Understanding The Immune System

[Guest guest]

Dear a,

This is by far the best explanations and diagrams

that I've ever seen on this topic. Thank you so

very much. By the way, it can be printed out, to

be studied " offline " . It IS long, and quite a

few pages.. but, I think, worth the paper and ink.

You really do find the GREATEST STUFF!!

I appreciate all you do for us.

God Bless you,

elaine

http://rex.nci.nih.gov/PATIENTS/INFO_TEACHER/bookshelf/NIH_immune/index.html

[Guest guest]

Elaine,

You're welcome Elaine. I'll put the link on my web site for

easy reference.

a

----- Original Message -----

From: Elaine <elainer@...>

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Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:05 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Understanding the Immune System

> Dear a,

>

> This is by far the best explanations and diagrams

> that I've ever seen on this topic. Thank you so

> very much. By the way, it can be printed out, to

> be studied " offline " . It IS long, and quite a

> few pages.. but, I think, worth the paper and ink.

>

> You really do find the GREATEST STUFF!!

>

> I appreciate all you do for us.

> God Bless you,

> elaine

>

>

>

>

>

http://rex.nci.nih.gov/PATIENTS/INFO_TEACHER/bookshelf/NIH_immune/index.html

>

[Guest guest]

Click here: Understanding The Immune System

http://newscenter.cancer.gov/sciencebehind/immune/immune00.htm

Understanding The Immune System

01 Introduction

02 The Immune System

03 Markers of Self

04 Markers of Non-Self

05 Organs of the Immune System

06 Lymphatic System

07 Lymph Node

08 Cells of the Immune System

09 B Cells

10 Antibody

11 IgG, IgD, and IgE

12 IgA, and IgM

13 Antibody Genes

14 T Cells

15 Cytokines

16 Natural Killer Cells

17 Phagocytes and Granulocytes

18 Phagocytes in the Body

19 Complement

20 Mounting an Immune Response

21 Antigen Receptors

22 Activation of B Cells to Make Antibody

23 Activation of T Cells: Helper and Cytotoxic

24 Immunity: Short-and Long-Term Cell Memory

25 Disorders of the Immune System: Allergy

26 Disorders of the Immune System: Autoimmune Disease

27 Disorders of the Immune System: Immune Complex Disease

28 Disorder of the Immune System: AIDS

29 Human Tissue Typing for Organ Transplants

30 "Privileged" Immunity

31 Immunity and Cancer

32 Immunotherapy

33 The Immune System and the Nervous System

34 Hybridoma Technology

35 Genetic Engineering

36 The SCID-hu Mouse

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

thanks for sharing the immune system reference. I am going to look

for it at the library. I could benefit from a little anatomy

lesson! :-)

Any by the way I TOTALLY got where you were coming from regarding

doctors, meds, research and cure.

I also am so thankful that Aundrea is doing so well with this

current mix of meds. Its taken me awhile but I realize the drugs

aren't necesarily the enemy, but I also dont go blind into the night

thinking that the benefits are free when often there are costly side

effects that are paid down the road...For many that seems to be the

challenge of having to use steroids...

But anyway it was the conflict of interests between the drug

companies and research grants that you were really addressing your

concerns about. Hopefully better non for profit funding will be

provided to enhance research efforts.

(aundrea 9 systemic)--

- In , Lynn <llyoung@b...> wrote:

> Hi All:

> I've been away for about 5 days... travelled up to see my folks,

about

> a 6 hour drive. They were celebrating their 50th wedding

anniversary!

> It was a nice weekend.

>

> While I was there my dad asked if I wanted to have his stacks of

old

> National Geographics - all the way back to the 60's!!! Wow. I

loaded up

> about a quarter of them, said I'd take some each trip.

>

> The point is - I went through the stacks of them, thinking I'd

take the

> ones that seemed most likely to help with Mickey and Kinsey's

school

> projects. In the June 1986 one (vol. 169, no. 6) there is a truly

> EXCELLENT article on understanding the immune system. It's well

> illustrated and extremely well explained. If anyone is looking for

a

> basic but detailed explanation of what is going on in our kid's

bodies

> with the immune system and what cytokines are and macrophages and

> T-cells (killer t's and helper t's!) and B-cells and lymphokines

and

> what all those research articles that Georgina and other's

publish -

> wow. This is the article to go to. Most libraries have every issue

of

> National Geographic ever printed... trust me, its well worth the

trip

> to the library. It explains it all in very straightforward terms

and

> I'm beginning to think I actually get the point of some of the new

> research and how these biological drugs are working.

> I can find references to the article at the National Geographic

website

> but can't actually access it. The article is called " Our Immune

System

> - The Wars Within " . Truly excellent.

>

> Just as a by-the-way... in case anyone got the wrong impression

from my

> comments about drug companies and their " search for a cure " -

while I

> am somewhat cynical in that regard, please rest assured I am also

> extremely grateful for the drugs that control the disease and

grant

> Mickey a fairly good quality of life. And I know her doctors, too,

> would point to a cure in a heartbeat, if it was within their

power. I

> would think most doctors out there feel that way - anyone with a

heart

> does. But I do think there is a bit of " conflict of interest " when

cure

> research is largely funded by companies who's existance and profit

> margin is tied to sales of drugs that grant relief. I would like

to

> advocate for more organizations who fund raise for research

independent

> of profit motives... such as the arthritis foundations, etc. I do

think

> there is a lot of good research happening... just not enough of

it, and

> in that, I know the horrendous costs are being handled by good

people

> to the best of their abilities. There is a 'big picture " of which

I am

> quite aware - but it was a very BLUE Monday, that day!!!

>

> Lynn

> mom to Mickey, 10, systemic jra since 3

> and Kinsey, 8, healthy, great sister to Mickey!