Cellular and Molecular ImmunologyIntroduction to immunology -- General properties of immune responses -- Cells and tissues of the immune system -- Lymphocyte specificity and activation -- Antibodies and antigens -- Maturation of B lymphocytes and expression of immunoglobulin genes -- Major histocompatibility complex -- Antigen processing and presentation to T lymphocytes -- Molecular basis of T cell antigen recognition and activation -- T cell maturation in the thymus -- B cell activation and antibody production -- Regulation of immune responses -- Functional anatomy of local and systemic immune responses -- Effector mechanisms of immune responses -- Cytokines -- Effector mechanisms of T cell-mediated immune reactions -- Effector mechanisms of immunoglobulin E-initiated immune reactions -- Complement system -- Immunity in defense and disease -- Immunity to microbes -- Immune responses to tissue transplants -- Immunity to tumors -- Self-tolerance and autoimmunity -- Immune-mediated tissue injury and disease -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies. |
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adhesion alleles amino acid anti antibody antigen antigen receptors APCs autoimmune bacteria binding bone marrow called CD4+ T cells CD8+ cell activation cell surface cell-mediated immunity cellular Chapter class II MHC clones complement costimulators CTLs cules cytes cytokines cytoplasmic dendritic cells differentiation disease domains effector encoded endothelial cells enzymes factor foreign antigens function genes graft heavy chain helper T cells human IFN-y immune responses immune system Immunology induced infections inhibit integrins interactions intracellular isotype kinase leukocytes ligand light chain lymph nodes lymphocytes lymphoid lysis macrophages mast cells mature mechanisms mediated membrane memory T cells MHC molecules mice microbes mouse mutations neutrophils NK cells normal pathway peptides phagocytes phagocytosis plasma production protein antigens proteins reactions rearrangement recognize regions residues role sequences signals specific immune sponses ẞ chain stimulate target cells thymocytes tion tissues transcription transplantation tumor tumor cells viral virus