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Acquired Immunity

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Active immunization   (active vaccination) child given weakened (attenuated)/killed viral inject. given to children to induce disease to immune system--provides lifelong immunity  
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Agglutination   all antibody molecules--2 or more binding sites--can cross-link bacteria/other microbes together--2nd antibody can cross-link 3rd cell and so on--each microbe has many antigens on surface--large aggregates of microbes can be formed  
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Allergens   substance that provokes an allergic response by inducing IgE production  
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Allergic   sensitivity to specific antigens (Ags) such as ragweed, bee venom, strawberries, etc.--produce large quantities of IgE when exposed to these Ags  
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Anaphylactic hypersensitivity   type 1 reaction (IgE-mediated hypersensitivity) allergic or anaphylactic hypersensitivity where IgE molecules bound to basophils and mast cells bind allergens, which causes release of histamine and other potent active chemicals  
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Anaphylactic shock   when histamine is released throughout the body (systemically)--blood pressure can drop precipitously and death occur in minutes  
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Antibody (Ab)   (ab) protein molecule of the immune system that binds Ags  
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Antigen-presenting cell (APC)   typically macrophages, dendritic cells, or other B cells  
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Antigens (Ag)   usually proteins or polysaccharides--recognized by the body as foreign matter  
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Atopic   people with high levels of IgE with resultant allergies  
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B lymphocytes   (B cell) antibody-producing cells  
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Cell-mediated immunity   immunity conferred by white blood cells, especially T cells--ridding the body of infected human cells, particularly virally infected cells  
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Clonal deletion   when B and T cells recognize self as Ags early in a person''s life, these cells are deleted.  
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Complement fixation   When IgG or IgM bind to an Ag--expose a site in Fc region--initiates binding of complement proteins  
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Constant region   rest of the chains--including the lower 2/3 of the Fab regions  
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Cytotoxic T cells (Tc)   express CD8 protein on the surface--kill virally infected cells and may cause tissue graft rejection  
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Degranulate   activated cells that release histamine and other chemicals that cause allergic reactions, such as hay fever and anaphylactic shock--may occur within one to fifteen minutes  
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Delayed hypersensitivity   Type IV hypersensitivity (cell-mediated immunity reaction)--mediated by immne cells--no Abs involved--most distruction due to Tc cells--takes 1-2 days--cells migrate from blood stream to affected tissues before damage is observed  
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Epitope   recognized amino acid--antibodies may recognize just a single amino acid in a protein  
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Fragment antigen binding (Fab)   upper fragments of antibody--uppermost parts contain actual Ag binding sites  
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Globulin   globular, or roundish, (folded into a ball) protein  
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Haptens   small chemicals that fit into the antibody-binding site  
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Histamine   causes an allergic reaction  
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Humoral immunity   antibodies stay in the fluid--(old name for body fluids was humors)--antibody-mediated immunity  
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Immediate hypersensitivity   IgE antibodies are already bound before Type I hypersensitivity occurs, it occurs immediately (usually in several minutes)  
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Immune complex diseases   complexes fix complement, including C3b, recruits phagocytes that end updestroying complexes along with surrounding host tissue--frequent cause of serious damage  
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Immunization   general process of increasing a specific type of body's immune capability to a living or inanimate Ag.  
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Immunogen   stimulating antigen--complex as in a protein  
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Immunoglobulin   (Ig) name given to antibody proteins as they have been isolated from the blood  
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Inducibility   contact with foreign material stimulates immunity  
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Interleukins   a subset of cytokines that are made by leukocytes  
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Isoagglutinins   naturally occurring antibodies  
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Lymphocytes   subset of leukocytes--responsible for acquired immunity by specifically recognizing foreign Ags.--originate in the bone marrow  
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Major histocompatibility complex   (MHC) protein receptors found in 2 forms--MHC-1--found on all cells (exept RBCs)--MCHII--found primarilly on macrophages and B cells  
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Mediators   chemicals released from granules--allergy and anaphylaxis  
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Memory   subsequent exposure results in a faster and greater response to the identical foreign material  
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Memory cells   daughter cells of B lymphocytes--produces at the same time remain essentially identical to first B cell, now are large numbers  
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Monoclonal antibodies   every cell in a population secretes exact same antibody--came from one clone or cell--homogeneous and recognizes only a single epotpe  
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Nonself   foreign Ags  
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Opsonization   when IgG binds to antigens, Fc portion of antibody changes configuration such that a specific receptor on the phagocytes binds them tightly--most efficient when the Ag contains many bound Ab molecules  
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Passive immunization   type of immunization but not vaccination--transfer specific antibodies from one individual to another suspected of having recent exposure to same microbe--immunity last only a few months as transferred IgG is degraded  
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Perforin   toxic protein secreted by Tc cells as they recognize specific epitopes on surface of infected cells--opens channels/holes in infected cells and kills them to discontinue production of microbes  
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Plasma cells   resultant daughter cells of B lymphocytes--start secreting antibodies of same type that originally bound the Ag  
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Polyclonal antibodies   usually result naturally as from a vaccination with measles virus  
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Precipitate   smal Ab-Ag complexes can be precipitated in lab by placing samples in citrifuge and precipitates the aggregates at the bottom of the tube--aggregate at tube bottom called a pellet/precipitate  
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Receptors   serface proteins--recognize or are recognized by ohter cells--called MHC  
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Secondary antibody   binds to human antibodies--usually made in a goat, which willl recognize human antibodies as foreign--contains linked enzyme for ELISA assay--positive in western blot analysis--reacts with a single, specific protein that will not show false positives  
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Self   our own Ags  
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Sensitization   early exposures that lead to IgE binking to cells--person becomes sensitive to that particular allergen  
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Serum sickness   pt's immune system responds in 7-10 days of horse antibodies by making its own antibodies--severe immune response would occur with gen. fever and inflammation of blood vessels and organs  
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Specificity   resultant immunity recognizes only the stimulatory agent  
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T cell receptor   T lymphocytes have a specific surface receptor for recognizing foreign antigens--not antibody molecules--recognize many different antigens  
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T helper cells (Th)   express another protein on their surgaces--called CD4--marker, like a flag--used to identify cell  
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T lymphocytes   (T cell)--leaves bone marrow and travels to thymus for maturation  
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T suppressor cells (Ts)   (cytotoxic T (Tc)) T cells that express CD8 protein on the surface--dampen an immune proliferation response so that it stops when an adequate level is reached  
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T-dependent response   (T cell-dependent) antibody secreting plasma cells and memory B cells are both formed  
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T-independent response   no Th cell involved--plasma cells are produced to make antibodies, no memory cells formed--responses do not yield long-term immunity  
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Tolerance   to self Ags--occurs when new immune cells form--if new immune cells recognize self-Ags, they fail to mature and die  
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Vaccination   stimulation of an immune response that protects against a specific infectious agent that lives  
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Variable region   binding ends of the FAB (including the ends of light and heavy chains) highly variable in amino acid sequence--amino acid sequence varies from oneAb to another in this region--single individual can bind a million different epitopes  
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Weal and flare   local skin lesion--red and raised--watery inside  
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Western blot analysis   (blank)  
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