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Chapter-14 Immune Response

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Microbiology for Nursing Students

Author
1. Rao RR
ISBN
9788180615122
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10922_14
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2005
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Sripuram, Narkatpally, Nalgonda (AP), Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP), Vidnyan Bhavan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
immune system, reticuloendothelial system, bone marrow, liver, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, B-cells, plasma cell, antigen, immune response, B-lymphocytes, lymphokines, cytokines

Abstract

The immune system mainly consists of reticuloendothelial system, i. e. bone marrow, liver, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus. B-cells that are stimulated by an antigen, undergo rapid multiplication and produce cells. These cells are capable of producing antibody. They are called plasma cells, the B-cells which are sensitized by a specific antigen retain the memory and whenever the same antigen enters into the body, the B-cells immediately proliferate and become plasma cells to produce high concentration of antibodies. Immune response is mainly divided into two types humoral or antibody mediated immunity and cell-mediated immunity. In certain diseases like tuberculosis, leprosy or against certain antigens one cannot demonstrate specific antibody. The reason is, such diseases or such antigens do not stimulate the B-lymphocytes but they stimulate directly T-lymphocytes. Those T-lymphocytes, which are stimulated by such antigens or diseases, they become activated and produce a variety of soluble, protein like factors of low molecular weight, which are called lymphokines or cytokines.

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