Self Quiz for The Adaptive Immune System: NKT Cells

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

 

1. Epitopes of glycolipid antigens are recognized by NKT lymphocytes by way of their _______. (ans)

2. The TCR molecules of NKT lymphocytes recognize ________________________ on antigen-presenting cells. (ans)

3. NKT lymphocytes can also be activated by the cytokine __________ (ans) produced by dendritic cells.

4. NKT cells promote both innate and adaptive immunity and may also regulate immune responses by way of the ____________ they produce once activated. (ans)


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