Syllabus-We will use i<clickers in this class so please purchase one for the start of class. There is no text for this class. You will be reading peer reviewed articles with a little help from Wiki. 

 Class structure and introduction to PubMed, Physics of Life

 The immune system as as a natural emergent phenomenon consistent with the laws of far from equilibrium thermodynamics spaciotemporal structures

 Free Radicals What are they?

 Cell to Cell Communication: receptors and ligands, Limit Cycles, Oscillations

The Innate Immune System The Complement SystemA video of complement Self, non-self, and danger: a complementary viewThe ancestry and cumulative evolution of immune reactions , Reduced neuronal cell death after experimental brain injury in mice lacking a functional alternative pathway of complement activation

Oxidative Stress and the Regulation of Complement Activation in Human GlaucomaThe immune response in glaucoma: A perspective on the roles of oxidative stress.

 Innate Immune System Receptors:  Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) flagellin TLR5Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), but not TLR3 or TLR9, knock-out mice have neuroprotective effects against focal cerebral ischemia.  oxidative stress (lung) TLR4,  oxidative stress (retinal) TLR4, Dietary sugars inhibit biologic functions of the pattern recognition molecule, mannose-binding lectin

Cell Death Necrosis  necrotic cell deathNADPH oxidases TNF, Amazing video of neutrophils targeting a cell March of the Neutrophils, Crawling Neutrophil Chasing a Bacterium Video, Chemotaxis in dictyostelium, Inhibition of human neutrophil chemotaxis by endogenous cannabinoids and phytocannabinoids: evidence for a site distinct from CB1 and CB2GPR55 regulates cannabinoid 2 receptor-mediated responses in human neutrophils.

Cell Death, Apoptosis: Apoptosis Video  Programmed cell clearance: molecular regulation of the elimination of apoptotic cell corpses and its role in the resolution of inflammation.Induction of caspase- and reactive oxygen species-independent phosphatidylserine externalization in primary human neutrophils: role in macrophage recognition and engulfmentCell surface externalization of annexin A1 as a failsafe mechanism preventing inflammatory responses during secondary necrosis. Differences between necrosis and apoptosis, Macrophage Crawling Video

Plague-Yersinia pests: Deadly plague versus mild-mannered TLR4Innate immune sensing of microbes by Nod proteins.  Nod proteins link bacterial sensing and autophagy. cell wall of bacteria 1, 2Crohn's disease susceptibility gene interactions, a NOD to the newcomer ATG16L1.Crohn's VideoMitochondrion: an emerging platform critical for host antiviral signaling.

NK Cells video Natural killer cells and hepatitis C: action and reaction.In contrast to anti-tumor activity, YT cell and primary NK cell cytotoxicity for Cryptococcus neoformans bypasses LFA-1.A video of   Immune synapseNatural Killer Cells Require Selectins for Suppression of Subcutaneous TumorsAnalysis of Physiologic E-Selectin-Mediated Leukocyte Rolling on Microvascular Endothelium video Pregnancy immunogenetics: NK cell education in the womb? NK cell development, homeostasis and function: parallels with CD8+ T cells,

T-cells: Discussion of their discovery Video, T-cell receptor diversity,  T-cell Development Video,  Cytotoxic T-cell (also known as TC, CTL, T-Killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8+ T-cells or killer T cell): PerforinGranzyme  Killer T-Cell VideoT Cell Granule Release Video, T-cell Killing Video. 

TCR T cell antigen receptors and the immunoglobulin supergene familyT-Cell Receptor (TCR) Overview, T cell receptor signaling pathwayT-cell receptor  pathways diagram VDJ Recombination Video,  Second Signal Co-Stimulation of TCRs: CD28, CD-28 PathwayCTLA-4, CD28-SuperMAB,  CD28 and CTLA-4 coreceptor expression and signal transductionRestless T Cells Sniff and Go,  A single autoimmune T cell receptor recognizes more than a million different peptides.

Role of natural killer T cells in the mouse colitis-associated colon cancer modelT cell receptor signalling in gamma/deltad cell development: strength isn’t everything,  Human gamma/delta T Cells: A Lymphoid Lineage Cell Capable of Professional PhagocytosisDendritic Cell Migration VideoWhite Blood Cell Chases Bacteria VideoNF-κB controls energy homeostasis and metabolic adaptation by upregulating mitochondrial respiration

Major Histocompatibility Complex VideoMHC Class I Processing, The transition from the innate immune system to the acquired acquired immune system, Antigen Processing Video,

HLA class I molecules, MHC Class I Structure VideoHLA-AHLA-BHLA-CHLA-GHuman leucocyte antigen-C in B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

 HLA class II molecules: Structure VideoHLA-DMHLA-DRHLA-DQ, HLA class II videoExcellent review video,  Cross Presentation MHC class I endosomal and lysosomal trafficking coincides with exogenous antigen loading in dendritic cells, CD1CD1 and lipid antigens: intracellular pathways for antigen presentationFatty acid amide hydrolase shapes NKT cell responses by influencing the serum transport of lipid antigen in mice.

 T Helper cells, Th1,  Cytokines Proinflammatory: Interleukin I (IL-1), Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) video, Type I Interferons in Host DefenseInterferon gamma (INF-γ), Il-6Pro-inflammatory cytokines increase reactive oxygen species through mitochondria and NADPH oxidase in cultured RPE cells  REVIEW videoCB2 cannabinoid receptors contribute to bacterial invasion and mortality in polymicrobial sepsis

B-Cells B-cell Videoanother B-cell Video2Gene Recombination VideoViral double-stranded RNA triggers Ig class switching by activating upper respiratory mucosa B cells through an innate TLR3 pathway involving BAFF,  Structure and function of immunoglobulinsFc ReceptorsClinical consequences of defects in B-cell developmentSomatic Hyper Mutation. Cannabinoid receptor 2 mediates retention of immature B cells in bone marrow sinusoidsCannabinoid receptor 2 positions and retains marginal zone B cells within the splenic marginal zone,  TLR-mediated B cell activation results in ectopic CLIP expression that promotes B cell-dependent inflammation.

Th2: IL-10, IL=13, Similarity and diversity in macrophage activation by nematodes, trematodes, and cestodesNeurohormonal-cytokine interactions: implications for inflammation, common human diseases and well-being.,Neurohormonal-cytokine interactions: implications for inflammation, common human diseases and well-beingGlucocorticoids and the Th1/Th2 balanceInterleukin-10 promotes NK cell killing of autologous macrophages by stimulating expression of NKG2D ligands. CB2 cannabinoid receptors contribute to bacterial invasion and mortality in polymicrobial sepsis.

 VDJ Recombination video,T-cell maturation videoT-cell signalling videoSecond signal CD28 B7 Cannabinoid receptor type 1 and 2-mediated increase in cyclic AMP inhibits T cell receptor-triggered signaling.

Resveratrol improves neuron protection and functional recovery in rat model of spinal cord injury

Th17: FoxP3+ CD4+ T cells in systemic autoimmune diseases: the delicate balance between true regulatory T cells and effector Th-17 cells

Complement drives Th17 cell differentiation and triggers autoimmune arthritis,  Regulatory role of resveratrol on Th17 in autoimmune disease

Th17 cells: a new fate for differentiating helper T cells

Antibody dependent Cell Mediate Cytotoxicity:   Ca2+ signals during ADCCAntibody dependent Cell Mediate Cytotoxicity: CD8 T-cell macrophage interaction Video  Ca2+ signals during ADCC

Antibodies: 

IgA: IgA deficiency, The surprising discovery that TGF beta specifically induces the IgA class switchIntestinal bacteria trigger T cell-independent immunoglobulin A(2) class switching by inducing epithelial-cell secretion of the cytokine APRILImmunoglobulin responses at the mucosal interface, Probiotic bacteria and intestinal epithelial barrier function,  Lactobacillus acidophilus modulates intestinal pain and induces opioid and cannabinoid receptors,

Coeliac disease: dissecting a complex inflammatory disorder.

The function and regulation of immunoglobulin D.IgD

IgE: 

Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) mediates immunoglobulin class switching from IgM to IgE in cultures of murine-purified B lymphocytes

IgG: Antibody technology: Video  Wiki Definition, list of monoclonals  hybridoma based monoclonals, phage display:  pComb3scFv (single chain variable fragment), FabMorphosys, technical manual,  Beyond natural antibodies: the power of in vitro display technologies.

Vaccination: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-induced regulatory T cells suppress the development of allergic airways diseaseVaccine's Safety: A Crime Against Humanity videoContaminated Vaccines can create new Pandemics and Diseases videoBill Gates says - Vaccine safety skeptics kill children! videoProof of Vaccine Autism Link - Fox News video.

Cancer Immunology: Antibodies Target Inside Cancer cells? 

Epigenetics: Epigenetic control of the immune escape mechanisms in malignant carcinomas.

Adaptive Transfer:  Ex vivo gene transfer for improved adoptive immunotherapy of cancerInflammation and Cancer: Inflammation: gearing the journey to cancer.

VideosInfluenza antibodyOrigins of H1N1PowerPoint Slides, hyperinflammatory response to some strains: Targeted deletion of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 produced enhanced inflammatory responses to influenza A/PR/8/34 in the absence and presence of {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinolModulation Of Airway Responses To Influenza A/PR/8/34 By Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol In C57BL/6 Mice.


Unscheduled: 

RESVERATROL INHIBITS PROLIFERATION AND SURVIVAL OF EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS (EBV)-INFECTED BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA CELLS DEPENDING ON VIRAL LATENCY PROGRAM.

Down regulating immune response to fetus Bi-Directional Calcium Signaling Between Adjacent Leukocytes and Trophoblast-Like Cells


Lipid Rafts Spacial Temporal Structures MIGRATING HUMAN NEUTROPHILS EXHIBIT DYNAMIC SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIATION IN MEMBRANE LIPID ORGANIZATION

Calcium dependent Fc receptor signaling A cell permeant peptide containing the cytoplasmic tail sequence of Fc receptor type IIA reduces calcium signaling and phagolysosome formation in neutrophils

LeukotrienesSelective localization of recognition complexes for leukotriene B4 and formyl-Met-Leu-Phe within lipid raft microdomains of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils.


TLR4 mediates human retinal pigment epithelial endotoxin binding and cytokine expression


Lipid Communication Lipid Mediators in Health and Disease: Enzymes and Receptors as Therapeutic Targets for the Regulation of Immunity and Inflammation.


Targeted deletion of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 produced enhanced inflammatory responses to influenza A/PR/8/34 in the absence and presence of {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol.


Peanuts can contribute to anaphylactic shock by activating complement.


The role of the anaphylatoxins in health and disease.


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