Immunology | Senioritis

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Endocrine Autoimmunity: Its Impact on Thyroid, Pancreas, Adrenal and Pituitary Glands

Endocrine Autoimmunity ~ Therefore, many endocrine organs are sensitive to autoimmune attack.~ This would include the adrenals, gonads, pancreas, pituitary and thyroid.~ Thus, the establishment and maintenance...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Two Main Arms of the Immune System: Humoral and Cellular

Overview of the humoral and cellular arms of the immune system ~ The humoral immune system (left).~ The cellular immune system (right) contain the Agpresenting cells (innate...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

The Ultimate Guide to Immune Recognition and Response: Mechanisms and Processes Explained.

Immune recognition and response ~ The diversity of recognition possibilities for TCRsis not limited by the linear genome; for T cells canrearrange their DNA during development to...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

T-cell Receptors and the Role of Cytotoxic T Cells in Immune Response

T-Cell Receptors and Cytotoxic T Cells ~ Thus CTLs develop TCRs that have antibody likemolecules on their surface that display an Ab”like” recognition for a specific pathogen....

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Role of Antigen Presenting Cells in Activating the Immune System

Antigen processing by antigen presentingcells (APCs) ~ After phagocytosis of foreign bodies, APCsprocess the foreign proteins (proteaosome orlysosome) and then move these molecules to thesurface with major...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

MHC Class I And Class II Antigen Presentation: Key Players in the Immune System

Antigen presentation by MHC class I & II ~ Structural fit of Ag in MHC class I & II molecule. Antigen presentation is a vital process in...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Unlocking the Immune Response: Antigen Uptake by Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, and B cells

Antigen recognition by T cells: Antigen uptake ~ Incorporation ofantigen (via phagocytosis, pinocytosis, or endocytosis). Antigen uptake is the process of taking up an antigen by antigen-presenting...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Immunology

Antigen Presentation Pathways: Key Mechanisms for T Cell Recognition and Immune Response Activation

Antigen recognition by T cells: Antigen presentation ~ APCs deliver an antigen-specific signal through the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide->T cell receptor (TCR) interaction on T cells.~ Note...