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Immune Response

The immune response is the coordinated set of physiological mechanisms by which a host detects, contains, and eliminates pathogens and foreign antigens while maintaining tolerance to self. It comprises two integrated arms: innate immunity, the rapid, non-specific first line provided by barrier surfaces, phagocytes, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 19× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2577-137X

Overview

The immune response is the coordinated set of physiological mechanisms by which a host detects, contains, and eliminates pathogens and foreign antigens while maintaining tolerance to self. It comprises two integrated arms: innate immunity, the rapid, non-specific first line provided by barrier surfaces, phagocytes, complement, and soluble effectors such as mannose-binding lectins; and adaptive immunity, the antigen-specific response that develops more slowly but confers immunological memory. The adaptive response is itself divided into humoral immunity, mediated by B cells and the immunoglobulin (antibody) classes they secrete, and cell-mediated immunity, executed by T lymphocytes that recognize processed antigen and orchestrate or directly mediate killing. Cytokines, including interferon-gamma, coordinate communication among immune cells, shape effector polarization, and regulate the magnitude and resolution of inflammation. Vaccination exploits these mechanisms to generate protective, durable memory, and the resulting immunoglobulin and cellular responses can be quantified through immunoassays and broader immunomonitoring and immunogenomic approaches. Research themes include antibody responses to xenobiotics and the effects of ageing, modulation of vaccine immune responses by nutritional factors such as dairy consumption, responses to mycobacterial vaccination, and cytokine expression during mycobacterial infection. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on vaccine-induced responses, immunoglobulins, immunomonitoring, and innate effectors.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 19 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Immunization (ISSN 2577-137X).

Journal editorial board
Giuseppe Murdaca · Italy Harunor Rashid · Australia Ming Tan · United States

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