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Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

The Intricacies of the Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Responses to Protect the Body

Immune system To detect self vs nonselfProtect against foreign Natural and acquired needed The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that protect...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

The Importance of Natural Immunity: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Barriers That Protect Our Body from Harmful Microbes

Natural-innate immunity Ability to resist infection by means of normally present body functions. No prior infection. No change in response Natural or innate immunity is the first...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Acquired Immunity: Types, Functions, and Importance for Overall Health

Acquired immunity Ability to remember a prior exposure which results in an increased immune response Acquired immunity, also known as specific immunity or adaptive immunity, is a...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Exploring the Human Body’s External Defense System: Skin, Mucous Membranes, and Immune Response

External defense system Attempts to prevent entry. Unbroken skinLactic acidMucous secrectionsFlushing urine/phAcidity of stomach The external defense system of the human body is made up of the...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Internal Defense System: How the Immune System, Lymphatic System, and White Blood Cells Protect the Body

Internal defense system Recognize molecules, enhances phagocytosis, enhanced by acute phase reactants The internal defense system of the body is a complex network of organs, tissues, and...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Acute Phase Reactants: Their Role in Immune and Inflammatory Responses and Diagnostic Significance.

Acute phase reactants CrpSerum amyloid aComplement Mannose-binding proteinAlpha-1 anti trypsin Haptoglobin, fibrinogen, cerloplasmin Stimulated by cytokines Acute phase reactants are proteins that are synthesized by the liver...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Cytokines: Vital Signalling Proteins Regulating Immune Response and Physiological Processes.

Cytokines Interleukin 1bInterleukin 6TNFa tumor necrosis factor alpha Cytokines are a group of proteins secreted by immune cells to help regulate and coordinate immune responses. They play...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Managing Autoimmune Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Autoimmune Disease ~ Autoimmune disease involves an immuneresponse or attack against a host organ.~ Epidemiology suggests that 2.5 in 30 people in the world suffer from some...