Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers
First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Steps of the Inflammatory Response
Interferon Response
Introduction to the Complement System
Activation Pathways of the Complement System
Effects of the Complement System
Review of the Complement System
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
Activation of T Lymphocytes
Functions of T Lymphocytes
Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Classes of Antibodies
Outcomes of Antibody Binding to Antigen
T Dependent & T Independent Antigens
Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms
1) Hide Within Host Cells
2) Avoiding Phagocytosis
3) Surviving Inside Phagocytic Cells
4) Avoiding Complement System
5) Avoiding Antibodies
Viruses Evade the Immune Response
Introduction to Hypersensitivites
Type I Hypersensitivities
Type II Hypersensitivities
Type III Hypersensitivities
Type IV Hypersensitivities
Reviewing the 4 Types of Hypersensitivities
Autoimmune Diseases
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Exotoxins vs. Endotoxin Review
Colonization of Susceptible Host
Introduction to Vaccines
Immunoassay: ELISA
Immunoassay: Fluorescent Antibody Tests
Immunoassay: Western Blotting