Immunology .

About Immunology .

IMMUNOLOGY : BASIC & CLINICAL

Immunity                                                                    15. Antibody diversification & synthesis.

                                                                                    16. Antibody structure and function.

1. The scope of immunology.                                        (3. The adaptive immune response)

2. Natural and adaptive                                                 17. Antigen recognition and processing.

    immune mechanisms.                                     18. The antibody response.

3. Evolution of immune mechanisms.                              19. Antigen-antibody interaction

4. Cell involved in immunity: The                                         and immune complexes.

     Haemopoietic system.                                              20. Cell-mediated immune responses.

Natural Immunity                                                       Regulation

5. Complement.                                                            21. Tolerance.

6. Acute Inflammation.                                      22. Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes & networks.

7. Phagocytic Cells: The Reticulo-                                 23. The cytokine network.

     Endothelial system.                                      24. Immunity, hormones and the brain.

8. Phagocytosis.

                                                                                    Potentially Useful Immunity

Adaptive Immunity.   

The cellular basis                                                       25. Anti-microbial immunity :

                                                                                          a general scheme.

9. Lymphocytes.                                                           26. Immunity to viruses.

10. Primary lymphoid organs                                         27. Immunity to bacteria.

      and Lymphopoiesis.                                                28. Immunity to fungi.

11. Secondary Lymphoid organs                                   29. Immunity to protozoa.

      and lymphocyte traffic.                                            30. Immunity to worms.

                                                                                    31. Immunity to tumours.

Molecular Basis

                                                                                    Undesirable Effects of Immunity

12. Evolution of recognition molecules-

      The immunoglobulin superfamily.                 32. Harmful immunity : a general

13. The major histocompatibility complex.                           scheme.

14. The T Cell receptor.                                               33. Allergy and anaphylaxis.

34. Immune complexes,                                                Altered Immunity

      complement and disease.

35. Chronic and cell-mediated                          38. Immunosuppression.

      inflammation.                                                          39. Immunodeficiency.

36. Autoimmunity.                                                        40. HIV and AIDS.

37. Transplant rejection.                                               41. Immunostimulation & vaccination.