Antigen Flashcards
Ag-Ab reaction is __
ALWAYS SPECIFIC
Any molecular structure capable of antibody production
ANTIGEN
No ___ should react with a ___
HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM
NORMAL ANTIGEN
Capacity of immune system to react with foreign/non-self
MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC)
Parts of Antigen:
CARRIER PROTEIN
EPITOPE/DETERMINANT
Part of Ag responsible for molecular weight
CARRIER PROTEIN
Part of Ag responsible for specificity
EPITOPE/DETERMINANT
Part of Ag that interacts with Fab portion of Ab
EPITOPE/DETERMINANT
Properties of Antigen:
IA
IMMUNOGENICITY
ANTIGENICITY/SPECIFICITY
Ability of substance to induce specific immune response —> ___
IMMUNOGENICITY
FORMATION OF IMMUNE LYMPHOCYTES/ANTIBODIES
Antibody producing capability of antigen
IMMUNOGENICITY
Factors that Affect Immunogenicity:
FSC
FOREIGNNESS
SIZE
CHEMICAL COMPLEXITY
Level/extent of immune response
FOREIGNNESS
More ___, more immunogenic
FOREIGN
Must be recognized as ___ to elicit immune response
FOREIGN
Antigen Types:
AAHH
AUTOANTIGEN
ALLOANTIGEN
HETEROANTIGEN
HETEROPHILE ANTIGEN
Self
Derived from host
Do not elicit immune response bc “self”
AUTOANTIGEN
When autoantigens elicit immune response
AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER
Derived from other individuals
Elicit immune response
ALLOANTIGEN
Produced from alloantigenic stimulation
Commonly detected in ___ & ___
ALLOANTIBODIES
ANTIBODY SCREENING
IDENTIFICATION
Alloantigens of donors are tested
CROSSMATCHING
Derived from other species
Elicit immune response
HETEROANTIGENS
Heteroantigens that exist in unrelated plants/animals
Either ___ / ___ in structure
HETEROPHILE ANTIGENS
IDENTICAL
CLOSELY RELATED
Graft Types:
AIAH
AUTOGRAFT
ISOGRAFT/SYNGRAFT
ALLOGRAFT
HETEROGRAFT/XENOGRAFT