Immune Response
Nonspecific Immune Response Inflammation –Swelling, redness, pain, itching, warmth –Histamines cause the blood vessels to spread open WBCs squeeze out of the bloodstream –WBCs attack the pathogen
Blood stream phagocyte bacteria phagocyte
Nonspecific Immune Response Fever –Chemicals cause the hypothalamus to increase body temp –Stimulates interferon production Prevents virus reproduction –Increases rate of WBC maturity
Specific Immune Response Body must be able to identify its own cells Antigens: proteins markers on the surface of pathogens (uniforms) Immunity: body produces memory cells to “remember” specific antigens
pathogen phagocyte Phagocyte engulfs the pathogen via phagocytosis
Antigens from the pathogen are displayed on cell membrane Antigen presenting phagocyte
Antigen Presenting phagocyte T cell binds to the antigen presenting cell. Protein activates T cell T cell
T cell begins to divide into two types of cells: –Memory T Cells –Activated T Cells T cell Memory T Cells: used at a later date if the pathogen returns Activated T Cells: fight current pathogen
Activated T cells bind to infected body cells that show the proper antigens T cell Memory T Cells Activated T Cells Infected body cell showing antigens
Infected body cell bursts T cell Memory T Cells Activated T Cells Infected body cell showing antigens
Inactivated B cell pathogen Pathogen binds to the antibodies of a B-cell
pathogen Inactivated B cell B-cell engulfs the pathogen
Inactivated B cell Pathogen antigens displayed on cell membrane
Inactivated B cell T-cell attaches to the antigens of the B-cell T cell
Inactivated B cell B-cell becomes activated T cell Activated B cell
B-cell divides into two types of cells: –Memory B-cells –Activated B-cells Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell
Activated B-cells produce and release thousands of antibodies each Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell Memory B-cells: Reserve cells to be used at a later date if the pathogen returns Activated B-Cells: used to fight the current pathogen antibody pathogen
Activated B-cells produce and release thousands of antibodies each Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B cell Memory B-cells: Reserve cells to be used at a later date if the pathogen returns Activated B-Cells: used to fight the current pathogen antibody pathogen
Antibodies bind to pathogens Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B-Cells: used to fight the current pathogen antibody pathogen
Phagocytes eat the pathogen clump Activated B cell Activated B cell Activated B-Cells: used to fight the current pathogen antibody PHAGOCYTE
Khan Academy: Humoral Immunity
Vaccination Prevention (not a cure) Vaccination process –Weakened pathogen introduced –Immune system produces… Antibodies to fight the weakened pathogen Memory cells for future infections Goal: Speed up immune response if you encounter the actual virus