Innate Immune Cells

Question	Answer
Antigen Presenting Cells	Macrophages and Dendritic cells
Role of APC's	Present antigens to the T/B-cells in order to activate Adaptive Immunity
Respirator Burst	Spike in O2 increase required for phagocytic free radical production
Macrophages- Names	Vary depending on where in the body they're found
Macrophages- Role	Capable of antigen presentation, but they're not the best at it
No of Dendritic Cell Types	3
Interstitial Dendritic Cells	Found in most organs
Interdigitating Dendritic Cells	Found in lymph tissue
Circulating dendritic cells	Found in blood
Neutraphils- Role	Phagocytic but not antigen presenting
Neutraphils- Lifespan in tissue	A few days
Neutraphils- Movement	Recruited by chemotactic factors & moves through chemotaxis towards source
Chemotactic Factors	Released by damaged cells to attract immune cells to area

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	Created by gina_evans0312 almost 11 years ago