Antigen
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| - | '''Vaccination''' is the administration of [[antigen]]ic material (a [[vaccine]]) to stimulate an individual's [[immune system]] to develop [[Adaptive immune system|adaptive]] [[immunity (medical)|immunity]] to a [[pathogen]]. [[Vaccines]] can prevent or ameliorate [[infectious disease]]. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, [[herd immunity]] results. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified. | ||
| - | == See also == | + | In [[immunology]], '''antigens''' ('''Ag''') are [[structure]]s (aka substances) specifically bound by [[antibodies]] (Ab) or a cell surface version of Ab ~ [[B-cell receptor|B cell antigen receptor]] (BCR). The term antigen originally described a structural molecule that binds specifically to an antibody only in the form of native antigen. |
| - | *[[Feline vaccination]] | + | |
| - | *[[H5N1 clinical trials]] | + | ==See also== |
| - | *[[Immunization during pregnancy]] | + | * [[Antigenic escape]] |
| - | *[[List of vaccine topics]] | + | * [[Antitoxin]] |
| - | *[[Vaccination and religion]] | + | * [[Conformational epitope]] |
| - | *[[Vaccination of dogs]] | + | * [[Epitope]] |
| - | *[[Vaccine trial]] | + | * [[Linear epitope]] |
| - | *[[World Immunization Week]] | + | * [[Magnetic immunoassay]] |
| - | *[[Vaccine controversy]] | + | * [[Neutralizing antibody]] |
| + | * [[Original antigenic sin]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Ehrlich#Magic bullet|Paul Ehrlich: Magic Bullet]] | ||
| + | * [[Polyclonal B cell response]] | ||
| + | * [[Priming (immunology)]] | ||
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In immunology, antigens (Ag) are structures (aka substances) specifically bound by antibodies (Ab) or a cell surface version of Ab ~ B cell antigen receptor (BCR). The term antigen originally described a structural molecule that binds specifically to an antibody only in the form of native antigen.
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See also
- Antigenic escape
- Antitoxin
- Conformational epitope
- Epitope
- Linear epitope
- Magnetic immunoassay
- Neutralizing antibody
- Original antigenic sin
- Paul Ehrlich: Magic Bullet
- Polyclonal B cell response
- Priming (immunology)
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