Alterations in Immune Function
How do type 1, 2, 3, and 4 hypersensitivity reactions differ
according...
Alterations in Immune Function
How do type 1, 2, 3, and 4 hypersensitivity reactions differ
according to mechanism of action?
What are the clinical features of the common immunodeficiency
disorder?
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Type I hypersensitivity reactions- B-cells are stimulated to
produce IgE antibodies specific to an antigen. During
sensitization, the IgE Antibodies bind to FCERI receptors on the
surface of tissue mast cells and blood basophils.
Type II hypersensitivity reactions- this is a humoral response
mediated by IgM or IgG that are produced against surface antigens
on body cells.
Type III hypersensitivity reactions- it occurs when there is an
excess of antigen, leading to small immune complexes being formed
that fix compliment and are not cleared from the circulation.
Type IV hypersensitivity reactions- it is a common immune
response that occurs through direct action of sensitized T cells
when stimulated by contact with antigen.
Type 4 hypersensitivity reactions are responsible for which of
the following?
contact sensitivity
elimination of tumor cells
serum sickness
rejection of foreign tissue graft
Differentiate between a primary and a secondary immune
response.
2- Define hypersensitivity.
3. Differentiate between numeral and cellular immunity.
4. What accounts for the declining efficiency of the immune
system with age?
5. How do insufficient or overactive immune responses create
problems?
6. How are the innate and adaptive immune reponses
intertwined?
7. Describe the functions of the different parts of the innate
immune response?
8. Give the four key characteristics of the adaptive immune
response.
9. Describe B and...
1. Type I hypersensitivity reactions to an allergen only occur
in people who have been sensitised to that allergen. This
sensitisation involves:
Select one:
a. IgE antibodies to the allergen attaching to mast cells and
basophils.
b. the degranulation of mast cells and basophils resulting in
the release of histamine and/or other chemical mediators.
c. the allergen attaching to mast cells and basophils.
d. the production of IgE antibodies by mast cells and
basophils.
2. Match the class of immunoglobulin...
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Make a confidence interval. Be sure you show all the steps you
took. Include a screen shot of any applet you used in your
calculations.
2. Choose a confidence level (1 – α).
3. What is xbar?
4. What is s?
5. What is t? (Show a screen shot...
Problem 3: A firm has the following production function: ?(?1,
?2 ) = ?1 + 4?2 A) Does this firm’s technology exhibit
constant, increasing, or decreasing returns to scale? B) Suppose
the firm wants to produce exactly ? units and that input 1 costs
$?1 per unit and input 2 costs $?2 per unit. What are the firm’s
conditional input demand functions? C) Write down the formula for
the firm’s total cost function as a function of ?1, ?2, and ?....
Problem 3: A firm has the following production function: ?(?1,
?2 ) = ?1 + 4?2 A) Does this firm’s technology exhibit constant,
increasing, or decreasing returns to scale? B) Suppose the firm
wants to produce exactly ? units and that input 1 costs $?1 per
unit and input 2 costs $?2 per unit. What are the firm’s
conditional input demand functions? C) Write down the formula for
the firm’s total cost function as a function of ?1, ?2, and...