Immune

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Updated: 28 November 2025

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This documentation is split into 11 parts:

  • Overview of the Immune System – Purpose, general structure, innate vs adaptive summary, systemic organization.
  • Immune Organs & Tissues – Bone marrow, thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, MALT, microenvironments, primary vs secondary vs tertiary structures.
  • Innate Immunity – Barriers (skin, mucosa), phagocytes (macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells), NK cells, complement pathways, pattern recognition receptors, inflammasomes, inflammatory response.

- Adaptive Immunity – B cells, T cells (helper, cytotoxic, regulatory, memory), antibodies, antigen presentation (MHC I/II), clonal selection, immunological memory, class switching, somatic hypermutation.

  • Molecular Mediators & Signaling – Cytokines, chemokines, transcription factors, signaling pathways (NF-κB, JAK-STAT, MAPK, PI3K), growth factors, receptors.
  • Immune Responses to Pathogens – Responses to bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites; immune evasion strategies; microbiome interactions.
  • Inflammation & Immune Regulation – Acute vs chronic inflammation, resolution mechanisms, immune checkpoints, tolerance, regulatory cells.
  • Immunopathology & Disorders – Autoimmunity, immunodeficiencies (primary, secondary), allergies/hypersensitivities, chronic inflammation, transplant rejection, graft-vs-host disease.
  • Vaccination & Immunotherapy – Principles, vaccine types, monoclonal antibodies, CAR-T, checkpoint inhibitors, cytokine therapies.
  • Development & Aging – Fetal and neonatal immunity, thymic involution, immunosenescence.
  • Systems Integration – Neuroimmune interactions, endocrine-immune crosstalk, circadian regulation, metabolism-immune links.

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