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1
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Serum antitoxin/ therapy
Awarded as the first immunology-related Nobel Prize for his works on serum therapy

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Emil von Behring

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Cellular immunity in Tuberculosis
Demonstration of CUTANEOUS (delayed-type) hypersensitivity.

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Robert Koch

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3
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Phagocytosis

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Elie Metchnikoff

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4
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Immunity and side chain theory
Antibody formation theory

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Paul Ehrlich

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5
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Anaphylaxis

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Richet and Portier

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6
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Complement

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Jules Bordet

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7
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Human blood group antigens

Discovered ABO blood group (1901)

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Karl Landsteiner

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8
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immunologic tolerance

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Burnet and Medawar

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9
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Structure of antibodies

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Edelman and Porter

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10
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Radioimmunoassay

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Rosalyn Yalow

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11
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Major histocompatibility complex

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Benaceraf, Dausset, and Snell

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12
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Immunoregulation

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Niels Jerne

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13
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Monoclonal antibody

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Koehler and Milstein

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14
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ANTIBODY DIVERSITY. On 1978, he discovered the genetic principle underlying the generation of antibodies with different specificities.

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Susumu Tonegawa

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15
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Transplantation

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Thomas and Murray

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16
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Cytotoxic T cell recognition of virally infected cells

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Doherty and Zinkernagel

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17
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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier

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18
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Antibody Structure using pepsin

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Alfred Nisonoff

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19
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The ________ practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
_____________ method of scratching the skin and applying pulverized powder from a smallpox scab (WHO) Smallpox scabs were dried, ground and blown into the nostril using a pipe _________.

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CHINESE

Variolation
Insuflation

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20
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Vaccinia

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Cowpox

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21
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Variola major

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Smallpox

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22
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Variola minor

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Alastrim

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23
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AKA Typhoid Mary. A cook and a carrier of Salmonella Typhi (gallbladder) -contaminated with stool

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Mary Mallon

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24
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Old World to New World=

New world to Old World=

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Christopher Columbus

Smallpox (Europe)

Syphilis “NO Syphilis”

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25
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Demonstrated that protection from cowpox could be generated by the transfer of postural material from a cowpox lesion preventing formation of smallpox lesion (SMALLPOX VACCINATION)

Father of Immunology

Demonstrated the phenomenon of CROSS-IMMUNITY-Exposure to one agent produces protection against another agent.

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Edward Jenner

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26
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Discovered therapeutic vaccination.
Uses live “attenuated” vaccine for CAR _________. Attenuation through aging.

Father of modern microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

CAR
Cholera
Anthrax
Rabies

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27
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Discovered that certain blood cells could ingest foreign material, now classified as phagocytes.

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Elie Metchnikoff

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28
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Discovered precipitins

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Robert Kaus

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29
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Discovery of T cell receptor genes

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1984

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30
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1st recorded blood transfusion

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Pope Innocent VII (1492)

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31
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Use of Sodium phosphate/ phosphate soda as blood preservative

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Braxton Hicks (1869)

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32
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Use of Sodium citrate as blood preservative

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Albert Hustin (1914)

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33
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Determined the minimum concentration of Citrate as anticoagulant

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Richard Lewisohn (1915)

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34
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Acid Citrate dextrose as preservative (ACD)

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Loutit and Mollison (1943) WW2

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35
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Citrate phosphate dextrose as blood preservative (CPD)

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Gibson (1957)

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36
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Carried vein- to-vein transfusion

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Edward Lindemann

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37
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Director of American Red Cross Blood Bank (Father of modem blood banking)

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Dr. Charles Drew (WW2)

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38
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Invented Gel technology
- standardization

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Yves Lapierre (1985)

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39
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Humoral theory of immunity proposed

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Von Behring, Kitasata

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40
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Arthus reaction of intermediate hypersensitivity

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Maurice Arthus

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41
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Hyposthesis of antigen-antibody binding
Hypothesis of allograft rejection

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Marrack

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42
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Polio vaccine

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Silk and Sabin

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43
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Vaccine against yellow fever
GVHD

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Reed

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44
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Clonal selection Theory

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Burnet

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45
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Development of human papillomavirus vaccine

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Frazer

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46
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Successful transfusion by _________ to a woman suffering from postpartum hemorrhage.

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James Blundell of ENGLAND (1892)

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47
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Defined the fourth group AB

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Descatello and Sturli

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48
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Ability of the body to resist infection by means of normally present body function.

Non-specific immune response, same response to all antigens. No memory cells formed. No PRIOR exposure.

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NATURAL IMMUNE RESPONSE

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49
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Factors affecting natural immunity

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Nutrition, age, fatigue, stress and genetic determinants.

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50
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5 parts of natural immune system

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A. Ist line of defense/External immune defense
B. 2nd line of immune defense
C. Phagocytosis
D. Inflammation
E. Acute phase reactants

51
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Physical/Anatomic barriers

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Unbroken skin
Mucous membrane
Ciliary action
Secretions

52
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Cleaves cell wall of certain bacteria (G+)
Found un tears, saliva and other cells

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Lysozyme

53
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Digest bacterial surface protein

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Pepsin

54
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Binds iron which is essential for bacterial growth

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Lactoferrin

55
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Stomach pH

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1

56
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Skin pH

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5.5-5.6

57
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Vaginal pH

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5

58
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Respond to bacterial infection
Most efficient and first to migrate

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Neutrophils

59
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Respiratory burst or Oxidative burst

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Myeloperoxidase

60
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Present in primary and secondary granules and degrades bacterial cell wall

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Lysozyme or muramidase

61
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Most effective, most potent phagocytic cells in the tissue

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Dendritic cells

62
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Dentritic cells in SKIN (epidermis)

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Langerhans cells

63
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Dendritic cells in secondary lymphoid organs and thymus

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Interdigitating dendritic cells

64
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Dendritic cells in major organs (heart, lungs, liver, kidney, GIT)

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Interstitial dendritic cells

65
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Macrophage in LIVER

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Kupffer cells

66
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Brain macrophage

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Microglial cells

67
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Kidney macrophage

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Mesangial cells

68
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Lungs macrophage

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Alveolar cells

69
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Bones macrophage

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Osteoclast

70
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Spleen macrophage

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Littoral cells

71
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Tissue-based basophils
Most granulated tissue

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Mast cells

72
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Parasitic and helminthic infection and allergy.
Realeses MBP- neutralizes histamine

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Eosinophils

73
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Respond to allergic or hypersensitivity reactions
HISTAMINE- mediate some hypersensitivity reactions

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Basophil

74
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Kills infected cells in two ways:
-ADCC
-recognition of stress protein combined with the absence of inhibitory signals
AKA: NULL LYMPHOCYTE or LAKs when exposed to IL-2 and IFN-y

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NK CELLS

75
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It attacks virally infected cells and tumor cells by perforins and grandzymes secretion.

Express CD 16 and 56

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NK cells

76
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Inhibitory receptors of NK CELLS which recognize the presence of MHC class I.

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KIR and CD94/NKG2A

77
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Humoral components

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Inflammation
Complement
Cytokines
Phyagocytosis

78
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Serum protein with bactericidal and viricidal effects in the presence of the third complement component and Mg. ions.

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Properdin

79
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Heat stable cationic substance

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Betalysin

80
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Important role as a transitional cell bridging the INNATE and ACQUIRED response to pathogens

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NK CELLS

81
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Receptor for the FC portion of IgG

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CD 16

82
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Engulfment and destruction of microorganisms or damage cells

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Phagocytosis

83
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Initiated by tissue damage, either trauma or bacterial multiplication

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INITIATION

84
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Cells tend to move in a certain direction by chemotaxin

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CHEMOTAXIS

85
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Test for chemotaxis

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Boyden chamber

86
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Migration is TOWARD to the site

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Positive chemotaxis

87
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Migration AWAY from the site

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Negative chemotaxis

88
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Toll like receptor for MYCOBACTERIA

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TLR-1

89
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TLR for G(+) bacteria (targets techoic acid)

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TLR-2

90
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TLR for gram neg. bacterial (targeting lipopolysaccharide)

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TLR-4

91
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Macrophage mannose receptor

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Calcium dependent lecithin/C-type lecithin receptor/CLR

92
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Recognizes anionic polymers and proteins

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Scavenger receptor

93
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Recognizes RNA from RNA viruses

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Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptor/RLP

94
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Speeding up phagocytosis

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Opsonin

95
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NADPH OXIDASE enzyme activity leads to formation of ROS

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Respiratory burst

96
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Leads to production of hypochlorite

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Myeloperoxidase system

97
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Cleaves bacterial cell membrane

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Defensins

98
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Cleaves bacterial cell wall

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Lysozyme

99
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Produced by IFN-y activated macrophage

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Nitric oxide

100
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Body’s overall reaction to injury or invasion by infectious agent.

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Inflammation

101
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Associated with HDL cholesterol, activated monocytes and macrophages. More in bacterial infections than viral infections

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Serum Amyloid A

102
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Redness/erythema

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RUBOR

103
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Hear

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CALOR

104
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Pain

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DOLOR

105
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Swelling/edema

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TUMOR

106
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Loss of function

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FUNCTIO LAESA

107
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Indicates ACUTE INFLAMMATION

Mobilization of neutrophils after injury:____
Emigration of neutrophils to the site of inflammation may last for how many hours?

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Neutrophils
30-60 minutes
24-48 hours

108
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Arrived later than neutophils. Peaks at 16-48 hrs which indicates CHRONIC inflammation.
Produces IL-1 leading to the production of IL-2, fever and increase APR.

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Macrophage

109
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More sensitive and reliable indicator of inflammation than ESR
Non-specific indicator of inflammation

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CRP

Half-life: 19 hours
Increased:
-bacterial infection
-viral infection
-Rheumatic fever
-malignant disease
-tuberculosis
-after heart attack

110
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Serologic test for CRO

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Reverse passive agglutination

111
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Positive result in Complement fixation test

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No hemolysis

112
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Soluble proteins that leads to cytolysis

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Complement

113
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Polypeptide products that regulated immune response

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Cytokines

114
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A group of cytokines discovered in virally infected cultured cells that interfere with viral replication, virus NON specific but HOST specific.

Act as antiviral agents, immunomodulators and neoplastic agents

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Interferons

115
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IFN in MHC class I

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IFN-a
IFN-b

116
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MHC class 2 IFN

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IFN-y

117
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AKA Leukocyte IFN

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IFN-a

118
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Producer cells of IFN-a

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Null lymphocyte/NK cells

119
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Also known as epithelial fibroblast IFN

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IFN-b

120
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Also known as Immune IFN

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IFN-y

121
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Antagonist to IL-4 and the major macrophage-activating cytokine and serves as critical function in innate immunity and specific cell mediated immunity

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IFN-y

122
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Products of virally transformed cells which induce phenotypic transformation in non-neoplastic cells.

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Transforming Growth Factors

123
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A cytokine that induce anti proliferative activity in a variety of cell types and down regulation of the inflammatory response

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TGF-B

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