Q. Distinguish between:
I} HUMORAL AND CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY
No
.
Attribute
Humoral
Cell mediated
Definition
Antibodies
Macromolecules
recognition
Antigens targetted
Immunity against:
Attribute
Components
Specificity
Response and
potency
Activity
Humoral
components
6
7
Innate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Adaptive
1. Humoral immunity
2. Cell mediated immunity
Recognises highly specific
antigens
Always active
Compliments
Acute phase reactants
Cytokines
Immunoglobulins
Diversity
Very high
Lag phase
Inheritance
Inherited in genome
Not inherited
Antigen specificity
Antigen specific
Memory
9
10
BCR
TCR
Structure
Composition
Cytoplasmic
tail
Forms
Detection
No
Specificity
Purification
Distinguishing
regions
Connection to
TM
10
Diagram
Attribute
Antigens (immunogens)
Antibodies (immunoglobulins)
Definition
Chemical Nature
Characteristics
Binding region
Role
Structure
Source
Types
10
Diagram
Attribute
Endocytic pathway
Cytosolic pathway
Antigen involved
MHC
Antigen processing
Transport
MHC association
Peptide-binding
groove
Associated CD
CD4
CD8
Summary of pathway
Attribute
Direct ELISA
Indirect ELISA
Definition
Sensitivity
Less sensitive
More sensitive
Antibody
Immunoreactivity
Immunoreactivity of Primary
antibody may be affected because
of labelling
Cross reactivity
Diagram
Flexibility
Methodology
Reaction time
10
Signal amplification