteins, there is _________ activation
where does IFNy come from during an established immune response?
When triggered, these C1 -> C9 proteins engage in an _____________, leading to various immune responses.
C3 spontaneously activates + binds to _________.
what receptor can recognise a soluble antigen in its normal form?
when the lysosome fuses with the phagosome, it is called ________
adaptive immune cells are randomly generated to express a ____________ which recognises a specific antigen. this is termed __________