Cell and Molecular Biology II

Paper Code: 
ZOL-423(B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
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Molecular Immunology.

Humoral and Cell mediated immunity.

  • Innate (nonspecific) immunity.
  • Adaptive (specific) Immunity.

 

Cells and organs of immune system.Hematopoiesis

  • B-lymphocytes, T-lymphocytes, Null cells.
  • Mononuclear cells
  • Granulocytic cells     
  • Mast Cells.
  • Dendritic cells.

Organs of immune system.

Lymphatic system.

  • Primary lymphoid organs
  • Secondary    lymphoid    organs   

Antigens.

  • Immunogenicity versus antigenicity.
  • Factors  influence immnogenicity
  • Contribution   of  Biological   system. (Genotype   of  the recipient    animal,    immunogen    dosage    and    route    of
    administration, adjuvants).
  • Epitopes
  • Haptans.
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Immunoglobulins : Structure and function.

  • Molecular structure of Ig, Light chain and Heavy chain
  • Immunoglobulin domains.

 

  • Immunoglobulin classes
  • Immunoglobulin-mediated     effector    functions                                     
  • Antigenic determinants on immunoglobulin (isotype, allotype and idiotype).

 

Generation of antibody diversity.

  • Multiple germ line V, D and J gene segments.
  • Combinatorial V-J and V-D-J joining.
  • Junctional flexibility.
  • P-addition and N-addition.
  • Association of heavy and light chain.

Class switching among constant region genes.

  • Expression of Ig genes.
  • Regulation of Ig gene transcription.
  • Antibody genes and antibody engineering.
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Antigen-Antibody Interaction.( in vivo and in vitro)

Major Histocompatibility complex.

  • General organization and inheritance of MHC.
  • Genomic maps of MHC genes.
  • MHC molecules and genes.

 

  • Cellular distribution of MHC molecules.
  • Regulation of MHC expression.
  • MHC and immune responsiveness.
  • MHC and disease susceptibility.

 

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Antigen Processing and Presentation.

  • Role of antigen presenting cell.
  • The cytosolic pathways.Endogenous antigens :
  • The endocytic pathway Exogenous antigens :.
  • Presentation of nonpeptide bacterial antigens.

Cytokines: general structure properties and functions

  • Cytokine related diseases.

 

Immune system in Health and Disease.

  • Immune response to infectious disease
    • Viral infections
    • Bacterial infections
    • Protozoa and diseases
    • Diseases caused by helminthes
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Vaccine.

  • Active and passive immunization
  • Types of vaccines

 

AIDS and other immunodeficiencies.

Autoimmunity: Proposed mechanisms for induction of autoimmunity

  • Systemic autoimmune diseases

 

  • Organ specific autoimmune disease
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Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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