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Nuisances
Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in this gene.
What is the CFTR gene?
Bonus Point! Which cell type has the highest concentration of CFTR?
This virus is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in children
What is RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)?
Unmoral biopsy firs
Hint: Change is "scarry" (2 words)
What is "pulmonary fibrosis"
One of this organ's many functions is to filter blood and remove old and damaged RBCs
What is the spleen?
These controls allow for the correction of fluorescent spillover (overlap)
What are compensation (or reference) controls?
This chronic, inflammatory lung disease encompasses two main conditions: emphysema and chronic bronchitis
What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is most commonly seen in individuals with this condition
What is HIV/AIDS?
Uncaring comal
Hint: I can be small or not small (2 words)
What is "lung carcinoma"
RAG2 is required for this process that is crucial for lymphocyte maturation
What is VDJ recombination?
This catagory of commonly used dyes are composed of covalently attached donor and acceptor molecules.
What are tandem dyes?
In IPF, abnormal wound healing results in excessive deposition of this protein.
What is collagen?
Paragonimiasis is a type of parasitic pneumonia caused by trematodes, which are contracted by eating undercooked or raw ___?
What is "seafood"?
call oval leers
Hint: dusted by dust cells (2 words)
What are "alveolar cells"
These Foxp3+ cells help coordinate the adaptive response and limit immune-associated tissue damage
What are Tregs?
"APC" is an abbreviation for this commonly used fluorescent dye.
What is allophycocyanin?
In asthma, these 2 immune cell types are key drivers of 2 diverging inflammatory pathways
This dimorphic fungus is a common cause of granulomas in the American Southwest.
What is Coccidioides?
Learning cermet
Hint: I have a dark side to me (2 words)
What is "germinal center"
This cytokine is produced by and binds to lung epithelial cells to provide a crucial and highly-localized response to respiratory virus infection.
What is interferon-lambda (IFN-L)?
Bonus Point! Humans have 4 (IFN-L1, IFN-L2, IFN-L3, and IFN-L4). How many IFN-Ls do mice have, and which are they?
Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) is represeted by this specific unit of measure on typical fluorescence channels on flow cytometers.
There is no defined unit for MFI (tricky Riley!)
What is the leading cause of non-smoking related lung cancer?
This microbe, associated with biofilm formation on ventilator tubing, produces blue-green pigment and a fruity odor
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
illustrating nite seaside
Hint: too many causes, too few solutions (3 words)
What is "interstitial lung disease"
During homeostasis, this lung resident lymphocyte population represents 8-20% of lymphocytes (humans) and is responsible for rapidly responding to phosphoantigens.
What are "gamma delta T cells?"
This optical device allows for a specfic range of light to travel through it while reflecting light outside of that defined range.
What is a bandpass filter?