Introductory Course in Swine Immunology. 2nd ed.
Chapter 6. The cytokines.
 
Self-evaluation

Which of the following is the correct one?

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 GROWTH OF HEMATOPOIETIC PRECURSORS
E) ALL THE ABOVE ARE CORRECT
F) NONE OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE?

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

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


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

4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES IS NOT PRODUCED BY TH1 LYMPHOCYTES?

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

5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CYTOKINES IS NOT SYNTHESIZED BY TH2 LYMPHOCYTES?

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

6) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED TO STUDY CYTOKINES?

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

SOLUTIONS

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