SI LAB - Glossary 3 Flashcards
adjuvant increases specific Ab production or degree of sensitization by increasing what? (2)
size or length of survival
3 functions of adjuvant
increases Ab production
increase degree of sensitization
increase immune response
does the alternative complement pathway involve serologic reaction
no
alternative complement pathway is a system for activating complement beginning at ???
C3
amboceptor is a substance found where?
blood and lymph
components of cytolysis
amboceptor
complement
cells with antibody
amboceptor causes hemolysis of sheep red cells in the present of ?
complement
amboceptor is an active component of what process
cytolysis
Antinuclear antibody is found in what disease
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Antistreptolysin O is an antibody against ___
streptolysin O
Antistreptolysin O is a hemolysin produced by ____
Group A streptococci
B Cell is a lymphocyte from the bursa of ___ (2)
Fabricius or an immunoglobulin-forming cell
BE Antigen is capable of absorbing what type of antiboes
Heterophil antibodies
Heterophil antibodies absorbed by BE antigen is produced as a result of what diseases (2)
infectious mononucleosis and serum sickness
IM meaning
infectious mononucleosis
C-reactive protein can react with what substance?
C-polysaccharide somatic substance of the pneumococci
how many components are involve in the classic complement pathway
9
classic complement pathway is initiated by ___
serologic rxn
cold agglutinin is active and inactive at what temp and
active: 4C
inactive: 37C
how many components in complement
at least 14
complement results to what ??
cell lysis
components of cardiolipin antigen [3]
extract from fresh beef hearts
cholesterol
lecithin
davidsohn differential test defines the characteristic of what antibodies
heterophil
davidsohn differential test defines the characteristic of heterophil antibodies by what antigens? (2)
guinea pig and beef
density gradient centrifugation is the most common proceudre for what type of cells
mononuclear
enzyme immunoassay
what is the label and binding reagent
label: enzyme
binding reagent: antibody
GPK antigen absorbs what antibodies (?)
Forssman and serum sickness
H antigens are flagellar antigens of what organism
bacteria
enzyme immunoassay is what type of assay
ligand assay
eluate is a fluid medium which contains ___deliberately removed from red cells
antibodies
Forssman antibody is what type of antibody?
heterophil antibody
Forssman antibody is a heterophil antibody that is stimulated by one antigen and reacts with unrelated surface antigen present on cells from different ____ species
mammalian
H antigens are what type of antigens of bacteria
flagellar
hemagglutination is the agglutination or clumping of red blood cells by the (what kind of serum)
antiserum
equivalence point is the point of ___
dilution
flocculation is a specific type of
precipitation
what type of mechanism is complemet (humoral or cellular)
humoral
is complement specific or nonspecific
nonspecific
antiserum is a serum which contains ___
antibody
antinuclear antibody is directed against ___
component of nucleus
Ag-Ab complex is the union of Ab and with what type of antigne
homologous
absorption is the removal of Ab from serum by addition of ___
red cells with corresponding surface Ag
acquired antigen is sometimes ___
transient
active immunity involves Ab production in the presence of what type of Ag
foreign
acute phase proteins increase in the presence of (3)
infection, injury, trauma
major system of complement pathway
classic complement pathway
complement fixation occurs in a reaction with (what substances?)
antigen and antibody
cardiolipin antigen is an extract from what substance?
fresh beef hearts
flocculation is a specific type of precipitation that occurs over a narrow range of ___concentration
antigen
aggregation of colloidal particles in a serologic reaction
flocculation
forssman antibody is stimulated by ___ and reacts with what?
stimulated by one Ag
reacts with unrelated surface Ag
