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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease1 Mark
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For question, two statements are given$-$one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ as given below.
 Assertion : Interferons are a type of antibodies produced by body cells infected by bacteria.
Reason: Interferons stimulate inflammation at the site of injury.
  • A
    Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C
    Assertion is true, but reason is false.
  • ✓
    Both assertion and reason are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Both assertion and reason are false.
Interferons are not antibodies. These are natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune systems of most animals in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. Interferons belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines. In human body there are three types of interferon $-\alpha,\beta$ and $\gamma$ Interferon alpha and beta are produced by many cell types, including $T-$cells and $B-$cells and are important components of the antiviral response. They stimulate both macrophages and $NK ($Natural Killer$)$ cells. They both are also active against tumors. Interferon gamma is involved in the regulation of the immune and inflammatory response. Interferon gamma has had some antiviral and antitumor effect, but these are generally weak, however, it potentiates the effect of interferon alpha and interferon beta.

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