IMMUNE RESPONSE
CLASSICAL ALTERNATE AND LECTIN PATHWAYS
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Question
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Cytolysis is facilitated by what in the complement?
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MAC
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Ig G
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C3b
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C4a
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The MAC complement proteins form a circular complex that kills the microbe by forming pores in the microbial cell membrane, thereby allowing water and salt ions into the cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complement is activated by antibodies to “drill a hole” into foreign cells, thus causing cytolysis.
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