INTRODUCTION Flashcards

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defined as the resistance to disease, specifically infectious disease

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Immunology

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defined as the study of a host’s reaction when foreign substances are introduced into the body

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Immunology

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diagnostic examination of blood serum and other bodily fluids with regards to the response of the immune system to pathogens

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serology

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phenomenon in which exposure to one infectious agent produces protection against another agent

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cross immunity

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where did small pox originate from?

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cow pox

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substance that stimulates antibody formation and has the ability to bind to an antibody

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Antigens

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Any substance that is capable of inducing an immune response.

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Immunogen

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a low-molecular-weight, nonantigenic substance that, when combined with an
antigen, changes the antigenic specificity of that antigen.

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Hapten

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glycoprotein substance (immunoglobulin) that is produced by B lymphocytes
in response to an antigen.

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Antibody

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derived from a single B-cell clone and are produced as a
single class of immunoglobulin with specificity unique to the antigenic stimulus.

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Monoclonal antibody

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produced as different classes of immunoglobulins by many Bcell clones in response to an antigen

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polyclonal antibodies

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Antibodies produced in response to antigens from another species

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heteroantibodies

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other name for heteroantibodies

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xenoantibodies

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formed in response to antigens from individuals of the same species

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alloantibodies

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produced by the body’s immune system against “self” antigens

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Autoantibodies

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part of an antigen that reacts specifically with an antibody or T-cell receptor

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epitope

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the clumping of particulate antigens by antibodies specific for the
antigens

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agglutination

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is the tendency that an epitope has for combining with the antigen-binding site on an antibody molecule

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affinity

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strength of the bond between the antigen and the antibody.

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avidity

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smallest amount of antigen or antibody that can be detected

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sensitivity

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ability of an antibody to bind to an antigen with complementary
determinants and not to an antigen with dissimilar determinants.

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specificity

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group of proteins synthesized in mononuclear phagocytes, hepatocytes, fibroblasts, and some endothelial cells.

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complement

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A small peptide formed during complement activation that causes
increased vascular permeability, contraction of smooth muscle, and release of histamine from basophils and mast cells.

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anaphylatoxins

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A life-threatening response to an allergen characterized by the systemic release of histamine

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Anaphylaxis

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father of immunology
Louis Pasteur
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who discovered the smallpox vaccination
Edward Jenner
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when did Edward Jenner discove the smallpox vaccination
1798
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who discovered Phagocytosis
Haeckel
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When did Haeckel discover Phagocytosis
1862
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who discovered live, attenuated chicken cholera and anthrax vaccines
Louis Pasteur
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when did Louis Pasteur discover Live, attenuated chicken cholera and anthrax vaccines
1880-1881
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who discovered Cellular theory of immunity through phagocytosis
Metchnikoff
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When did Metchnikoff discover Cellular theory of immunity through phagocytosis
1883-1905
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Who discovered Therapeutic vaccination First report of live “attenuated” vaccine for rabies
Louis Pasteur
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When did Louis Pasteur discover the Therapeutic vaccination First report of live “attenuated” vaccine for rabies
1885
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Humoral theory of immunity proposed by
Von Behring, Kitasata
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Demonstrated cutaneous (delayed-type) hypersensitivity
Koch
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when was the Humoral theory of immunity proposed ?
1890
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when was the Demonstration of cutaneous (delayed-type) hypersensitivity
1891
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Antibody formation theory
Ehrlich - 1900
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Immediate-hypersensitivity anaphylaxis
Portier, Ritchet - 1902
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Arthus reaction of intermediate hypersensitivity
Arthus - 1903
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Hypothesis of antigen-antibody binding
Marrack - 1938
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Hypothesis of allograft rejection
1944
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Development of polio vaccine
Salk, Sabin - 1949
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Vaccine against yellow fever
Reed - 1951
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Graft-versus-host reaction
1953
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Clonal selection theory
Burnet - 1957
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Interfernon
1957
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Human leukocyte antigens (HLAs)
1958-1962
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T-cell and B-cell cooperation in immune response
1964-1968
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Identification of antibody molecule
1972
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First monoclonal antibodies
Kohler - 1975
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Identification of genes for T cell receptor
1985-1987
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Monoclonal hepatitis B vaccine
1986
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Th1 versus Th2 model of T helper cell function
Mosmann - 1986
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Identification of toll-like receptors
1996-1998
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FOXP3, the gene directing regulatory T cell development
2001
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Development of human papillomavirus vaccine
Frazer - 2005
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Can only react with 1 type of Ag and is tested using mouse/mice
Monoclonal antisera
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Example of complete Ag in a hapten
Catechol + skin (containing CHON) = complete Ag
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More foreign Ag the greater the immune response produced
Foreigness
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Specifically bind to Abs or a cell surface receptors of B cells and T cells
Antigen
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Can either be immunogenic or non - immunogenic
Ag
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Not all are immunogens
Ag
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Can be either proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, or nucleic acids
Ag
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Capable of inducing a response
Immunogen
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T/F all all antigen are immunogens
T
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Normally all are proteins
Immunogen
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Humoral theory of immunity
Emil Von Behring
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Anaphylatoxins causes
- increased vascular permeability - contraction of smooth muscles - release of histamine
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first writings of immune status was recorded by
thucydides
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when did Thucydides record the first immune status in Athens during the bubonic plague take place
430 BC
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when was variolation done by the chinese
1500s
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inhalation of powder made from small pox scabs
variolation
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small incisions is created and small pox scabs is inserted
Lady montagu
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koch bacillus
MTB