PCB 3233 Exam 2 questions with answers
What are two cells that use receptors to distinguish between self and non-self cells? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔-Macrophages
-NK Cells
C3b is a ligand for - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Macrophage CR1
CR3 & CR4 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Recognize iC3b & other ligands including LPS
Lectins - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Carbohydrates-binding proteins
ex: Mannose & glucose receptors
Scavenger Receptors - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Prefer molecules that are negatively charged
like nucleic acids, LPS.
Phagocytic Receptors - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Bind directly to microbial surface
components
What do surface receptors promote? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Phagocytosis
PRR's bind to - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔PAMPs on pathogens
Receptors that detect microbial products signal what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Macrophage
activation
-Cytokine Secretion
Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-10 receptors
, -Has specificities for several microbial products
TLR-4 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Senses LPS
-Found on macrophages
What can LPS cause? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Septic Shock
What is LPS known for being? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Endotoxin
What is local accumulation of fluid accompanied by? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Swelling,
redness, heat, & pain
What does increased dilation cause? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Reduced blood flow
Complement receptors 3&4 (Mac-1, CD11b, CD8) target what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Bacteria & Fungi
CD14 binds to what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-LPS
-Peptidoglycan
What does IL-8 (CXCL-8) do? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Attracts leukocytes (neutrophils) to
the site of infection/damage
What are your proinflammatory cytokines? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-IL-1Beta
-IL-6
-CXCL8 (IL-8)
-IL-12
-TNF Alpha
What are two cells that use receptors to distinguish between self and non-self cells? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔-Macrophages
-NK Cells
C3b is a ligand for - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Macrophage CR1
CR3 & CR4 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Recognize iC3b & other ligands including LPS
Lectins - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Carbohydrates-binding proteins
ex: Mannose & glucose receptors
Scavenger Receptors - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Prefer molecules that are negatively charged
like nucleic acids, LPS.
Phagocytic Receptors - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Bind directly to microbial surface
components
What do surface receptors promote? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Phagocytosis
PRR's bind to - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔PAMPs on pathogens
Receptors that detect microbial products signal what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Macrophage
activation
-Cytokine Secretion
Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-10 receptors
, -Has specificities for several microbial products
TLR-4 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Senses LPS
-Found on macrophages
What can LPS cause? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Septic Shock
What is LPS known for being? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Endotoxin
What is local accumulation of fluid accompanied by? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Swelling,
redness, heat, & pain
What does increased dilation cause? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Reduced blood flow
Complement receptors 3&4 (Mac-1, CD11b, CD8) target what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Bacteria & Fungi
CD14 binds to what? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-LPS
-Peptidoglycan
What does IL-8 (CXCL-8) do? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Attracts leukocytes (neutrophils) to
the site of infection/damage
What are your proinflammatory cytokines? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-IL-1Beta
-IL-6
-CXCL8 (IL-8)
-IL-12
-TNF Alpha