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X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... deficiency in adaptive humoral ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked ... #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
harmful -> Th Cells ... macrophages, mast cells ... TypeIV #Type4 #HypersensitivityReaction ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
Cellular and humoral ... antibodies mediate humoral ... (humoral immune ... ImmuneResponses #immunology ... #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Natural Killer Cells ... Recruitment • Humoral ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
body cell -> B-Cells ... foreign -> B-cells ... #Type2 #Type2 #HypersensitivityReaction ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
complexes bind to mast cells ... • Inflammatory cells ... #TypeI #Type1 #HypersensitivityReaction ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Humoral Immunity ... or plasma cells ... repeat exposure #Humoral ... #Immunity #pathophysiology ... #immunology