Hematopoiesis – the formation and development of red and white blood cells. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) – the cell type from which all lineages of blood cells arise. Cells/Organs of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System Leukocytes – White blood cells Myelocytes –macrophage, neutrophil, eosinophil,basophil Leukocytes – B, T and NK cells From Larsson and Karlsson (2005)
Cells of the Immune System Larsson and Karlsson (2005)
Homeostasis - The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. Cells of the Immune System
Examples of apoptosis LM SEM
Myeloid cells Dendritic cell
Mononuclear phagocytes – Endocytosis takes material into a cell within vesicles that bud inward from the plasma membrane.
Mononuclear phagocytes
Granulocytic cells Neutrophil
Lymphocytes: T cells B cells Natural killer cells Cells of the Immune System
Lymphocyte fate following antigen activation: Cells of the Immune System
Recall: Jerne, Talmadge & Burnet – clonal selection theory
B lymphocytes (B cells)
T lymphocytes (T cells) T reg cell
Natural killer cells – distinct from T and B cells due to lack of an antigen binding receptor, similar in function to T C cells. NK Cells
Dendritic cells