Microbial Molecules Detected by Phagocytes are Called

Question

Microbial molecules detected by phagocytes are called
A) TLRs.
B) NODs.
C) PAMPs.
D) leukotrienes.
E) prostaglandins.

Accepted Answer

Phagocytes, such as macrophages, detect microbial molecules known as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) through their cell surface pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). These include Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing receptors (NODs), but out of the given choices, only option C refers to PAMPs. Leukotrienes and prostaglandins are lipid mediators involved in inflammation, but they are not specifically related to microbial detection by phagocytes.