ISBB Flashcards
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Study of immune system (prevents the
establishment if infection in the body)
immunology
- Study of molecules, cells, tissue, organs and
systems whose function is to recognize and dispose
harmful substances or foregin substances - Study of desirable and undesirable consequences
of the immune system
immunology
- Study of antigen-antibody reactions
- Study of non-cellular component of the blood
called SERUM
serology
- Also known as FOREIGN SUBSTANCE
antigen
Stimulate the immune system
antigen
Substances that induce or elicit an immune
response
antigen
Substance that induce or elicit the production
of antibodies
antigen
Also known as IMMUNOGLOBULINS
antibodies
One of the major substances produced by the
immune system that will block harmful antigen
antibodies
Two major reactions you have to see in majority of
serology test
- agglutination
- precipitation
different serological tests:
- VDRL- veneral disease research lab
- ELISA- enzyme linked immunoabsorent assay
- rapid plasma reagin
- fluorescent immunoassay
- radioimmunoassay
Only use for screening for syphilis, uses heated
serum
- Principle: Flocculation (similar to precipitation)
VDRL
- Also known as Enzyme Immunoassay
- Measures enzymatic reactions
- Uses enzymes as labels (produced enzymes to
create color reactions)
ELISA
- Only use for screening for syphilis, uses
unheated serum - Principle: Flocculation
rapid plasma reagin
Uses flourescent compounds known as
fluorophores or fluorochrome as labels
fluorecent immunoassay
Uses radioactive substances as labels
radioimmunoassay
The condition of being resistant to infection
immunity
2 types of immunity
- natural
- acquired
- Innate/ non-adaptive/ non-specific
- Ability of an individual to resist infections by
means of normally present body functions - Present at birth
natural immunity
- adaptive/specific
- a reaction resulting from
invasion of foreign substances - (surviving an infection from foreign substance)
acquired immunity
types of acquired immunity
- active
- passive
- mechanisms involved are non-specific
- mechanisms that pre-exists the invasion of foreign agents
- components are pre-formed
- non-adaptive, has standardized magnitude of response
- lacks immunologic memory
innate immunity
- reinforcement
- inducibility
- specificity
- memory
- specialization
- self-limitation
- discrimination
adaptive immunity
Refers to the collection, processing, typing and
storage of whole blood and other blood
products
blood banking