Memory in the innate and adaptive immune systems |
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| Authors: | Kurtz Joachim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Host Defense, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;2. Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA |
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| Abstract: | Specific memory is a hallmark of the vertebrate adaptive immune system. However, recent experiments indicate that specific memory might also exist in the innate immune systems of invertebrates. At present, the underlying mechanisms are unknown; yet such phenomenological evidence is relevant for understanding the principles and evolution of immune defence. |
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| Keywords: | Innate immunity Memory Vaccination Antibody Parasite Evolution |
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