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IMMUNE SYSTEM
Complement Immunoglobulins
Natural Killer Cells T Lymphocytes
Phagocytic cells
DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Bone Marrow
Lymphoblasts
Regulator Effector
T cells T cells
B lymphocytes
Antibodies
B cell immunodeficiency
T cell immunodeficiency
Defects in lymphocyte activation
and effector function
Therapeutic approaches for CID
• Passive immunization
• Bone marrow transplantation
• Gene therapy
ACQUIRED ID
Acquired ID are not genetic abnormalities,
but acquired during life.
• INucleus
– P17 (matrix)
– P24 (kapsid)
– P7/P9 (nucleocapsid)
Structure of HIV
CD4 Receptor
CCR5 Coreceptor
3 Penetration: virus empties CXCR4 Coreceptor
its contents into cell.
HIV RNA