Cellular Basis of Immunity

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Decks in this class (13)

Lecture 2 - Foreign Activators
Define foreign activators,
In what time frame after infectio...,
In what time frame after infectio...
11  cards
Lecture 3 - Innate immunity
Which type of cell receptors are ...,
Which type of cell receptors are ...,
Which type of soluble receptors a...
52  cards
Lecture 4 - Adaptive immunity
How long after the first encounte...,
What does a vaccination do to the...,
What did edward jenner develop in...
48  cards
Lecture 5 - Antibody molecules
What are they? How are they made? Structure Classes Antibody-antigen interactions Complement
55  cards
Lecture 6 - Bacterial immunity
Describe the main innate responses to bacteria Have a more detailed understanding of mechanisms by which phagocytes kill bacteria Describe the main adaptive responses to bacteria
23  cards
Lecture 7 - the immune responses to fungal and parasitic infections
Whats candida albicans,
What is the name of the infection...,
How does candida albicans reproduce
40  cards
Lecture 8 - The immune response to viral infection
What type of viruses generally ca...,
Viruses are obligate intracellula...,
What are viral genomes enclosed with
56  cards
Lecture 10 - Vaccines I
Describe examples of vaccines that include proteins Discuss how biotechnology has impacted on vaccine research and development
18  cards
Lecture 11 - Vaccines II
Explain the limitations of polysaccharide sub-unit vaccines and how they can be solved Explain the problems associated with developing vaccines that induce CD8+ T-cell responses, and outline some potential solutions
21  cards
Lecture 12 - Vaccine Adjuvants
Explain why vaccine adjuvants are required for some vaccine but not others Explain how the different types of adjuvants work Have an understanding of the research on vaccine adjuvants that is required
16  cards
Lectures 13 & 14 - Monoclonal antibodies, cancer immunotherapy and molecular imaging
Describe a polyclonal response to...,
What are monoclonal antibodies,
What are the two features on the ...
45  cards
Lecture 15 - Immunoassays and their applications
What is ouchterlony immunodiffusion,
In ouchterlony immunodiffusion wh...,
In ouchterlony immunodiffusion wh...
22  cards
Lecture 16 - bench to bedside diagnostics
What does a fungi tell test detect,
What are the problems with the fu...,
What does the presence of 1 line ...
3  cards

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