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What are the two major functions of inflammation (think of desired outcomes)?

Consider the mechanisms that are thought to drive senescence of cells.  Briefly, indicate two of these mechanisms and then explain why those mechanisms would cause a progressive decline in the life expectancy of cells.  

Complement can be activated by three mechanisms.  Two of those mechanisms are very similar: 1) antibody bound to its antigen, and 2) _____________ bound to its carbohydrate ligand. 

Tissue damage can stimulate inflammation, even in the absence of infection.  What are the initial signals of danger that trigger this type of inflammation? 

Chemokines play a critical role in regulating the recruitment of leukocytes into tissue during inflammation.What does a chemokine stimulate a leukocyte to do as it is rolling along the surface of a blood vessel?

There are a number of proteolytic cascades that participate in activation of inflammation.  Which one of the following is not among them? 

Digestive enzymes can be released from phagocytic cells.  Besides the obvious benefit of digesting pathogens, digestive enzymes can also regulate inflammation.  How do they do this?  

Provide a specific (named and explained) example of what could change about inflammation due to liver disease that would impact resistance to a bacterial infection. 

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