Immunological Biomolecules

Immunology is the branch of biology that studies immune system of  all organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in terms of both health and diseases. The human immune system is composed of two major parts, the adaptive immune system and the innate immune system. The initial reaction to a pathogen involves the innate system, a non-specific response that involves inflammation, leukocytes, and the complement system. The secondary response or the adaptive immune system response is carried out by B cell and T cell lymphocytes. B cells are activated to secrete antibodies to the pathogen, present antigen, and secrete cytokines while various T cells kill target cells, activate macrophages, and stimulate B cells to produce antibodies. The adaptive immune system also creates immunological memory through memory B and T cells that provide enhanced protection to future infection.

If the immune system malfunction it results in various immunological disorders such as autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, and transplant rejection. Immunology has various applications in disciplines of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, rheumatology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, psychiatry, and dermatology.

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