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| immune system antigen innate immunity phagocytes immunology antimicrobial defensins cecropins magainins cytokines interleukins interferons tumor necrosis factor adaptive immunity immunological memory humoral immune response cellular immune response lysozyme complement inflammation neutrophils macrophages mast cells histamine B cells T cells plasma cells memory B cells major histocompatibility complex (or MHC) pathogen lymph nodes helper T cell antibody plasma cell memory cell primary immune response secondary immune response vaccination immunoglobulins heavy chains light chains constant regions variable regions antigen binding sites idiotypes oral tolerance helper T cells monoclonal antibody (MAb) cytotoxic T cell perforin ABO blood types Rh type IgG antibodies passive immunity colostrums IgA hygiene hypothesis scleroderma graft-versus-hose disease (GVHD) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) AIDS opportunistic HIV severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) autoantibodies autoimmunity rheumatic fever allergy allergens IgE antibodies sensitization mast cells allergy mediators histamine desensitization anaphylactic shock |