BIO1022 Chapter Notes - Chapter Prescribed: Degranulation, Neutrophil, Natural Killer Cell

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BIO1022 Readings Week 9
- the study of immunity/immune system
- SCID -severe combined immunodeficiency disease
children that lack ability to generate protective immune responses
fatal if not treated
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - AIDS
HIV virus kills of the immune system
increased incidence of disease
- pathogens
come in many different sizes and shapes
can invade via different routes
live in different locations
have different mechanisms
- the immune system is designed to detect and respond to differences
- how it works
layers of protection mechanisms
to stop entry
o natural barrier
o
exterior defences
block them out, break them down flush them out
immediate response
a specialised and tailored response
- rapid innate vs slower adaptive immunity
innate
o acute rapid response
o not ver specific
o all animals
o same response each time
adaptive immunity
o vertebrates only
o recognition of traits specific to particular pathogens using a cat
array of receptors
o extreme specificity
o specialised responses
o
humoral - antibody
cell mediated
o responses to pathogen improves with exposure
- make up of immune system
cells
o many different cell types
o perform different tasks
o the workforce of the immune system
o originate made from bone marrow
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