Regulation of T Cell Responses by Inhibitory Receptors. Regulation of Complement Activation.ĩ - Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Self–Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure.ĬENTRAL T LYMPHOCYTE TOLERANCE. Pathways of Complement Activation.įunctions of the Complement System. NEUTRALIZATION OF MICROBES AND MICROBIAL TOXINS. PROPERTIES OF ANTIBODIES THAT DETERMINE EFFECTOR FUNCTION. REGULATION OF HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES: ANTIBODY FEEDBACK. Heavy-Chain Isotype (Class) Switching.ĪNTIBODY RESPONSES TO T-INDEPENDENT ANTIGENS.
Presentation of Antigens by B Lymphocytes to Helper T Cells.Įxtrafollicular and Germinal Center Reactions. Role of Innate Immune Signals in B Cell Activation.įunctional Consequences of B Cell Activation by Antigen.Īctivation and Migration of Helper T Cells and B cells. PHASES AND TYPES OF HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES. RESISTANCE OF PATHOGENIC MICROBES TO CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY.
Subsets of CD4+ Helper T Cells Distinguished by Cytokine Profiles.ĭIFFERENTIATION AND FUNCTIONS OF CD8+ CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTES. TYPES OF T CELL–MEDIATED IMMUNE REACTIONS. MIGRATION OF T LYMPHOCYTES IN CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNE REACTIONS.ĭECLINE OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE. Secretion of Cytokines and Expression of Cytokine Receptors.ĭifferentiation of Naive T Cells into Effector Cells. Stimuli for Activation of CD8+ T Cells.īIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS OF T CELL ACTIVATION. Role of Costimulation in T Cell Activation. Role of Adhesion Molecules in T Cell Responses. Maturation and Selection of T Lymphocytes.Įarly Steps in T Cell Maturation.ĥ - T Cell–Mediated Immunity: Activation of T Lymphocytes. Role of the Pre-BCR Complex in B Cell Maturation. Mechanisms of V(D)J Recombination.Įarly Steps in B Cell Maturation. Somatic Recombination and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes. Physiologic Significance of MHC-Associated Antigen Presentation.ĪNTIGEN RECOGNITION BY B CELLS AND OTHER LYMPHOCYTES.Ĥ - Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System: Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and Development of Immune Repertoires.ĪNTIGEN RECEPTORS OF LYMPHOCYTES.Īntigen Recognition by the T Cell Receptor.ĭEVELOPMENT OF B AND T LYMPHOCYTES. Internalization and Proteolysis of Antigens.īinding of Peptides to Class II MHC Molecules.Ĭross-Presentation of Internalized Antigens to CD8+ T Cells. Transport of Peptide-MHC Complexes to the Cell Surface. PROCESSING AND PRESENTATION OF PROTEIN ANTIGENS. Inheritance Patterns and Nomenclature of HLA Genes. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX MOLECULES. ROLE OF INNATE IMMUNITY IN STIMULATING ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES.ģ - Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes: What Lymphocytes See.ĪNTIGENS RECOGNIZED BY T LYMPHOCYTES.ĬAPTURE OF PROTEIN ANTIGENS BY ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS. Phagocytosis and Destruction of Microbes. Recruitment of Phagocytes to Sites of Infection and Tissue Damage. Other Plasma Proteins of Innate Immunity. Phagocytes: Neutrophils and Monocytes/Macrophages. GENERAL FEATURES AND SPECIFICITY OF INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES.Ĭytosolic RNA and DNA Sensors. Lymphocyte Recirculation and Migration into Tissues.Ģ - Innate Immunity: The Early Defense Against Infections. Peripheral (Secondary) Lymphoid Organs and Tissues.
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