Humoral immunity

Grace Lessman HES 1823 March 22, 2017 X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia  X-linked Agammaglobulinemia, or Bruton’s disease, directly targets the immune system. The function of the immune system is to protect the body from harmful cells that may cause disease. The immune system determines whether a cell is healthy or unhealthy. An unhealthy cell is infected, and once the infection is detected the immune system sends cells called antibodies to respond and terminate the unhealthy cells (Primary Immune…

There are four types of acquired immunity of which are characterized by being natural or artificial, as well as active or passive. Natural is a result of normal environmental exposure where artificial is due to medical involvement. Active means that an immune response occurred in an individual, including antibody production where passive occurs from the deliverance of preformed antibodies. 1. Naturally acquired active immunity occurs when an individual is exposed to a live pathogen of which…

Introduction: Immunity is a complex system of study related to expelling pathogenic substances (viruses, bacteria, parasites) from the body. It is separated into two distinct categories: the innate immune system and the acquired immune system. The innate immune system is comprised of the body’s first line of defense which consist of physical barriers and certain cell types. The acquired immune system is more specific, actually focusing in on the individual pathogen in question. Focusing on…

response refers to innate immunity, which is the first line of defense. Innate immunity is a non specific defense mechanism that comes into play immediately or within hours of an antigen’s appearance in the body. These mechanisms include physical barriers for example skin, chemicals in the blood and immune system cells that fight off foreign cells in the body. The innate immune response is activated by chemical properties of the antigen. Late immune response refers to adaptive immunity, which is…

Because there are many antigens that enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract, there must be a method by which the immune system is suppressed in order to prevent potentially harmful immune responses resulting from encountering these antigens. It is thought that intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) regulate innate and adaptive immune responses, and because there is one IEL per ten intestinal epithelial cells, suppression of the immune system occurs frequently in the gut – in particular,…

whether they have seen it before or not and have the ability to alert higher up the ranks to the acquired immune cells. Which have specified actions and memory and comprise of B and T lymphocytes. The acquired immune system is the secret agents of immunity and takes longer gaining information about the pathogen to devise strategy…

The immune system The human body without some sort of protection system would not be able to endure the many pathogens than we come in contact with on a daily basis. That is why we have an immune system. What is the immune system and what are its functions? According to stanfordchildrens.org, the immune system is a complex network of cells and organs that protect the body from infections that may enter through what we come in contact with. This may not seem like a big role, but it is…

Meditation is a viable treatment option for patients seeking to enhance their physical well-being. This paper will provide a theoretical framework on this topic before making its own argument. Everyone should seek to benefit their physical well-being because the majority of individuals are not as healthy as they would hope to be and our physical well-beings are of utmost importance. One approach that a multitude of individuals have utilized to enhance their physical well-being is meditation.…

an extra sixty to ninety minutes per night (Huffington Post). When we are stressed, we may have difficulty sleeping at night, but we have to do our best to get at least eight hours of sleep each night. Lack of sleep, on the other hand, lowers our immunity and makes us more susceptible to physical illness. It is a stressor, which in turn can leave us vulnerable to other stressors (Bodger). Not only is…

On basic note Presence Innate immunity is something already present in the body. Adaptive immunity is created in response to exposure to a foreign substance. Specificity Non-Specific Specific Response Fights any foreign invader and rapid Fight only specific infection and slow(1-2 wks) Potency Limited and Lower potency High potency Time span Once activated against a specific type of antigen, the immunity remains throughout the life. The span of developed immunity can be lifelong or short.…