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In class, what inflammatory cytokines did we say are responsible for increasing the permeability of blood vessels (activating endothelial cells)?

When NK cells are abundant and infected dendritic cells are few, the innate immunity cannot control the infection.  The NK cells will migrate to the secondary lymphoid tissue to activate T-cells.

Which of the following is not considered a cytokine?

TLR’s are transmembrane proteins that have an extracellular domain that functions in _______ and a cytoplasmic tail that functions in _______.

Somatic recombination of immunoglobulin variable region genes requires which of the following:

Which of the following are cytokines?

Which of the following correctly states the order in which the 4 steps of extravasation take place?

Which Ig is most likely to be found in a dimeric state, generally on mucosal surfaces such as the genitourinary tract, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract?

NK cells use their activating and inhibiting receptors to recognize changes at the surface of what type of cells?

The isotype of antibody that is readily transported across mucosal epithelia is ____: