Explain the Structure and Function of Immunoglobulins Flashcards

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Which class of immunoglobulins exists as serum and secretory molecules.
IgA
The classic antibody response pattern following infection with Hepatitis A is what.
Increase in IgM antiboy;decrease in IgM antibody; increase in IgG antibody
What is the major residual split portion of C3
C3b
What releases histamine and other mediators from basophils
C3a
The component associated only with the alternative pathway of complement activation
Properdin factor B
As a result of the activation of the classical pathway what is cleaved
C4
What enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique uses anti-HBs linked to horseradish peroxide detects what
HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen)
Rheumatoid Factor is what kind of autoantibody
IgG or IgM
The presence of what indicates normal host response to antigenic exposure
Immune complexes
What can be measured by immunoprecipitin assays
Complement component C3
Chronic carriers of HBV
Continue to carry the HBV (hepatitis B Virus)
The antigen marker most closely associated with transmissibility of HBV infection is
HBe (hepatitis Be)
Hepatitis C differs from hepatitis A and hepatitis Bhow?
Hep c is associated with a high incidence of the chronic carrier state
What mediator is released during T-cell activation
Lymphokines
The J-chain is associated with which immunoglobulinIgA,G,E or D
IgA