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1050 Unit 1 Definitions Flashcards

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Adaptive immunity

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a type of resistance that is characterized by specificity for each individual pathogen or microbial agent, and the ability to remember a prior exposure, which results in an increased response to the pathogen upon repeated exposure. key cell involved is lymphocytes

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Antibodies

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glycoproteins produced by B lymphocytes and plasma cells in response to foreign substance exposure. Also known an immunoglobulin

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Anitgens

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macromolecules that is capable of eliciting formation of immunoglobulin or sensitized lymphocytes in an immunocompetent hosts

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Attenuation

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a process of producing nonpathological bacteria or rinses for use in vaccines. The organisms have been weakened by treatment with a chemicals, exposure to elevated/cold temperature or repeated passage in cell culture

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B lymphocytes

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cells derived from the bone marrow which play a key role in the humoral immune response; they develop into plasma cells that produces specific antibodies

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Basophils

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A type of WBC found in peripheral blood, containing granules that are involved in allergic reactions

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Bone marrow

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the largest tissue in the body, located un long bones, in which functions in the generation of hematopoietic cells and B cells maturation

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cell-mediated immunity

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a type of immunity in which T cells produce cytokines that help to regulate both the innate and adaptive immune response ( cytokines assist B cells in starting antibody production, eliminating tumors/target cells, rejecting grafts, stimulating hematopoiesis in bone marrow, initiate delayed hypersensitivity allergic reaction reactions

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chemotaxins

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a protein or other substances that acts as a chemical messenger to produce chemotaxis

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clusters of differentiation

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antigenic markers of leukocytes that are identified by groups of monoclonal antibodies expressing common or overlapping reactivity

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cytokines

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small protein that acts as a chemical messenger to affect the function or activity of other cells, especially cells of the immune system

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dendritic cells

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tissue cells covered with long membranous extensions. Shows antigens on its surface to other cells of immune system

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Diapedesis

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the process by which cells are capable of moving from the circulating blood to the tissues by squeezing through the wall of a blood vessel

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Eosinophil

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WBC that contains reddish-orange granules on wright-stained blood smears and is involved in allergic reactions, specifically against parasites

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Germinal center

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the interior of a secondary follicle where blast transformation of B cells take place

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hematopoiesis

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the production of blood cells from multipotent hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow

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humoral immunity

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protection from disease resulting from substances in the serum/plasma

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immunity

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the condition of being resistant to infection

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immunology

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the study of the reactions of a host when foreign substances are introduced into the body

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innate immunity

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(natural immunity) the ability of the individual to resist infection by means of normally present body functions

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leukocytes

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WBc’s

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lymphocytes

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the key WBC involved in the adaptive immune response

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lymph nodes

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a secondary lymphoid organ that is located along a lymphatic duct and whose purpose is to filter lymphatic fluid from the tissues and acts as a site for processing of foreign antigen

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Macrophages

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a WBC that engulfs and kills microbes and presents antigen to T cells

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Mast cells

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a tissue cell that plays a role in allergic reactions

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Memory cells

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progeny of an antigen-activated B or T cells that is able to respond to antigen more quickly than the parent cell.

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monocytes

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the largest WBC is peripheral blood. It migrates to the tissues to become a macrophages

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Natural Killer cells

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A type of lymphocytes that has the ability to kill target cells such as tumor cells and virus-infected cells without prior exposure to them

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Neutrophils

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WBC with a multi-lobed nucleus and a large number of neutral staining granules on a blood smear treated with wright. Its main function is phagocytosis. Involved in allergic reactions.

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periarteriolar lymphoid sheath

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white pulp of splenic tissue, which is made up of lymphocytes, macrophages, plasma cells, and granulocytes, it surrounds the central arteriole

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phagotcytosis

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the engulfment of cells or particulate matter by neutrophils, macrophages, and other cells

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plasma cells

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a differentiated B cells that actively secretes antibody’s.

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primary follicle

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a cluster of B cells that have not yet been stimulated by antigen

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primary lymphoid organs

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the organs in which lymphocytes mature: these are bone marrow and the thymus

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secondary follicle

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a cluster of cells that are proliferating in response to specific antigen. Has germinal center And stimulated B cells

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secondary lymphoid organs

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organs that include the spleen, lymph nodes, appendix. tonsils and other mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue where the main contact with foreign antigens takes place

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spleen

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The largest secondary lymphoid organ in the body, located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. it function is to filter out aged cells and foreign antigens

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T lymphocytes

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cells that mature in the thymus which play important roles in cell-mediated immunity and produce cytokines that assist the humoral immune response

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thymocyte

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immature lymphocytes, found in the thymus, that undergoes differentiation to become a mature T cells

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acute-phase reactants

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normal serum proteins that increase rapidly because of infection, injury or trauma to the tissue

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thymus

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serves as the site for differentiation of T cells

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alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT)

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an acute-phase protein that acts as an inhibitor of proteases released from WBC

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antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)

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the process of destroying antibody-coated target cells by natural killer cells, monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils, all of which have specific receptors for an antibody

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ceruloplasmin

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an acute-phase reactant that acts as the principal copper transporting protein in human plasma

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chemotaxis

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the migration of cells in the direction of a chemical messenger

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complement

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a series of proteins that are normally present in serum and whose overall functions are medication of inflammation and destruction of foreign cells

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c-reactive protein (CRP)

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a trace of constituent of serum that increases rapidly following infection or trauma to the body and acts as an opsonin to enhance phagocytosis

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defensins

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small catonic proteins that, which released from lysosomal granules, can kill bacteria and many fungi by destroying their cell walls

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diapedesis

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the process by which cells capable of moving from the circulating blood to the tissues by squeezing through the wall of a blood vessel

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external defense system

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structural barriers that prevent most infectious agents from entering the body

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fibrinogen

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an acute-phase reactant that changes to fibrin and forms clots in the bloodstream

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haptoglobin

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an acute-phase reactant that binds irreversibly to free hemoglobulin released by intravascular hemolysis

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inflammation

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cellular and humoral mechanisms involved in overall reaction of the body to the injury or invasion by an infectious agent

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innate immunity

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the ability of the individual to resist infection by means of normally present body functions

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innate lymphoid cell (ILC)

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family of cell the contribute to an innate immunity and tissue remodeling ILC’s develop from the common lymphoid progenitor and have lymphoid morphology but do not possess antigen specific receptors

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internal defense system

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defense mechanism inside the body in which both cells and soluble factors play essential parts

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microbiota

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microorganisms of a particular site, habitat, or geological period

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opsonins

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serum proteins that attach to a foreign substance and enhance phagocytosis

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oxidative burst

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an increase in oxygen consumption in phagocytic cells, which generate oxygen radicals used to kill engulf microorganism

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pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)

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structural patterns of carbohydrates, nucleic acids, bacterial peptides or microorganisms that are recognized by the pathogen recognition receptors on the cells of the innate immune system

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pattern recognition receptors (PRR)

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receptors on cells of the innate immune system that binds to PAMPs on pathogenic microorganism

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phagocytosis

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the engulfment of cells or particulate matter by neutrophils, macrophages and other cells

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phagolysosome

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the structure formed by the fusion of cytoplasmic granules and a phagosome during the process of the phagocytosis

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phagosome

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a vacoule formed within a phagocytic cell as pseudopodia surround a particle during the process of phagocytosis

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serum amyloid A

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(SAA) an acute phase protein that acts as a chemical messenger to activate monocytes and macrophages in order to increase inflammation

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Toll like-receptors

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receptors found on human leukocytes and other cell types that recognize microorganisms and aid in their digestion

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adjuvant

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a substance administered with a immunogen that enhances and potentiates the immune system

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alleles

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an alternate form of a gene that codes for a slightly different form of the same product

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alloantigen

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an antigen that is found in another member of the hosts species and that is capable of eliciting an immune component host

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antigen presentation

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the process by which degraded peptides in cells are transported to the plasma membrane with MHC molecules so that T cells can then recognize them

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autoantigen

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an antigen that belongs to the host and is not capable of eliciting an immune response under normal circumstances

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Class I (MHC) molecules

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proteins coded for by genes at three loci (A, B, and C) in the MHC. They are expressed on all nucleated cells and are important to consider in the transplantation of tissues

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Class II (MHC) molecules

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proteins coded for by the DR, DP, and DQ loci of the MHC. They are found on B cells, macrophages, activated T cells, monocytes, dendritic cells and endothelium and are important to consider in the transplantation of tissues.

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epitope

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the portion of antigens to which an antibody can attach itself

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haplotype

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a set of genos that are located close together on a chromosome and are usually inherited as a single unit

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hapten

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a small molecule which, when combined with a larger carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind specifically to

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heteroantigens

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an antigen of a species different from that of the host, such as other animals, plants, or microorganism

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heterophil antigen

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an antigen that exists in unrelated plants or animals buts its either identical or closely related so that antibody to one will cross-react with antibody to the other

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immunogenicity

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the ability of an immunogen to stimulate a host response

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immunogen

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any substance that capable of inducing an immune response

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invariant chain

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a protein that associates with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II antigens shortly after they are synthesized to prevent interaction

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linear epitope

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amino acids following one another on a single polypeptide chain that act as a key antigenic site

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major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

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found on all nucleated cells in the body. The protein regulate the immune response and play a role in a graft rejection

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transporters associated with antigen processing

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(TAP 1 and TAP 2 ) proteins that are responsible for the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)- dependent transport of newly synthesized short peptides from the cytoplasm to the lumen of endoplasmic reticulum for binding to class I human leukocytes antigen (HLA) antigens

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allelic expression

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the selection of the an allele on one chromosome only

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antigen-dependent stage

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final phase of B cell development in the bone marrow that results in mature B cells that have not been exposed to antigen

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antigen-independent phase

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If a B cell is stimulated by antigen, it undergoes transformation to blast stage that eventually forms memory cells and antibody secreting plasma cells.

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B cell receptors

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is a transmembrane protein on the surface of a B cell.

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cell-mediated immunity

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a type of immunity in which T cells produce cytokines that help to regulate both the innate and adaptive immune response. ( cytokines assist B cells in starting autobody production, eliminating tumor/target cells, rejecting grafts, stimulating hematopoiesis in bone marrow and initiate delayer hypersensitivity allergic reactions )

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central tolerance

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destruction of potentially self-reactive T and B cells as they mature in either the thymus or the bone marrow

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chemokines

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a large family of homologous cytokines that promote migration of WBC through chemotaxis (chemical messengers)

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clonal expression

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proliferation of lymphocytes during an immune response to create a population of identical cells, all capable of responding to same antigen

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cytotoxic t cells

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express CD8 receptors. Interact with antigen and class I MHC proteins

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double-negative thymocyte

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stage in the development of T cells when neither CD4 and CD8 is expressed

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double-positive thymocyte

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stage in the development of T cells when both CD4 and CD8 antigens are expressed

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effector cells

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mature, functional T lymphocytes or B lymphocytes that carry out the functions of immune response

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humoral immunity

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production of antibodies by plasma cells

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immature B cells

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a phase in the growth of B cells characterized by the appearance by the appearance of complete IgM antibody molecules on the cell surface

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isotype switching

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a unique an amino acid sequence that is common to all immunoglobulin molecules of a given class in a given species

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memory cells

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progeny of an antigen-activated B or T cell that is able to respond to antigen more quickly than the parent cells.

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MHC restrictions

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the selection of thymocytes that will only interact with the major histocompatibility complex antigens on host cells

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negative selection

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process that takes place among the surviving DP T cells in the corticomedullary region and the medulla of the thymus. Strong reactions with peptides other than MHC antigens triggers apoptosis

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plasma cells

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a differentiated B cells that actively secrets antibody

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positive selection

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the process that takes place when the CD3-ab (alpha-beta) receptor complex (TCR) is complete and expressed on cell surface that allows only DP cells with functional TCR receptors to survive

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Pre-B cells

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the stage of development of a B cells in which rearrangement of the genes that code for the heavy chain region of antibody occurs

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Pro-B cells

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a stage in B cells development where the heavy chain part of the antibody molecules is present

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single positive stage

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a stage in T cells development characterized by the process of the surface CD4 and CD8 but not both markers

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surrogate light chain

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consists of two short polypeptide chains that are noncovalently associated with each other along with short chains, Iga(alpha) and IgB(beta)

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T cell receptors

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(TCR) a protein complex found on the surface of T cells, or T lymphocytes, that is responsible for recognizing fragments of antigen as peptides

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t-dependent antigens

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T-cell help that is reguired inorder for B cells to respond to antigen

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T follicle helper

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(Tfh) a subpopulation of T helper cells that remains in the lymph nodes, where they interact with B cells and plasma cells

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Th1 cells

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(T helper 1 cells) produce IFN-y, IL-2 and TNF-B(beta), which protect against in intracellular pathogens by activating cytotoxic lymphocytes and macrophages

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Th2 cells

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(T helper 2 cells) produce a variety of interleukins including IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10 and IL-13. The essential role is to help B cells produce antibodies again in extracellular pathogens and to generally regulate B cell activity

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T helper cells

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express CD4 receptor. Recognize antigen along with class II MHC protein

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T-independent antigens

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antigens that are able to elicit antibody formation in the absence of T cells

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T-regulatory cells

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(Treg) possess the CD4 antigen as well as the CD25. Play an important role in suppressing the immune response to self-antigens

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Thymocytes

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immature lymphocyte, found in the thymus, that are committed to becoming T cells

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B cell

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remain and mature in bone marrow

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clonal deletion

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process of elimination of clones of T cells that would bye capable of an autoimmune response

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variable regions

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contained by both alpha and beta chains on TCR recognizes specific antigens

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cell flow cytometry

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automated system for identifying cells based on the scattering of lights as cells flow single file in a stream of fluid by a laser beam

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