[LEC] Antigens and Antibodies Flashcards
ABILITY OF THE ANTIGEN TO REACT SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ANTIBODIES OR CELLS IT PROVOKED
SPECIFIC REACTIVITY
TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTIGENS
SPECIFIC REACTIVITY
IMMUNOGENICITY
SUBSTANCE WITH THE ABILITY TO COMBINE WITH AN ANTIBODY
ANTIGEN
ABILITY TO PROVOKE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
IMMUNOGENICITY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPECIFIC REACTIVITY AND IMMUNOGENICITY
SPECIFIC REACTIVITY IS THE REACTION TO THE OUTCOME OF THE RESPONSE
IMMUNOGENICITY IS THE PROVOKING OF THE RESPONSE
SUBSTANCE THAT IS ABLE TO INDUCE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
IMMUNOGEN
SMALL MOLECULES THAT CAN BIND TO A LARGER CARRIER MOLECULE AND BEHAVE AS AN ANTIGEN
HAPTEN
WHAT SHOULD A HAPTEN DO TO BE ABLE TO EVOKE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
BIND WITH A SCHLEPPER OR CARRIER MOLECULE
TYPES OF HAPTENS
SIMPLE OR NONPRECIPITATING
COMPLEX OR PRECIPITATING
DIFFERENCE OF A SIMPLE AND COMPLEX HAPTEN
SIMPLE CAN COMBINE WITH AB, CANNOT PRECIPITATE
COMPLEX CAN COMBINE WITH AB, CAN PRODUCE PRECIPITATES
LARGER MOLECULES ATTACHED TO HAPTENS
SCHLEPPER MOLECULES
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HAPTEN BINDS WITH A SCHLEPPER MOLECULE
CAN IVOKE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
OTHER TERM FOR HAPTEN
INCOMPLETE ANTIGEN
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE ANTIGE
THEIR ABILITY TO STIMULATE AN AB RESPONSE BY THEMSELVES
EXAMPLES OF COMPLETE ANTIGENS
BACTERIAL CELLS AND PROTEINS
PART OF THE ANTIGEN THAT IS PROTEIN IN NATURE
CARRIER
PART OF AN ANTIGEN THAT IS NOT PROTEIN IN NATURE
HAPTEN
WILL A MOLECULE THAT IS LESS THAN 5,000 D EVOKE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
NO
DO ANTIGENS HAVE MULTIPLE EPITOPES
YES
FACTORS AFFECTING IMMUNOGENICITY
FOREIGNNESS
SIZE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND COMPLEXITY
ROUTE, DOSAGE, AND TIMING
DEGRADABILITY
SAME INDIVIDUAL
SAME SPECIES
AUTOLOGOUS ANTIGEN
AUTOANTIGEN
ANTIGENS THAT DON’T USUALLY COME IN CONTACT WITH ANTIBODIES BUT ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL
SEQUESTERED ANTIGENS
ANTIGEN THAT IS UNIQUE TO CERTAIN ORGANS
TISSUE SPECIFIC ANTIGENS
ANTIGENS FOUND IN INDIVIDUALS OF AN INBRED STRAIN WHO ARE GENETICALLY IDENTICAL
SYNGENEIC ANTIGEN
SAME SPECIES
DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL
ALLOGENEIC
HOMOLOGOUS ANTIGEN
ALLOANTIGEN
DIFFERENT SPECIES
DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL
XENOGENEIC
HETEROLOGOUS ANTIGEN
HERTEROANTIGEN
ANTIGENS THAT OCCUR IN DIFFERENT SPECIES AND HAS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SOME INFECTIONS
HETEROPHILE ANTIGENS
HETEROGENEIC ANTIGENS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF A POTENTIAL ANTIGEN
MW > 10,000 DALTONS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF A GOOD IMMUNOGEN
MW = 40,000 DALTONS