Contents

  1. Introduction and Overview

  2. Elements of Innate and Acquired Immunity

  3. Immunogens and Antigens

  4. Antibody Structure and Function

  5. Antigen-Antibody Interactions, Immune Assays, and Experimental Systems

  6. The Genetic Basis of Antibody Structure

  7. Biology of the B Lymphocyte

  8. The Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in the Immune Response

  9. Biology of the T Lymphocyte

  10. Activation and Function of T and B Cells

  11. Control Mechanisms in the Immune Response

  12. 12 Cytokines

  13. Complement

  14. Hypersensitivity Reactions: Antibody-Mediated (Type I) Reactions

  15. Hypersensitivity Reactions: Antibody-Mediated (Type II) Cytotoxic Reactions and Immune Complex (Type III) Reactions

  16. Hypersensitivity Reactions: T-Cell-Mediated, Type IV—Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity

  17. Autoimmunity

  18. Immunodeficiency and Other Disorders of the Immune System

  19. Transplantation Immunology

  20. Tumor Immunology

  21. Resistance and Immunization to Infectious Diseases