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hottie99
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03/25/08 - 08:54 PM

what is the cell type responsible for sensitivity to the relevant antigen (the borrelia, rite??)???

basophils, cd4 T lymphocytes, eosinophils, plasma cells, neutrophils

PLEASE HELP!!! and if u can explain that'd be great, thx!!! raised eyebrow

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03/25/08 - 09:51 PM

Spirochetal lipoproteins, which bind the CD14 molecule and toll-like receptor 2 on macrophages, are potent activators of the innate immune response, leading to the production of macrophage-derived inflammatory cytokines. In addition, type 1 helper T (Th1) cells, which are part of the adaptive immune response, are prominent early in the infection as the macrophages start their response they invite CD 4 T h cells to join in and mount a massive response. And the antibodies are formed.

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03/25/08 - 10:15 PM

Still have questions then keep on posting them it will be a review for me too.

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03/25/08 - 10:22 PM

so t-cells rite?? that's wat i was thinking! where did u get that whole explanation from?? thx anyways! i will have more!

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03/25/08 - 10:43 PM

no first Macrophages and then TCell, the first interaction between the organisms is by macrophages.

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03/26/08 - 09:29 AM

ok but since that isn't a choice, woldn't it have to be T cells??

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03/26/08 - 09:50 AM

hottie99 wrote:
ok but since that isn't a choice, woldn't it have to be T cells??

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03/26/08 - 07:25 PM

thanks!

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