Exam 3: Innate Immunity: the Induced Response to Infection

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_____ is a soluble protein.(Select all that apply.)

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of the following characterize serum amyloid protein except _____.

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Toll-like receptors are located _____.

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The name given to cytokines that recruit cells to move towards areas of inflammation is _____.

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Match the condition/disease iwith its description.Use each answer only once.
chronic granulomatous disease
failure to translocate NF\kappaB and activate macrophages due to deficiency in IKK\gamma subunit
X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency (NEMO deficiency)
insufficient superoxide production in neutrophils compromises the respiratory burst
septic shock
allelic polymorphism of TLR4 with glycine at position 299 causing reduced responsiveness to LPS of Gram-negative bacteria
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chronic granulomatous disease
failure to translocate NF\kappaB and activate macrophages due to deficiency in IKK\gamma subunit
X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency (NEMO deficiency)
insufficient superoxide production in neutrophils compromises the respiratory burst
septic shock
allelic polymorphism of TLR4 with glycine at position 299 causing reduced responsiveness to LPS of Gram-negative bacteria
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An adaptor protein in the inflammasome is required to link _____ to the NOD-like receptor NLRP3.

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All of the following acute-phase proteins increase in concentration in the plasma during inflammation with the exception of _____.

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Lectins recognize microbial _____.

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Describe the two different domains of TLRs and their respective functions.

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_____ is/are needed to minimize the damaging effects to neighboring host cells during a respiratory burst.

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Chemokine receptors form complexes with _____ after binding to their ligands.

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The following cytokines activate NK cells early in the course of a viral infection with the exception of _____.

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The lectin pathway of complement activation is induced by _____.

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Match the innate immune receptor with its ligand(s).More than one ligand may be used for each immune receptor.
TLR3
filamentous hemagglutinin
TLR4:TLR4
C3b
CR3
negatively charged ligands (for example sulfated polysaccharides and nucleic acids)
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TLR3
filamentous hemagglutinin
TLR4:TLR4
C3b
CR3
negatively charged ligands (for example sulfated polysaccharides and nucleic acids)
lectin receptor
lipophosphoglycan
CR4
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
scavenger receptor
flagellin
TLR5
iC3b
CR1
carbohydrates (for example mannose or glucan)
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After recognizing its ligand,a NOD receptor interacts with a signaling protein called _____,which is a serine-threonine kinase that phosphorylates TAKI.

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Explain why TLRs can detect many different species of microbes despite the limited number of different TLR proteins.

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Describe the different functions performed by the two subpopulations of NK cells in the blood and how they are distinguished. B.How does this compare with NK-cell subpopulations in other tissues?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of mannose-binding lectin?

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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Which of the following properties is common to macrophages and neutrophils in an uninfected individual?

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