Introduction Course to Porcine Immunology

SELF EVALUATION

 

1. CYTOKINES CAN ACT AS:

A) MEDIATORS IN THE INNATE OR ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE.
B) REGULATORS OF THE ACTIVATION, PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF LYMPHOCYTES.
D) STIMULATORS OF THE PRODUCTION OF HEMATOPOIETIC PRECURSORS .
E) ALL THE ABOVE ARE CORRECT.
F) NONE OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT.

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES DO NOT INTERVENE IN THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE?

A) IL 2
B) IL 6
C) TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF)
D) INTERFERON.

3. HOW MANY GROUPS CAN THE CYTOKINES THAT STIMULATE THE LEUCOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC ACTIVITY CAN BE DIVIDED INTO? 


A) TWO GROUPS
B) THREE
C) FOUR
D) FIVE

4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES IS NOT PRODUCED BY TH 1 LYMPHOCYTES?

A) IL 2.
B) TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF)
a b g.
C) IFN
g. INTERFERON.
D) IL 5

5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES IS NOT SYNTHESIZED BY TH 2 LYMPHOCYTES?

A) IL 2
B) IL 4
D) IL 6
E) IL 10

6)  WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES IS USED FOR THE STUDY OF CYTOKINES?

A) POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES
B) PCR
C) IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE
D) SERONEUTRALIZATION

SOLUTIONS

We wish to thank Dr. Ana Canals for her collaboration on this chapter.

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