CHAPTER 1. Introduction to the Immune System
Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components
CHAPTER 2. Innate Immunity
The Early Defense Against Infections
CHAPTER 3. Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes
What Lymphocytes See
CHAPTER 4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System
Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and Development of Immune Repertoires
CHAPTER 5. T Cell-Mediated Immunity
Activation of T Lymphocytes by Cell-Associated Antigens
CHAPTER 6. Effector Mechanisms of T Cell-Mediated Immunity
Functions of T Ceils in Host Defense
CHAPTER 7. Humoral Immune Responses
Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies
CHAPTER 8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
Elimination of Extraceiluiar Microbes and Toxins
CHAPTER 9. Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity
Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure
CHAPTER 10. Immune Responses against Tumors and Transplants
Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells
CHAPTER 11. Hypersensitivity
Disorders Caused by Immune Responses
CHAPTER 12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
Diseases Caused by Defective Immune Responses Suggested Readings
APPENDIX I Glossary
APPENDIX II Major Cytokines
APPENDIX III Principal Features of Select CD Molecules
APPENDIX IV Clinical Cases
Index