KIN 4500 Flashcards
Physical/Chemical barriers/immune cells
Innate Immunity
Humoral/cell mediated
Adaptive Immunity
White blood cells are defined by
Leukocytes
Provides a mechanism for communication between immune cells
Cytokines
Plasma proteins that kill extracellular pathogens
Complement
Glycoproteins released from the liver that are involved in inflammation
Acute Phase Proteins
What cytokine/myokine is produced in large amounts during muscle contractions?
Interleukin-6
Responsible for mediating inflammation and allergic response
Basophils
Role is to ingest and destroy invaders; phagocytic
Neutrophils
Age-related changes in the immune system.
Examples: decreased ability to fight cancer or infections
Immnuosenescence
T-Cells
“Able to differentiate into other types of T-cells with a functional purpose in the immune system”
Naiive
T-Cells
“Hold on to some “memory” of antigenic encounters to fight off a similar invader in the future”
Memory
Increase blood flow
Dilation
Increased permeability
Extravasation
Leukocytes to injury
Chemoattraction