Chapter 19
Innate
Immunity
An Overview to Host Immune Defenses
Blood Cells Form an Important Defense for Innate
and Acquired Immunity
•minerals
•salts
•proteins, etc.
1. macrophage activation
2. production of substances to interfere with RNA viral
reproduction
Phagocytosis Movie
The Process of
Inflammation
Moderate Fever Benefits Host Defenses
•tonsils
•lymph nodes
•Spleen
Then they move into blood and lymph where they kill:
•cancer cells
•virus-infected cells
When an NK cell recognizes a cell as “non-self” it releases
cytotoxic perforins and granzymes
Complement
•macrophages
•dendritic cells
•endothelial cells
Toll-like receptors