IMMUNOLOGY

The Immune Response to Parasites

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The Immune Response to Parasites Thomas A. Wynn David L. Sacks Alan Sher Eleanor M. Riley PARASITES AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Distinct Features and Global Health Importance of Parasitic Pathogens…

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Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity

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Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Judy Lieberman INTRODUCTION The most effective way the immune system can control the threats of intracellular infection and cellular transformation is by destroying infected and cancerous cells.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 When…

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Complement

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Complement B. Paul Morgan DEFINITIONS AND HISTORY Complement comprises a set of proteins present in plasma and other biological fluids, and on cell membranes, that together play key homeostatic roles…

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Neurophysiologic Reflex Mechanisms in Immunology

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Neurophysiologic Reflex Mechanisms in Immunology Sangeeta S. Chavan Kevin J. Tracey INTRODUCTION A fundamental principle in biology is that organ function is maintained within a narrow physiologic range, one optimal…

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The Mucosal Immune System

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The Mucosal Immune System Yasmine Belkaid INTRODUCTION Most antigens encountered by the immune system enter the body through the mucosal surfaces of the respiratory, gastrointestinal (GI), and urogenital tracts, and…

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Regulatory/Suppressor T Cells

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Regulatory/Suppressor T Cells Ethan M. Shevach INTRODUCTION T cells are crucial in the immune response because they can function as both effector cells in cell-mediated responses and as helper cells…

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Immunologic Tolerance

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Immunologic Tolerance Christopher C. Goodnow Pamela S. Ohashi INTRODUCTION How the immune system tolerates molecules that are part of our body yet mounts a destructive response against molecules that are…

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Immunologic Memory

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Immunologic Memory Shane Crotty Susan M. Kaech Stephen P. Schoenberger MEMORY AS A BIOLOGIC CONCEPT The Protected State Yet it was with those who had recovered from the disease that…

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Programmed Cell Death

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Programmed Cell Death Andrew L. Snow Michael J. Lenardo INTRODUCTION Nontransformed cells have a finite lifespan. After a characteristic number of divisions, cells generally undergo senescence, stop dividing, and subsequently…

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Helper T-Cell Differentiation and Plasticity

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Helper T-Cell Differentiation and Plasticity John J. O’Shea INTRODUCTION Cluster of differentiation (CD)4 T cells are critical for the elimination of microbial pathogens, but different types of microbes demand distinct…

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