KROK 1 2012 – Question 117 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Examination of patients with periodontitis revealed the interdependence between the rate of affection of periodontal tissues and the amount of lysozymes in saliva and gingival liquid. These results can be obtained during studying the following protection system of an organism:
- A. Tolerance
- B. Non-specific resistance
- C. Autoresponsiveness
- D. Cellular immunity
- E. Humoral immunity
Hint
Consider where lysozyme comes from and whether its action depends on prior contact with an antigen, on lymphocyte recognition or on antibody production.
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