THE IMMUNE RESPONSE HONORS A&P LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL
THE IMMUNE RESPONSE IMMUNITY: “FREE FROM BURDEN” ABILITY OF AN ORGANISM TO RECOGNIZE AND DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST SPECIFIC PATHOGENS OR ANTIGENS. IMMUNE RESPONSE: THIRD LINE OF DEFENSE INVOLVES PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES GENERATION OF SPECIALIZED LYMPHOCYTES AGAINST SPECIFIC ANTIGENS. ANTIGEN: MOLECULES FROM A PATHOGEN OR FOREIGN ORGANISM THAT PROVOKE A SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE.
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS THE THIRD LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST INFECTION
T - Lymphocyte activation B - Lymphocyte activation and Production of antibodies
COMPONENTS OF HUMAN IMMUNITY
CLASSIFICATION OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE RESPONSES NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL HOW WAS IMMUNE RESPONSE GAINED? CELL-MEDIATED OR HUMORAL HOW IS THE BODY REACTING?
NATURAL VS. ARTIFICIAL
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY NATURAL: GAINED IN THE COURSE OF DAILY LIFE NATURAL ACTIVE ANTIGENS/PATHOGENS ENTER THE BODY. BODY GENERATES AN IMMUNE RESPONSE. CAN BE LIFELONG (CHICKENPOX) OR TEMPORARY INFLUENZA). NATURAL PASSIVE ANTIBODIES PASS FROM OTHER TO FETUS (PLACENTA) OR MOTHER TO BABY (BREAST MILK). NOT RESPONDING TO ANTIGENS. TEMPORARY ~ 8 WEEKS.
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY ARTIFICIAL: GAINED THROUGH VACCINATION OR IMMUNE SERUM. ARTIFICIAL ACTIVE ANTIGENS INTRODUCED THROUGH VACCINATION. BODY GENERATES AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE ANTIGEN. CAN BE LIFELONG (POLIO) OR TEMPORARY (TETANUS). ARTIFICIAL PASSIVE PREFORMED ANTIBODIES (ANTISERUM) INTRODUCED BY INJECTION. HOST IMMUNE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANTIBODIES. TEMPORARY ~ 3 WEEKS
CELL-MEDIATED VS. ANTIBODY-MEDIATED
ANTIBODY-MEDIATED (HUMORAL) IMMUNITY INVOLVES PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST FOREIGN ANTIGENS. ANTIBODIES ARE A CLASS OF PROTEINS PRODUCED BY B-CELL LYMPHOCYTES. ANTIBODIES ARE FOUND IN EXTRACELLULAR FLUIDS (BLOOD PLASMA, LYMPH, MUCUS, ETC.) AND ON THE SURFACE OF B CELLS. DEFENSE AGAINST BACTERIA, BACTERIAL TOXINS, AND VIRUSES THAT CIRCULATE FREELY IN BODY FLUIDS, BEFORE THEY ENTER CELLS. ALSO CAUSE CERTAIN REACTIONS AGAINST TRANSPLANTED TISSUE.
ANTIBODIES ARE PROTEINS THAT RECOGNIZE SPECIFIC ANTIGENS
ANTIBODIES ARE PRODUCED BY B-CELL LYMPHOCYTES T-CELL LYMPHOCYTES ARE PRODUCED IN THE THYMUS GLAND EARLY IN LIFE.
CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY INVOLVES T-CELLS LYMPHOCYTES THAT RECOGNIZE FOREIGN ANTIGENS. T-CELLS REGULATE PROLIFERATION AND ACTIVITY OF OTHER CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. DEFENSE AGAINST: BACTERIA AND VIRUSES THAT ARE INSIDE HOST CELLS AND ARE INACCESSIBLE TO ANTIBODIES. FUNGI, PROTOZOA, AND WORMS CANCER CELLS TRANSPLANTED TISSUE
ANTIGEN- ANTIBODY REACTIONS
CONSEQUENCES OF ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY BINDING ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX: FORMED WHEN AN ANTIBODY BINDS TO AN ANTIGEN IT RECOGNIZES. 1. AGGLUTINATION: ANTIBODIES CAUSE ANTIGENS (MICROBES) TO CLUMP TOGETHER. EXAMPLE: HEMAGGLUTINATION: AGGLUTINATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS. 2. OPSONIZATION: ANTIGEN (MICROBE) IS COVERED WITH ANTIBODIES THAT ENHANCES ITS INGESTION AND LYSIS BY PHAGOCYTIC CELLS.
OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE