Intracellular Pathogens Sometimes Produce ________ That Can Kill Phagocytes

Question

Intracellular pathogens sometimes produce ________ that can kill phagocytes.
A) lipopolysaccharides
B) PAMPs
C) PRRs
D) leukocidins

Accepted Answer

Intracellular pathogens can produce toxins called leukocidins that can kill phagocytes. LPS (lipopolysaccharides) are not specific to intracellular pathogens and PAMPs (pathogen-associated molecular patterns) and PRRs (pattern recognition receptors) are involved in the recognition of pathogens by the immune system, not in killing phagocytes.