Immunology Peer Tute 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Into what 3 categories can we group the components of the innate immune system?
A
Barriers
Fixed
Induced
2
Q
What’s the order of Ab isotype switching?
A
IgM IgD IgG IgE IgA
3
Q
What’s the broad role of IgM?
A
Complement activation
Neutralise
4
Q
What’s the broad role of IgD?
A
Unknown - found only on the surface of naive B cells
“IgDud”
5
Q
What’s the broad roles of IgG?
A
Activate complement
Neutralise
ADCC
Placental immunity
6
Q
What’s the broad role of IgE?
A
Mast cell degranulation
7
Q
What’s the broad role of IgA?
A
Neutralise
Breast-milk immunity
8
Q
What’s another name for cytotoxic T cells?
A
CD8+
