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Index of Terms ix
Chapter 1 The Immune System
Introduction 2
Lymphocytes 4
Innate lymphoid cells 8
Markers 9
Antigen-presenting cells 12
Phagocytes and auxiliary cells 14
Lymphoid system 16
Leukocyte development 18
Thymus and T-cell development 20
Lymph nodes 22
Spleen 24
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) 25
Chapter 2 Immune Recognition
Antigen receptors 26
Antibody structure 28
Antibody-structural variations 30
Antibody functions 32
Antibody genes 34
Antibody biotechnology 38
Immunotherapeutic agents 39
Antigen-antibody interactions 40
T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) 42
T-cell receptor genes 43
MHC molecules 44
MHC genes 46
Immune recognition by NK cells 48
Innate immune recognition 50
Chapter 3 Immune Responses
Adaptive and innate immunity 54
Antibody response 56
Cell cooperation 58
Antigen presentation 60
T-cell activation 64
B-cell activation 67
Cytokines and cytokine receptors 70
Phagocytosis 76
Complement receptors 78
Fc receptors 79
Phagocyte microbicidal systems 80
Intracellular receptors for pathogens 83
Cytotoxicity 84
Inflammation 87
Mechanisms of cell migration 90
Chemokines and chemokine receptors 94
Complement 96
Immunoregulation 100
Neuroendocrine regulation 103
Tolerance 104
Genetic polymorphism in the immune response 106
Immunosuppression 108
Immunopotentiation 110
Vaccines 111
Chapter 4 Immunopathology
Immunodeficiency 112
Transplantation 116
MHC disease associations 118
MHC typing 120
Autoimmune disease 121
Animal models and mutant strains 124
Hypersensitivity 126
Type I (immediate) hypersensitivity 128
Type II (antibody-mediated) hypersensitivity 130
Type III (immune-complex-mediated) hypersensitivity 132
Type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity (DTH) 134
Chapter 5 Immunological Techniques
Antibodies and antigens 136
Clones and cell lines 146
Isolation of cells 148
Cellular functions 150