Chapter 24
Immune System
![What is the Immune System?](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10895.jpg)
The immune system comprises diverse biological structures and processes that protect the body from disease. These processes can be classified into…
![Cell-mediated Immune Responses](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10896.jpg)
The cell-mediated immune system is the host’s primary response against invasive bacteria and viruses that cause intracellular infections. It…
![Antibody Structure](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10898.jpg)
Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins (Ig), are essential players of the adaptive immune system. These antigen-binding proteins are produced by…
![Affinity and Avidity](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10899.jpg)
Antibodies bind to toxins or substances on the surface of cells, bacteria, viruses, or fungi. The substance is called an antigen, and the precise…
![Allergic Reactions](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10901.jpg)
We speak of an allergy when the immune system triggers a response against a benign foreign structure, like food, pollen or pet dander. These…
![Inflammation](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10902.jpg)
In response to tissue injury and infection, mast cells initiate inflammation. Mast cells release chemicals that increase the permeability of…
![Orthotopic Implantation and Peripheral Immune Cell Monitoring in the II-45 Syngeneic Rat Mesothelioma Model](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/53019_t.png)
The enormous upsurge of interest in immune-based treatments for cancer such as vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitors, and increased understanding…
![Determining Immune System Suppression versus CNS Protection for Pharmacological Interventions in Autoimmune Demyelination](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/54348_t.png)
Determining Immune System Suppression versus CNS Protection for Pharmacological Interventions in Autoimmune Demyelination
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A major hallmark of the autoimmune demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis (MS) is immune cell infiltration into the brain and spinal cord resulting…
![Live Imaging of Innate Immune and Preneoplastic Cell Interactions Using an Inducible Gal4/UAS Expression System in Larval Zebrafish Skin](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/52107_t.png)
Live Imaging of Innate Immune and Preneoplastic Cell Interactions Using an Inducible Gal4/UAS Expression System in Larval Zebrafish Skin
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Here we describe a method to conditionally induce epithelial cell transformation by the use of the 4-Hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) inducible…