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Flashcards by gina_evans0312, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gina_evans0312
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Zymogens | Inactivated enzymes |
| Protease Cleaving Cascade | A series of compliment proteins- cleaving each part creates a working part, and a protease for the next protein in the series |
| Activating the Compliment System- Classical Pathway | Ab-Ag interaction |
| Activating the Compliment System- Alternative Pathway | Compliment binds directly to pathogen |
| Activating the Compliment System- MB-Lecithin Pathway | A mannose binding lecithin particle binds directly to pathogen surface |
| 3 Main Effects of Compliment System | Promotes formation of pore on pathogen/marks pathogens, making them visible/inflammation |
| Opsonisation | The coating of the pathogen by protein to make them visible to phagocytes |
| MAC (Membrane Attached Complex) | A series of compliment factors that form pores in the pathogen wall, causing cell leakage and apoptosis |
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