Lectures 27 and 28: Introduction to Immunity
After this lecture, you should be able to answer the following:
1. What two broad types of immune responses are exhibited by the immune system? What are the cellular components of the immune system? What kinds of cells are involved in nonspecific immunity? specific immunity? What kinds of biological mediators are secreted by macrophages? What is antigen-presentation?
2. Name that lymphocyte. I am involved in humoral immunity. (Hint: The second letter of the alphabet).
3. Name that lymphocyte. I am involved in cell-mediated immunity. (Hint: The first letter of the last name of the man that often says, "You're Fired!")
4. What are pathogens? What are antigens?
5. Describe the various components involved in nonspecific immunity. Make sure to discuss macrophages, inflammation, and the role of complement proteins.
6. Describe the two complementary responses involved in specific immunity (also known as 'acquired' immunity).
7. What is an antibody? What kind of cell produces antibodies? What are the "antigen binding sites" of antibodies?
8. What is the major histocompatibility complex?
9. Describe the events involved in antibody-mediated immune responses.
10. Describe the events involved in cell-mediated immune responses.
11. Compare and contrast active versus passive immunity.
12. What is "allergy?" What kinds of drugs can be used to treat allergic reactions? Why?
13. What are "autoimmune diseases?" List some examples of autoimmune diseases.
14. What kind of virus is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? What viral enzyme converts the RNA of the HIV virus into DNA? How is the virus transmitted? What kinds of drugs are used to treat patients with AIDS?
15. What is nitric oxide? How is it made by the body? How many types of isoforms of the enzyme have been characterized? What is the biochemical reaction catalyzed by these enzymes? Which of the isoforms mediates nitric oxide production by macrophages? What are some of the physiological roles of nitric oxide? some of the pathophysiological actions?
16. What is the chemical structure of nitric oxide? What kind of molecule is it? reactive? non-reactive? What do we call molecules with unpaired electrons in their outermost orbital?
17. Please make sure to read all the assigned homework material carefully and answer all the homework questions.
1. What two broad types of immune responses are exhibited by the immune system? What are the cellular components of the immune system? What kinds of cells are involved in nonspecific immunity? specific immunity? What kinds of biological mediators are secreted by macrophages? What is antigen-presentation?
2. Name that lymphocyte. I am involved in humoral immunity. (Hint: The second letter of the alphabet).
3. Name that lymphocyte. I am involved in cell-mediated immunity. (Hint: The first letter of the last name of the man that often says, "You're Fired!")
4. What are pathogens? What are antigens?
5. Describe the various components involved in nonspecific immunity. Make sure to discuss macrophages, inflammation, and the role of complement proteins.
6. Describe the two complementary responses involved in specific immunity (also known as 'acquired' immunity).
7. What is an antibody? What kind of cell produces antibodies? What are the "antigen binding sites" of antibodies?
8. What is the major histocompatibility complex?
9. Describe the events involved in antibody-mediated immune responses.
10. Describe the events involved in cell-mediated immune responses.
11. Compare and contrast active versus passive immunity.
12. What is "allergy?" What kinds of drugs can be used to treat allergic reactions? Why?
13. What are "autoimmune diseases?" List some examples of autoimmune diseases.
14. What kind of virus is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? What viral enzyme converts the RNA of the HIV virus into DNA? How is the virus transmitted? What kinds of drugs are used to treat patients with AIDS?
15. What is nitric oxide? How is it made by the body? How many types of isoforms of the enzyme have been characterized? What is the biochemical reaction catalyzed by these enzymes? Which of the isoforms mediates nitric oxide production by macrophages? What are some of the physiological roles of nitric oxide? some of the pathophysiological actions?
16. What is the chemical structure of nitric oxide? What kind of molecule is it? reactive? non-reactive? What do we call molecules with unpaired electrons in their outermost orbital?
17. Please make sure to read all the assigned homework material carefully and answer all the homework questions.
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