Immunology Abbreviations

A

amboceptor

Ab

antibody

ADCC

antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity

Ag

antigen

AH50

50% haemolytic activity of alternative complement pathway

AID

activation induced cytosine deaminase

AIHA

autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

AITP

autoimmune thrombocytopenia

AP

alkaline phosphatase

AP-1

activation protein 1

APC

antigen presenting cell

APPs

acute phase proteins

BALT

bronchus associated lymphoid tissue

BCR

B cell receptor

BLAD

bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency

BLY

B lymphocyte

BoLA

bovine leukocyte antigens

BPI

bactericidal permeability increasing protein

BSA

bovine serum albumin

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

C

complement

C1-INH

C1 inhibitor

C4bp

C4b binding protein

CAD

caspase-activated DNase

CAM

cell adhesion molecule

Caspase

cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed protease

CD

cluster of differentiation

CDR

complementarity determining region

CFT

complement fixation test

CGD

chronic granulomatous disease

CH50

50% of haemolytic activity of classical complement pathway

CL

chemiluminescence

CLA

cutaneous lymphocyte antigen

CLAD

canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency

CLIP

class II associated invariant chain peptide

COX

cyclooxygenase

CpG

unmethylated phosphodiester linked cysteine and guanine

CR

complement receptor

CRP

C-reactive protein

CSF

colony stimulating factor

CSR

class switch recombination

CTL

cytotoxic T lymphocyte

CWD

chronic wasting disease

DAB

diaminobenzidine

DAF

decay accelerating factor

DAMP

damage associated molecular pattern

DARC

duffy antigen receptor for chemokines

DC

dendritic cell

DISC

death inducing signalling complex

DIVA

differentiating infected from vaccinated animals

DLA

dog leukocyte antigens

DTH

delayed type hypersensitivity

E

erythrocyte

EA

erythrocyte sensitised with antibody

ECF

eosinophil chemotactic factor

ECP

eosinophil cationic protein

EDTA

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

EDN

eosinophil derived neurotoxin

EGF

epidermal growth factor

EGTA

ethyleneglycoltetraacetic acid

EIA

enzyme immunoassay

ELA

equine leukocyte antigens

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EPO

eosinophil peroxidase

ESL

E-selectin-ligand

FA

Freund's adjuvant

FACS

fluorescence activated cell scanner

FasL

fatty acid synthase ligand

FCA

Freund's complete adjuvant

FcR

Fc receptor

FcRN

neonatal Fc receptor

FDC

follicular dendritic cell

FITC

fluorescein isothiocyanate

FIV

feline immunodeficiency virus

FSC

forward scatter

g

gravitational constant

GALT

gut associated lymphoid tissue

GCT

gluteraldehyde coagulation test

GlyCAM

glycosylated cell adhesion molecule

GM-CSF

granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor

GvH

graft vs host

H-2

major histocompatability complex of mouse

HA

haemagglutination

HAU

haemagglutination unit

HAT

hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine

HBSS

Hank's balanced salt solution

HDN

haemolytic disease of the newborn

HEV

high endothelial venule

HIT

haemagglutination inhibition test

HLA

human leukocyte antigens

HMGB

high mobility group protein

HRP

horseradish peroxidase

HS

haemolytic system

HSC

hematopoietic stem cell

HSP

heat shock protein

HvG

host vs graft

HTR

haemolytic transfusion reaction

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

ICAM

intercellular adhesion molecule

IDDM

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus