Multiple choice

Which of the following proteins are contained in specific granules of neutrophils?

  1. Cathepsin and gelatinase

  2. Myeloperoxidase, bactericidal/permeability-increasing proteins (BPI), defensins, serine proteases neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G

  3. Alkaline phosphatase, lysozyme, NADPH oxidase, collagenase, lactoferrin and cathelicidin

  4. Cytokines such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-13 and TNF alpha
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Explanation

Alkaline phosphatase, lysozyme, NADPH oxidase, collagenase, lactoferrin and cathelicidin are contained in the specific granules (or secondary granules) of neutrophils.

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