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What is the Immune System?
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2019
Overview The immune system comprises diverse biological structures and processes that protect the body from disease. These processes can be classified into innate and adaptive immunity. To work effectively, the immune system needs to detect pathogens by distinguishing the body’s own structures from foreign elements. If this determination fails, autoimmune diseases occur in which the immune system reacts against the body’s own tissue. The Innate Immune System Acts Fast and Non-specifically
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Isolation, Characterization and Functional Examination of the Gingival Immune Cell Network
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2016
We have established a technique for the isolation, phenotypic characterization and functional analysis of immune cells from murine gingiva.
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A Trap-Vaccinate-Release Protocol for Immunization of Skunks and Additional Rabies Vectors Against Rabies
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2024
Here, we present a protocol to demonstrate safe, trap-vaccinate-release (TVR) techniques for carnivores susceptible to rabies.
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Studying Organelle Dynamics in B Cells During Immune Synapse Formation
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2019
Herein we describe two approaches to characterize cell polarization events in B lymphocytes during the formation of an IS. The first, involves quantification of organelle recruitment and cytoskeleton rearrangements at the synaptic membrane. The second is a biochemical approach, to characterize changes in composition of the centrosome, which undergoes polarization to the immune synapse.
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Humoral Immune Responses
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2019
Overview The humoral immune response, also known as the antibody-mediated immune response, targets pathogens circulating in “humors,” or extracellular fluids, such as blood and lymph. Antibodies target invading pathogens for destruction via multiple defense mechanisms, including neutralization, opsonization, and activation of the complement system. Patients that are impaired in the production of antibodies suffer from severe and frequent infections by common pathogens and unusual pathogens. B...
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These variables shape the strength, duration, and character of the immune response. Dose affects the amount of immune-stimulating material presented, while timing determines how closely exposures are spaced. Formulation can alter how the antigen is encountered by the host. Controlling these factors helps investigators distinguish effects caused by the immunization design from differences in experimental conditions.
Innate responses provide early immune stimulation that helps initiate antigen-specific defenses. Adaptive responses then generate antibodies and T cells directed toward the antigen. Some of these cells persist as immunological memory, allowing later responses to reflect prior exposure. Measuring these components separately can show whether a protocol primarily promotes immediate activity, sustained protection, or both.
A booster provides a later antigen exposure that can reinforce an established immune response and support longer-lasting immunity. Its value depends on the original dose, timing, formulation, and response already generated. Comparing initial and post-booster measurements allows researchers to evaluate whether antibody, T-cell, or memory responses increase, persist, or change after repeated immunization.
The protocol should clearly state the antigen or vaccine, dose, formulation, administration route, timing of each exposure, and any booster schedule. These details establish the conditions under which immunity is induced and measured. Using the same sequence and conditions across experimental groups reduces procedural variation, making differences in immune responses easier to interpret and reproduce.
Standardization creates a consistent basis for comparing treated groups, controls, and repeated experiments. When administration conditions and schedules remain defined, observed differences in antibodies, T cells, memory, or protection can be linked more confidently to the vaccine or antigen under evaluation. This improves reproducibility and strengthens conclusions about efficacy across experimental groups.
Researchers apply these protocols to study prevention of infectious disease, evaluate vaccine efficacy, and investigate how protective immunity develops and persists. Measurements of antigen-specific antibodies, T cells, and memory help connect the protocol to immune outcomes. Comparing schedules or formulations can also clarify which design features are associated with stronger or more durable protection.