Three major mechanisms by which innate immunity protects against infections

1. stimulating adaptive immunity 2.inducing antiviral defense 3.inflammation

wha is an inflammasome

are multiprotein complexes that form within the cytosol in response to cytosolic DAMPS and PAMPS

function of inflammasome

generate active forms of inflammatory cytokines.IL-1& and IL-18

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Three major mechanisms by which innate immunity protects against infections	1. stimulating adaptive immunity 2.inducing antiviral defense 3.inflammation
wha is an inflammasome	are multiprotein complexes that form within the cytosol in response to cytosolic DAMPS and PAMPS
function of inflammasome	generate active forms of inflammatory cytokines.IL-1& and IL-18