Innate immunity: The induced response to infection - Innate immunity: NK CELLS

3 important questions on Innate immunity: The induced response to infection - Innate immunity: NK CELLS

What are NK cells?

- are the main circulating lymphocytes
- react fast upon infection, cancer and stress
- kill malignant cells using toxic granules
>virus infection
>mutations (cancer)
- maintain and enhance inflammatory state upon infection

To clear viral infection NK cells express

Activating and inhibitory receptors

Why is the interferon response important during viral infection?

To stop viral replication and activate NK cells

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