OPAL Module 3: Immune Cells

Dr Xianghua Zhang is a Director of Research at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) -Université de Rennes 1, France.

Scope of Immune cells. T Lymphocyte. B Lymphocyte. Macrophages.
Central role of macrophages. Polymorphonuclear granulocytes. Structure of
Immunoglobulin. B cell antigen receptor complex. Immunoglobulin
production. Biological activities of Immunoglobulins (Human). Antibody
response. Gene Families of Immunoglobulin. Antigen Presenting Cells and
Antigen Presentation. Immunoglobulin Gene Recombination. Molecules
involved in T cell-APC or Target cell Match. Antigen. Antigen-Antibody
Binding. B cells Activation (T-dependent). B cells Activation (T-
independent). Difference of Antigen Recognition between T and B cells.
Antigen Presentation on MHC Class II Molecules. Antigen Presentation on
MHC Class I molecules. T cells Antigen Receptor Complex (TCR2/CD3
complex). Complement System. Biological Effects of Complement. MHC
Class I and II Genes (mouse and human). Complement Classical Pathway.
Complement Alternate Pathway. Complement Common pathway. Stress
proteins (heat shock proteins, hsp). T cell development. B cell development.
Cytokines. Lymphokines. Cytokine Receptor Family. Natural killer cells.
Cell-mediated Lysis (2) Granule exocytosis. Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity (1):
Contactual lysis. Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity. T Lymphocyte Activation. T cell
activation. T cell activation by APC. Distinct Activation Cascades in T cell
Subsets. T cell activation by anti-CD-3 mAb. T cell Activation with
Pharmacologic Agents. T cell activation by Super antigen. Structure of MHC
Class I and Class II. Immunoglobulin Superfamily. T cell activation with
Lectins. Intergrin family. Immunoglobulin Classification. IgM.