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innate- defence against any pathogen
immunity- specific antibody and lymphocyte response to an antigen
antigen (ag)- a substance that causes the body to produce specific antibodies in sensitized t cells
Antibody (ab)- protiens made in response to an antigen |
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| Defence against any pathogen |
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| specific antibody and lymphocytic reesponse to an antigen |
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| a substance that causes the body to produce specific antibodies or sensitized T cells |
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| protiens made in response to an antigen |
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| the study of the reaction between antibodies and an antigen |
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| Genetic term for serum because it contains antibodies |
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| Serum factor containing antibodies |
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developed during a lifetime
humoral- involves antibodies produced by b cells
Cell mediated immunity- involves t cells |
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involves antibodies produced by B cells
Humoral immune response-the antibody immune response used by Bcells to fight exogenous antigens |
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involves T cells
cell mediated immune response- immune responce used byy t cells to ight intracellular pathogens and abnormal body cells |
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Natuarlly aquired immunity
active process |
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| antigen enters the body naturally; body produces antibodies and speciallized lympocytes |
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naturally aquired immunity
passive process |
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| antibodies pass from mother to offspring via the placenta or the mothers breast milk. |
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artificially aquired immunity
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| vaccines, antigens are introduced via vaccines and the body produces antibodies and specialized lymphocytes in response. |
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artificially aquired immunity
passive |
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| performed antibodies in immune serum are introduced into the body by injection. |
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B cells
form and mature in bone marrow
antibody- immune protien- immunoglobulin
soluble- circulate in blood and lymph
fight- extracellular bacteria, viruses, toxins, transplants, |
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T cells
form in bone marrow and mature in thymus gland.
cytotoxic "killer" t cells directally attack cells and release perforin
fights- intracellular bacteria, paracites, tumors, and transplants |
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| protien molecule in the cytoplasm of cytotoxic t cells that forms channels in the infected cell |
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| the sight on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attatches itself to. also know as an epitope |
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| the sight on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attatches itself. also known as an antigenic determinent |
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| involves the binding o an opsonin. i.e. antibody to the pathogens cell membrane that attracts phagocytes |
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| latin for "to glue to" the clumping together in suspension of antigen bearing cells, microorganisms, or particles in the presance of specific antibodies. |
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| neutralizizin a toxin or bacterium/ making them ennefective. |
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| the sequential activation of serum components c-1 through c-9 by and electrolyete-antibody complex that cause osmotic lysis of target as well as inflamation and opsinisation |
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| antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
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| effector cell of the adaptive immune system actively lysis target that has been bound by specific antibodies |
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monomer
80%of serum antibodies
fix complement
blood, lymph, and intestine
cross placenta
enhance phagocytosis; nuetralize toxins and viruses; protect fetus and newborn
Half life of 23 days. |
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| originates from microbes located outside the body's cell. include toxins and other secretions and components of microbial cell walls, membranes, flagella, and pili |
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produced by intracellular microbes and are typically incorperated into the host cells membrane
The immune system cannot assess the health of cells that have been invaded intracellularly. it responds if the body's cells incorperate such antigens into they cytoplasmic membrane |
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| a component of a normal body cell that might mistakenly trigger an immune responce. |
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| a molecule that triggers a specific immune response |
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| small molecules that are to small to cause an immune responce unless they bond to larger bodies (such as RBC or platelets) become antigenic and stimulate the production of antibodies |
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| Major histocompatable antigens |
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| histo is greek for tissue and compatibilis is latin for aggreable. important for tissue grafting |
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| Major Histocompatible complex |
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| a cluster of genes, located on each copy of chromosone 6 in humans that codes for membrane bound glycoprotiens called major histocompatible antigens. |
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| functions to hold and position epitopes for presentation to t cells. MHC1 is found on all cells except RBCs |
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| functions to hold and postition epsitopes for presentation to Tcells. found on B cells and antigen presenting cells |
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| Antigen presenting cell (APC) |
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cells that regurally present antigens
B-cells
Macrophages
Dendridic cells
Microglia (brain)
Kopffer (liver) |
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| cell that is found in the epidermis and mucous membrane that devours pathogens and presents antigens. MHC2 |
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| CD cluster of differentiation |
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| identification and diferiation system used to classify WBCs by their surface molecules |
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| found on cytotoxic Tcells |
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| function to assist in regulation the actions of B cells and cytotoxic T cells during immune response by providing necessary signals and growth factors |
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| diretally kill other cells, those infected with viruses and or other intracellular pathogens, as well as, abnormal cancer cells |
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| Natural Killer Cells (NK) |
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| type of defensive leukocyte of the inate immune system that secretes toxins onto the surface of virally infected cells and neoplasms |
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T helper cell (Th)
T helper 1 (Th1)
T helper 2 (Th2)
Cytotoxic T cell (Tc)
Delayed sensitivity cells (Td)
T suppresor cells (Ts) |
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| Interluken 2 and interferon gama, stimulates Tc cells |
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| makes interluken 4, stimulates B cells |
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suppresor T cell
now known as regulatory T cells (Tr cells) |
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| repress adaptive immune responces and prevent auto immune disease. they exspress CD4 and CD25 |
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Pentamoner
5-10% of serum antibodies
fix complement
In blood, lymph, on B cells
aggluinates microbes, first Ab produced in responce to infection
HL of five days |
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10 to 15% of serum antibodies
in secretions/ tears and breast milk
mucosal protection
hl of 6 days |
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monomer
0.2% of serum antibodies
in blood, lymph, and on B cells
on B cells initiates immune responce
half life of 3 days |
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monomer
0.002% of serum protiens
on mast cells and basophils and in blood
allergic reactions and lysis of parasitic worms
hl of 2 days |
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`1. primarly attac cells infected by viruses or other intracellular microbes, cancer cells, and transplant cells
2. activation results in apoptosis of target cell
a. depriving antigen of host and exsposing it to antibodies
3. mechinisms (not really understood)
a secretes perforing and granzymes
perforin punces holes in the cells wall alowing granzymes to enter the cell and degrade intralcellular components |
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| Cell mediated immunity steps |
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1. antigen invades inate defense
2. APC takes up antigen and breaks it down
3. MHC and antigen fuze and are transported to the cellular membrane.
4. T cells come along, recognize the antigen as foriegn, T cells become active
5. active T cells divide and diferentiate. |
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the highest dilution of blood serum giving a positive reaction during titration.
Titration- serial dilution of blood serum to test for agglutination activity |
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| is the deveopment of detectabel specific antibodies to microogranisms in blood serum as the result of infection or immunization |
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| Stimulates helper t cells |
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| causes the diferentiation of CD4 cells |
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| causes an increase in the number of macrophages |
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| causes macrophages to move to an infection |
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| colony stimulating factors |
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| stimulates red blood cells and white blood cells and the formation of stem cells. |
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