PPT 4 Flashcards

(11 cards)

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3 main goals of adaptive immunity

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recognize nonself cells/invaders

  • mount response
  • remember the invader
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2
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Types of Specific Immunity

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HUMORAL: antibody mediated, based on antibody activity
CELLULAR: cell-mediated, based on action of specific kinds of T lymphocytes

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Antigen

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any substance that elicits an immune response (immunogen)
protein, polysaccharide, NA, or lipid
(multiple epitopes/region of recognition)

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4
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Active Immunity

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person developing their own immune response to a microbe

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Passive Immunity

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receiving performed immunity made by another person

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MHC

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Major Histocompatibility Complex

-collection of genes (HLA) human leukocyte antigen complex

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Class I molecules

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organ transplantation

-nucleated cells

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Class II molecules

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antigen presenting cells

Tcell comm to macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells

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Macrophage, Dendritice cells

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Professional Phagocytes (antigen presenting cells)

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Antigen presentation

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T and B cells recognize antigen from invading microbes (B cell non soluble antibody)

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B cell biology

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source of antibodies, humoral immune response

occurs via b cell receptor, protein complex on cell surface

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