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Humoral response

Immune response using B cells

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Memory B Cell

B cell that 'remembers' a specific pathogen for faster response upon reinfection

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Macrophage

Cell that engulfs and digests pathogens and debris in the body

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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

Group of genes encoding cell surface proteins essential for immune system recognition

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1st Line of Defense

Barriers: Intact skin, normal flora, mucus membranes

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2nd Line of Defense

  1. Pathogen enters the body

  2. antigen is detected

  3. mast cells explode histamine causing inflammation

  4. blood vessels dilate and become leaky

  5. macrophages ingest the pathogen

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3rd Line of Defense (specific/ adaptive)

eliminating specific pathogens that have been encountered by the immune system previously

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Antigens

on the outside of pathogens that alerts the immune system

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Mast Cell

produces histamine and inflams

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Histamine

causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of capillaries.

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Cell-mediated response

Uses T cells

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Helper T

binds to macrophages interleukins to stimulate the cells that actually make the antibodies.

CD4

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Interleukin

A chemical messenger call T and B cells for help

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Killer T

Type of T cell that track down and destroy pathogens

CD8

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Plasma Cell

A white blood cell that produces a single type of antibody

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Antibody

A protein that acts against a specific antigen and

binds to inactivate a foreign pathogen

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how do vaccinations work

The vaccine contains a dead or weakened virus so your body is able to make antibodies

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HIV stand for and what does it do

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Targets human helper T cells as host and retrovirus

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reverse transcriptase

RNA is turned into DNA

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HIV infects

helper t cells

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conclusions of data

  • super helper t cells -individuals not able to be infected who had super helper t cells

  • Super killer t cells- just helped the virus

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antibodies in allergic reactions

IgE-attacks parasites

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Allergy

-abnormal/oversensitive to a non harmful antigen

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activation of allergy

when the body make the wrong antibody

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first exposure to allergen

  1. pollen has a allergen on the surface

  2. Allergens activate b cells (plasma cells make antibodies)

  3. Antibodies attach to mast cell

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second exposure to allergen

  1. Allergens binds to antibodies on mast cell

  2. mast cell releases histamine

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Symptoms of anaphylactic shock

-loss of consciousness

-hives

-swelling in tongue and throat

-fever

-low blood pressure

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how to stop anaphylactic shock

antihistamine

Epinephrine

Steroids

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IgE

Type of antibody that reacts to ask allergies

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What are antibodies called

Immunoglobulin -Ig

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HIV life cycle step 1.

Proteins on HIV bind to a helper t cell

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HIV life cycle step 2.

RNA is turned into DNA (reverse transcriptase)

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HIV life cycle step 3.

Integrase (enzyme) adds the infected HIV DNA to the host DNA

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HIV life cycle step 4.

Mixed DNA is turned into proteins

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HIV life cycle step 5.

virus becomes infectious

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