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name=antigen,
description={In immunology, an antigen is a molecule or molecular
structure, such as \acrshort{ha} and \acrshort{na}, that can be bound by an
- antigen-specific antibody or immune cell receptor. The presence of
+ antigen-specific \gls{bu:antibody} or immune cell receptor. The presence of
antigens in the body normally triggers an immune response
}
}
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\newglossaryentry{bu:tiv}
{
type=bus,
- name=inactivated trivalent vaccines,
- description={An inactivated vaccine is a vaccine consisting of
- \gls{bu:antigen}ic virus particles from viruses that have been grown in
- culture and then killed to destroy disease producing capacity. In practice
- vaccines of three main types of influenza were used, hence trivalent}
+ name=TIV,
+ description={
+ An inactivated trivalent vaccine is a vaccine consisting of \gls{bu:antigen}ic virus particles from viruses that have been grown in culture and then killed to destroy disease producing capacity.
+ In practice vaccines of three main types of influenza were used, hence trivalent
+ },
+ first={inactivated trivalent vaccines (TIV)}
}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:antibody}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=antibody,
+ description={ Protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses.
+ The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the pathogen, called an \gls{bu:antigen}}
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:titer}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=titer,
+ description={
+ Titer is a way of expressing concentration.
+ Titer testing employs serial dilution to obtain approximate quantitative information from an analytical procedure that inherently only evaluates as positive or negative.
+ The titer corresponds to the highest dilution factor that still yields a positive reading
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:tcell}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=T-cell,
+ description={
+ A T cell is a type of \gls{bu:lymphocyte}.
+ T cells are one of the important white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response, for example generating antibodies against influenza.
+ Groups of specific, T cell subtypes have a variety of important functions in controlling and shaping the adaptive immune response
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:lymphocyte}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=lymphocyte,
+ description={
+ A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell in the immune system of jawed vertebrates.
+ Lymphocytes include \gls{bu:tcell}, and \gls{bu:bcell}.
+ These cells work together in the adaptive immune response to generate antibodies against influenza
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:cd8pos}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=CD8+ T-cell,
+ description={
+ A cytotoxic T cell (also known as CD8+ T-cell) is a \gls{bu:tcell} that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected (particularly with viruses), or cells that are damaged in other ways.
+ It does so by recognizing specific part of \gls{bu:antigen} and then starting a process that kills the targetted cell
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:cd4pos}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=CD4+ T-cell,
+ description={
+ The T helper cells, also known as CD4+ cells, "help" the activity of other immune cells by releasing \gls{bu:cytokine}s.
+ These cells help to polarize the immune response into the appropriate kind depending on the nature of the immunological insult (e.g. virus vs. bacterium)
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:cytokine}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=cytokine,
+ description={
+ Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins important in cell signaling that bind to receptor protein on the outside of (immune) cells to fulfill their signal function
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:pbmc}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=PBMC,
+ description={
+ A peripheral blood mononuclear cell is any peripheral blood cell having a round nucleus.
+ These cells consist of \gls{bu:lymphocyte} and \gls{bu:monocyte}s
+ },
+ first={peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)}
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:bcell}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=B-cell,
+ description={
+ B-cells produce antibody molecules; however, these antibodies are not secreted.
+ Rather, they are presented on the outside of the cell where they serve as a part of B-cell receptors.
+ When a B-cell is activated by an antigen, it proliferates and differentiates into an antibody-secreting effector cell, known as a plasmablast or plasma cell
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:monocyte}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=monocyte,
+ description={
+ Monocytes are a type of white blood cell.
+ Monocytes and their macrophage and dendritic cell progeny serve three main functions in the immune system.
+ These are phagocytosis, antigen presentation, and cytokine production.
+ Phagocytosis is the process of uptake of microbes and particles followed by digestion and destruction of this material
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:hai}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=HAI,
+ description={
+ The \acrlong{ha} inhibition assay is used to measure the \gls{bu:titer} of \gls{bu:antibody} against a strain of influenza virus present in the serum.
+ Antibody levels are measured before vaccination and 28 days after.
+ The antibody levels are used to compute the seroprotection and seroconversion criteria
+ },
+ first={\acrlong{ha} inhibition assay (HAI)}
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:cmv}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=CMV,
+ description={
+ Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpesvirus found in humans.
+ Like other herpesviruses, it is a life-long infection that remains in a latent state inside the human body, until it is 'reactivated' by appropriate conditions.
+ Thought to accelerate aging of the immune system and thereby impairing influenza vaccine response \citep{van_den_Berg_2019}
+ },
+ first={cytomegalovirus (CMV)}
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:ebv}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=EBV,
+ description={
+ The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.
+ },
+ first={Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)}
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:seropc}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=seroconversion and seroprotection,
+ description={
+ A vaccine is considered succesful if the recipient seroconverted (4-fold or greater rise in antibody against virus after vaccination) and were seroprotected (\acrshort{gmt} \(\ge\) 40) after vaccination.
+ }
+}
+\newglossaryentry{bu:stat}
+{
+ type=bus,
+ name=STAT,
+ description={
+ A vaccine is considered succesful if the recipient seroconverted (4-fold or greater rise in antibody against virus after vaccination) and were seroprotected (\acrshort{gmt} \(\ge\) 40) after vaccination.
+ },
+ first={signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)}
+}
+
+