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Topics
- Humoral Immune Response Part I
– Antibody effector functions – Thymus dependent and independent antigens – Linked recognition – B cell Activation, proliferation and differentiation – Isotype switching, Affinity maturation – Distribution and function of Ab – Accessory cells
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Extracellular Bacteria
- Destruction of extracellular
bacteria
- Neutralize the toxins
- Prevents the spread of
intracellular infections
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Humoral Immune Response
Bacteria
APC Cytokines Th 2 APC B Cell Antibody Production Ag Th CD4+