PCB 3233 Immunology Exam 4
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If there is no B7 then what occurs? - correct answer -anergy
Adjuvant - correct answer -a substance that enhances the body's
immune response to an antigen
ex. whole bacterium used to induce co-stimulatory activity in P-APC's
True or false? AIRE is used in negative and positive selection? - correct
answer -False, only in negative selection
True or false? Central tolerance is referred to both positive and negative
selection? - correct answer -False, negative selection
,What causes the differentiation into 5 CD4 T-cells? - correct answer -
Cytokine environment causes differentiation. Which means the
cytokines secreted and the transcription factors
TGF-B - correct answer -immunosuppressive cytokine
Polarization - correct answer -Bias of either TH1 or TH2
TH2 - correct answer -Humoral response
Transcription factor: GATA-3
Induced by: IL-4
Secretes: IL-4 & IL-5
Activates B-cells to secrete IgE against parasitic infections
,Lepromatous Leprosy (Most well known)
TH1 - correct answer -Cell Mediated
Induced by: IL-12 & IFN-y
Transcription factor: T-bet
Secretes IL-12, IFN-y, GM-CSF, & TNF-a
Activates Macrophages
Tubercloid Leprosy
Treg - correct answer -Induced by: TGF-B
Transcription Factor: FoxP3
, Secretes: TGF-B & IL-10
Suppresses immune response
TH17 - correct answer -Transcription Factor: RORyT
Secretes: IL-17, IL-6
Recruits Neutrophils
TFH - correct answer --transcription factor: Bcl6
-Function: activates B cells into isotyped switched B cells
Which T-cells are the hardest to activate? - correct answer -CD8
Questions and Answers 2026/2027
|Already Graded A+| Verified and
Updated
If there is no B7 then what occurs? - correct answer -anergy
Adjuvant - correct answer -a substance that enhances the body's
immune response to an antigen
ex. whole bacterium used to induce co-stimulatory activity in P-APC's
True or false? AIRE is used in negative and positive selection? - correct
answer -False, only in negative selection
True or false? Central tolerance is referred to both positive and negative
selection? - correct answer -False, negative selection
,What causes the differentiation into 5 CD4 T-cells? - correct answer -
Cytokine environment causes differentiation. Which means the
cytokines secreted and the transcription factors
TGF-B - correct answer -immunosuppressive cytokine
Polarization - correct answer -Bias of either TH1 or TH2
TH2 - correct answer -Humoral response
Transcription factor: GATA-3
Induced by: IL-4
Secretes: IL-4 & IL-5
Activates B-cells to secrete IgE against parasitic infections
,Lepromatous Leprosy (Most well known)
TH1 - correct answer -Cell Mediated
Induced by: IL-12 & IFN-y
Transcription factor: T-bet
Secretes IL-12, IFN-y, GM-CSF, & TNF-a
Activates Macrophages
Tubercloid Leprosy
Treg - correct answer -Induced by: TGF-B
Transcription Factor: FoxP3
, Secretes: TGF-B & IL-10
Suppresses immune response
TH17 - correct answer -Transcription Factor: RORyT
Secretes: IL-17, IL-6
Recruits Neutrophils
TFH - correct answer --transcription factor: Bcl6
-Function: activates B cells into isotyped switched B cells
Which T-cells are the hardest to activate? - correct answer -CD8