New immune systems: pathogen-specific host defence, life history
... Until recently, highly variable immune-response molecules were thought to be confined to the jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes) (Raftos and Raison, 1992; Raftos, 1993; Litman et al., 2005). Adaptive immune responses among gnathostomes revolve around hypervariable antibodies and T-cell receptors (TCRs) ...
... Until recently, highly variable immune-response molecules were thought to be confined to the jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes) (Raftos and Raison, 1992; Raftos, 1993; Litman et al., 2005). Adaptive immune responses among gnathostomes revolve around hypervariable antibodies and T-cell receptors (TCRs) ...
Interactions of Host`s Innate and Adaptive Immune Components in
... cognate antigens presented by professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), differentiate into effector cells that are characterized by their cytokine production profiles and immune-regulatory functions. The heterogeneity of effector T cells was discovered two decades ago which were then named as Th ...
... cognate antigens presented by professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), differentiate into effector cells that are characterized by their cytokine production profiles and immune-regulatory functions. The heterogeneity of effector T cells was discovered two decades ago which were then named as Th ...
Primary antibody deficiency
... cells (plasma cells / B-cells). Plasma cells are a specific subtype of B-cell found within the bone marrow or lymph nodes. They are responsible for the majority of high-quality antibody production. The long life of plasma cells helps people with healthy immune systems to retain immunity to viruses a ...
... cells (plasma cells / B-cells). Plasma cells are a specific subtype of B-cell found within the bone marrow or lymph nodes. They are responsible for the majority of high-quality antibody production. The long life of plasma cells helps people with healthy immune systems to retain immunity to viruses a ...
Dendritic Cell Vaccines Against Non- small Cell Lung Cancer
... DCs pulsed with tumor epitopes derived from newly identified tumor-associated peptides, RNA, apoptotic bodies or genetically modified with cDNAs encoding, for example, immunostimulatory cytokines, such as IL-12 to augment the generation of effective anti-tumor CTL responses, or with full-length cDNA ...
... DCs pulsed with tumor epitopes derived from newly identified tumor-associated peptides, RNA, apoptotic bodies or genetically modified with cDNAs encoding, for example, immunostimulatory cytokines, such as IL-12 to augment the generation of effective anti-tumor CTL responses, or with full-length cDNA ...
Slide 1
... The degree of immune response to a graft varies with the type of graft. The following terms are used to denote different types of transplants: Auto graft: is self-tissue transferred from one body site to another in the same individual. Transferring healthy skin to a burned area in burn patients and ...
... The degree of immune response to a graft varies with the type of graft. The following terms are used to denote different types of transplants: Auto graft: is self-tissue transferred from one body site to another in the same individual. Transferring healthy skin to a burned area in burn patients and ...
Innate and adaptive effects of inflammasomes on T cell
... infection [51]. Similarly, splenic natural killer (NK) and memory CD8+ T cells produced innate IFN-g secretion starting from eight hours after Listeria monocytogenes infection [52]. Inflammatory monocytes were the key cells eliciting, in a caspase 1-dependent manner, lymphocytederived IFN-g releas ...
... infection [51]. Similarly, splenic natural killer (NK) and memory CD8+ T cells produced innate IFN-g secretion starting from eight hours after Listeria monocytogenes infection [52]. Inflammatory monocytes were the key cells eliciting, in a caspase 1-dependent manner, lymphocytederived IFN-g releas ...
Review Article Infectious diseases and autoimmunity
... molecules drive the clonal expansion of pathogenspecific T and B cells. By triggering PRRs, stimulating early responses by the innate immune system and increasing the function of APC, pathogens act as adjuvants for the immune response, while at the same time providing an antigen source to drive T-ce ...
... molecules drive the clonal expansion of pathogenspecific T and B cells. By triggering PRRs, stimulating early responses by the innate immune system and increasing the function of APC, pathogens act as adjuvants for the immune response, while at the same time providing an antigen source to drive T-ce ...
lymphoid tissue and the immune response
... return it to the cardiovascular system. Most numerous under the skin and in mucous membranes. Are not present in the central nervous system, eye, ear, cartilage or bone. Begin as blind-ended vessels in tissues. Walls of these vessels are more permeable than walls of capillaries, so cells and forei ...
... return it to the cardiovascular system. Most numerous under the skin and in mucous membranes. Are not present in the central nervous system, eye, ear, cartilage or bone. Begin as blind-ended vessels in tissues. Walls of these vessels are more permeable than walls of capillaries, so cells and forei ...
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... growth of mesophilic organisms. However, the host has evolved specific innate and acquired mechanisms to prevent (or limit) growth. Pathogens have evolved to exploit this nutrient rich environment in the context of the host immune system. I. Rationale for these lectures A. The problem of infectious ...
... growth of mesophilic organisms. However, the host has evolved specific innate and acquired mechanisms to prevent (or limit) growth. Pathogens have evolved to exploit this nutrient rich environment in the context of the host immune system. I. Rationale for these lectures A. The problem of infectious ...
Chapter 43
... Amplifying Lymphocytes by Clonal Selection • In the body there are few lymphocytes with antigen receptors for any particular epitope ...
... Amplifying Lymphocytes by Clonal Selection • In the body there are few lymphocytes with antigen receptors for any particular epitope ...
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... the immune response and enabling more efficient infection.5 Interestingly, specific MAPK inhibitors can, in some cases, block the entry or proliferation of the infecting virus or bacteria in infected cells,6 or dampen an exaggerated immune response,7 suggesting a novel therapeutic approach of blocki ...
... the immune response and enabling more efficient infection.5 Interestingly, specific MAPK inhibitors can, in some cases, block the entry or proliferation of the infecting virus or bacteria in infected cells,6 or dampen an exaggerated immune response,7 suggesting a novel therapeutic approach of blocki ...
Antigens - Princeton ISD
... 6 Histamine causes blood vessels to dilate and become leaky, which promotes edema; stimulates secretion of large amounts of mucus; and causes smooth muscles to contract (if respiratory system is site of antigen ...
... 6 Histamine causes blood vessels to dilate and become leaky, which promotes edema; stimulates secretion of large amounts of mucus; and causes smooth muscles to contract (if respiratory system is site of antigen ...
Sub-topic (a) Homeostasis
... A specific immune response is against one particular type of virus. ...
... A specific immune response is against one particular type of virus. ...
Zouali Els-07 Tolerance-07
... CD28 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen (CTLA-4 or CD152) receptors on T cells, and the CD40 molecule on macrophages, dendritic cells and B cells interacting with the CD40L (also called CD154) on activated T cells. In the absence of the costimulatory signal, the cell may die or become unresponsive ( ...
... CD28 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen (CTLA-4 or CD152) receptors on T cells, and the CD40 molecule on macrophages, dendritic cells and B cells interacting with the CD40L (also called CD154) on activated T cells. In the absence of the costimulatory signal, the cell may die or become unresponsive ( ...
Slide 1
... How can drugs stimulate the immune system (I)? • Hapten/prohapten concept – The hapten-carrier complex (e.g. penicillin covalently bound to albumin) leads to formation of neoantigens: these will be recognized by the immune system (haptenspecific Ig on B-cells and by T-cells) – The binding of hapten ...
... How can drugs stimulate the immune system (I)? • Hapten/prohapten concept – The hapten-carrier complex (e.g. penicillin covalently bound to albumin) leads to formation of neoantigens: these will be recognized by the immune system (haptenspecific Ig on B-cells and by T-cells) – The binding of hapten ...
new vaccines for allergic rhinitis
... Allergic diseases are common, irritating and potentially life threatening conditions. Allergic rhinitis is usually induced by aeroallergens which are difficult to avoid. Thus pharmacotherapy to suppress the effects of inflammatory mediators is the mainstay therapy. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (S ...
... Allergic diseases are common, irritating and potentially life threatening conditions. Allergic rhinitis is usually induced by aeroallergens which are difficult to avoid. Thus pharmacotherapy to suppress the effects of inflammatory mediators is the mainstay therapy. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (S ...
Effects of gastrointestinal nematode infection on the
... organs. The possibility exists that a given type of immune response could function very well in the intestine, but remain ineffective in the stomach. Earlier we indicated that Ostertagia infections strongly stimulate host immune cells and that the resulting cytokine responses are those assumed to be ...
... organs. The possibility exists that a given type of immune response could function very well in the intestine, but remain ineffective in the stomach. Earlier we indicated that Ostertagia infections strongly stimulate host immune cells and that the resulting cytokine responses are those assumed to be ...
Chapter 21 PowerPoint
... increase antibody variation through somatic mutations • Each plasma cell can switch the type of H chain produced, making an antibody of a different class ...
... increase antibody variation through somatic mutations • Each plasma cell can switch the type of H chain produced, making an antibody of a different class ...
Rebounding: Good for the Lmph System by
... aqueous fluid within the eyes (many people claim improved eyesight), and does wonders for the intestines. Many immune cells such as T-lymphocytes and macrophages are self-propelled by amoebic action. These cells contain molecules identical to those in muscle tissue. All cells in the body become stro ...
... aqueous fluid within the eyes (many people claim improved eyesight), and does wonders for the intestines. Many immune cells such as T-lymphocytes and macrophages are self-propelled by amoebic action. These cells contain molecules identical to those in muscle tissue. All cells in the body become stro ...
Principles of Vaccination Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine
... Dangerous – more people affected by vaccination preventable diseases in USA and Germany then for bioterroristic threat ...
... Dangerous – more people affected by vaccination preventable diseases in USA and Germany then for bioterroristic threat ...
Innate immunity: cells, receptors, and signaling pathways
... been identified and are presented in Table 3. The most important receptors belong to the family known as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The toll gene was first discovered in the early 1980s by the German researchers Nusslein-Volhard and Wieschaus in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster. This gene was ...
... been identified and are presented in Table 3. The most important receptors belong to the family known as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The toll gene was first discovered in the early 1980s by the German researchers Nusslein-Volhard and Wieschaus in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster. This gene was ...
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... • small glycosylated proteins containing NUMEROUS binding sites to cells, signaling molecules, and other ECM components • e.g. fibronectin and laminin: important for adhesion of epithelial cells to the basal lamina via transmembrane integrin ...
... • small glycosylated proteins containing NUMEROUS binding sites to cells, signaling molecules, and other ECM components • e.g. fibronectin and laminin: important for adhesion of epithelial cells to the basal lamina via transmembrane integrin ...
Adaptive immune system
The adaptive immune system, also known as the acquired immune or, more rarely, as the specific immune system, is a subsystem of the overall immune system that is composed of highly specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate or prevent pathogen growth. The adaptive immune system is one of the two main immunity strategies found in vertebrates (the other being the innate immune system). Adaptive immunity creates immunological memory after an initial response to a specific pathogen, leads to an enhanced response to subsequent encounters with that pathogen. This process of acquired immunity is the basis of vaccination. Like the innate system, the adaptive system includes both humoral immunity components and cell-mediated immunity components.Unlike the innate immune system, the adaptive immune system is highly specific to a specific pathogen. Adaptive immunity can also provide long-lasting protection: for example; someone who recovers from measles is now protected against measles for their lifetime but in other cases it does not provide lifetime protection: for example; chickenpox. The adaptive system response destroys invading pathogens and any toxic molecules they produce. Sometimes the adaptive system is unable to distinguish foreign molecules, the effects of this may be hayfever, asthma or any other allergies. Antigens are any substances that elicit the adaptive immune response. The cells that carry out the adaptive immune response are white blood cells known as lymphocytes. Two main broad classes—antibody responses and cell mediated immune response—are also carried by two different lymphocytes (B cells and T cells). In antibody responses, B cells are activated to secrete antibodies, which are proteins also known as immunoglobulins. Antibodies travel through the bloodstream and bind to the foreign antigen causing it to inactivate, which does not allow the antigen to bind to the host.In acquired immunity, pathogen-specific receptors are ""acquired"" during the lifetime of the organism (whereas in innate immunity pathogen-specific receptors are already encoded in the germline). The acquired response is called ""adaptive"" because it prepares the body's immune system for future challenges (though it can actually also be maladaptive when it results in autoimmunity).The system is highly adaptable because of somatic hypermutation (a process of accelerated somatic mutations), and V(D)J recombination (an irreversible genetic recombination of antigen receptor gene segments). This mechanism allows a small number of genes to generate a vast number of different antigen receptors, which are then uniquely expressed on each individual lymphocyte. Because the gene rearrangement leads to an irreversible change in the DNA of each cell, all progeny (offspring) of that cell inherit genes that encode the same receptor specificity, including the memory B cells and memory T cells that are the keys to long-lived specific immunity.A theoretical framework explaining the workings of the acquired immune system is provided by immune network theory. This theory, which builds on established concepts of clonal selection, is being applied in the search for an HIV vaccine.