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Postby 2810712 » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:51 pm

In what way temp increase help us in offence or deffence...


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Postby victor » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:56 pm

Increased temperature above normal will help specific immune system (B-cell and T-cell) proliferate and differentiate faster...(one beneficial side).
But, if the temperature is a way toooooooooo high, then it could be a tissue damage for the ill people...(one bad side).
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Postby MrMistery » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:48 pm

also inhibits proliferation of bacteria
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Postby Dr.Stein » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:51 am

victor wrote:But IL-2 is secreted by macrophage to affect hipothalamus and increase the body's temperature isn't it?

Yes because hipothalamus is a centre of temperature regulation :)

The increased temperature or fever means to suppress the proliferation of pathogens (physical process to maintain homeostasis). When we have excessive pathogens, higher temperature we have. The proliferation of lymphocytes is due to the proliferation rate of pathogens and/or their infection rate.
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Postby 2810712 » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:18 pm

Kindly explain a bit more i think i didn't get it...:oops:


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Postby Dr.Stein » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:26 am

Which part do you still get no point? Try to conclude this and we will check yours :)
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Postby victor » Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:25 pm

Ups..sorry..it's not IL-2 but IL-1..:oops:
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Postby Dr.Stein » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:32 am

Aha! ;)
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