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IMMUNO SERO Flashcards

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

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IMMUNOLOGY

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2
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function of the immune system is to recognize self from nonself and to defend the body against nonselfsystems
responsible for the recognition and disposal of foreign (nonself ) material

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IMMUNOLOGY

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3
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One of the deadliest diseases known to humans

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SMALLPOX

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3
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a form of variolation used (in China)

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insufflation

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3
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study of blood serum (the clear fluid that separates when blood clots)

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SEROLOGY

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4
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earliest practice of variolation

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Lady Mary
Wortley Montagu

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5
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generally considered to be the Father of
Immunology for his use of attenuated vaccine

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Louis Pasteur

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6
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a phenomenon known as phagocytosis and a fundamental
part of the immune response

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Elie Metchnnikoff

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7
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Components of the natural immune system: Cellular

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-Mast cells
-Neutrophils
-Macrophages

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8
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Components of the natural immune system: Humoral

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-Complement
-Lysozyme
-Interferon

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Components of the Adaptive Immune System: Cellular

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-T lymphocytes
-B lymphocytes
-Plasma cells

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9
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Components of the Adaptive Immune System: Humoral

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-Antibodies
-Cytokines

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10
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are molecules associated with groups of pathogens that are recognized by cells of the innate immune system.

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PAMPs (pathogen-associated molecular patterns )

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11
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These inflammatory components liberated from damaged cells include nucleic acids, intracellular proteins, extracellular
matrix components, oxidized lipids, crystals such as uric acids, silica, β-amyloid, and cholesterol

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DAMPS (damage associated molecular patterns)

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12
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The receptors of the innate immune system that recognize these PAMPs are called

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pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)

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13
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Three groups of PRRs exist

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  • Secreted PRRs
  • Phagocytosis receptors
  • Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
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14
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type of adaptive immunity

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  • antibodies from mother to child
    *immunoglobulins for rabies infection
  • attenuated vaccines
  • Toxoids
  • Convalescence plasma treatment
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15
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a substance that stimulates antibody
formation

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antigen

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16
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ability to bind to an antibody or a
T lymphocyte antigen receptor but may not be able to evoke
an immune response initially.

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antigen

17
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all immunogens are antigens but not all
antigens are immunogens

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true

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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  • Foreignness
  • Degradability
  • Molecular Weight
  • Structural Stability
  • Complexity
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CHEMICAL NATURE

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large organic molecules that are proteins or large polysaccharides and,
rarely, if ever, lipids.

20
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excellent antigens because of their high molecularweight and
structural complexity

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protein

21
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considered inferior antigens because of their relative simplicity and lack of structural stability.

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lipids

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poor antigens because of relative simplicity, molecular
mflexibility, and rapid degradation

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nucleic acids

23
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combination of biochemical classes

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Glycolipids and glycoproteins (HLA)

24
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part of an antigen, reacts specifically with an antibody or T lymphocyte receptor.

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epitope

25
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antigenic but are not immunogenic

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HAPTENS

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immunogenic

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hapten+ carrier protein

27
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Cellular antigens of importance include histocompatibility antigens, autoantigens, and blood group antigens

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ENDOGENOUS ANTIGEN

28
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intracellular pathogens

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ENDOGENOUS ANTIGEN

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APC - T HELPER CELL( CD4) - MHC II

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EXOGENOUS ANTIGEN (OUTSIDE )

30
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Cellular antigens of importance include histocompatibility antigens, autoantigens, and
blood group antigens

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ENDOGENOUS ANTIGEN

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Ag found on the membranes of almost all the cells of human body

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Major
Histocompatability Antigens

32
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targets of T lymphocytes
that regulate the immune response

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Both class I and class II antigens function

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Also known as “immunoglobulin”

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ANTIBODY

34
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glycoproteins found in the
serum portion of the blood, constitute approx. 20% of plasma
proteins.

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antibody

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Serum electrophoresis

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proteins are separated out on the basis of size and charge

36
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All immunoglobulin molecules are made up of a basic four chain tetrapeptide
unit that consist of

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  • 2 large chain called heavy or H chain
  • 2 smaller chains called light or L chains
37
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proteolytic enzymes used to
cleaved Antibody structres

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-Papain
-pepsin

38
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Present in blood, plasma, and tissue
fluids

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Immunoglobulin G

39
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Normal human adult serum values
of IgG

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800 to 1800 mg/dL (90 to
210 IU/mL)

40
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the longest of all of the Ig isotypes

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IgG

41
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The ability of a particular antibody to combine with a particular antigen

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Specificity

42
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occurs between bacteria that possess
the same cell wall polysaccharides as mammalian erythrocytes

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Cross-reactivity

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