IMMUNOTHERAPY

Immunotherapy

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion2

Immunotherapy2

Active Cellular Immunotherapy3

Cancer Immunotherapy4

Cell Adoptive Transfer7

Genetically Engineered T cells7

Conclusion8

Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer

Introduction

The subject of immunology is associated with one of the branches of science that is; biomedicine. Immunology deals with the immune system and how to get immunity from different diseases. It deals with the structure and functioning of the immune system. From many decades, this discipline is alive and it's evolving continuously. As every discipline, that is alive, and continuously evolving in this world possess some history so does this field of immunology.

Before this field of immunology had established it was assumed that diseases and wounds are the curse of God and it is given to them as a punishment, this was the belief of western societies, on the other hand, eastern societies had a little rational approach they used to think that these wounds, and diseases occur because some of the systems in the body are not functioning well. (K, Lee & Brenda, 2003)

Afterwards, people began to develop observations with regard to diseases and how to prevent a human body from these diseases and that is how the birth of immunology took place. History of immunology can be explained by dividing it in two parts. First part would be experiential immunology period (from 17th to 19th century) and modern immunology period which was the period when immunology considered as an independent subject (period from 1971 to onwards).

Discussion

Immunotherapy

The immune system of human body is capable of course of variety responses. It is capable of working together and giving protection to body from invading pathogen and eliminating the disease. When human immune system in the body fails to work appropriately or it comprises of any the chronic or acute diseases, the body weakened and lost its strength to fight against debilitating effects. It needs extra help to prevent from it.

In immunotherapy, passive immunity is a form that is used extensively and acknowledged by the experts. In this process, they transfer immunity by direct injections of anti bodies and anti serum to avoid the disease to transfer (Arthur, 1989). This provides instant though temporary—safety from the diseases-causing bacterium, viruses, or toxins and can also protect people incapable to generate anti-bodies themselves. The injected antibody has a small lifetime. No memory cell is produced leaving the individual that left vulnerable to infection by the similar antigens.

In every immunotherapy, whether it is classified as an investigation or accepted to use it depends on inspiring the immune response for the treatment of disease by growing the human body's own defense mechanism, injection of particular immunologic protein, creating plentiful T-lymphocyte to devastate cells that have infection, or genetically altering T-lymphocyte to identify or devastate cancer's cells when re-injected into the human body (Arthur, 1989). In Accordance to the ACS, immunotherapy used to enhance the principal treatment. Immunotherapy depends on activating a part of the immune system from the use of protein or medicines to enhance immune functions. An approve use of BCG is extracted of damaged tuberculosis has been effectual in ...