Immunological Memory & Vaccination Strategies
Immunological Memory & Vaccination Strategies
Immunological Memory & Vaccination Strategies
Vaccination Strategies
➢ Pathogen Entry
➢ Antigen-Presenting Cells (APCs)
-detection & capture of pathogens.
➢ Antigen Display & T cell activation
➢ Functions Effector T cells
(Cytotoxic T cell & helper T cell).
➢ Role of B cells
➢ Pathogen clearance and memory
Why It Is Important to Develop
Immunological Memory?
1. Protection from
degradation of native
structure of antigens.
2. Prolonged antigen
presentation to immune
cells
mRNA vaccines: A breakthrough in Immunology
● A combination of molecular and
immunological biology.
● Works by introducing a piece of mRNA that
corresponds to a viral protein, usually a
small piece of a protein found on the virus’s
outer membrane.
● mRNA -> viral proteins (usually spike
proteins)
● Recognized as foreign antigen
● Activates both humoral and cell mediated
response
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Forms memory for future
mRNA Vaccination Types
mRNA vaccines
Self-amplifying
Conventional
(saRNA)
● Contain two reading ● Contain only one open
frames (ORF), one for reading frame (ORF).
viral RNA replication ● Less likelihood of
and another for unwanted immune
therapeutic treatment. response
● More likelihood of
unwanted immune
response.
But how to ensure it’s safe and affective? How to
reduce immunogenicity?
1 2
Chemical Addition of Poly(A) tail
Modifications shields the mRNA
(replacing specific sequences
nucleotides)
4 3
Purification- Removal Usage of GC rich
of incomplete sequences has shown
transcripts to reduce result in reducing
immunogenicity immunogenicity
mRNA vaccines- Pros and Cons
Advantages Disadvantages
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Vaccine Mode of Action