Immunology Fall 2019 Lecture 3: Antimicrobial Peptides and Complement

The lecture discusses the immune response, focusing on antimicrobial peptides and the complement system. It explains the layers of immunity, including barrier defenses and innate responses, detailing how proteins combat extracellular microbes and initiate inflammation. The complement system's pathways, including classical, lectin, and alternative, are explored, emphasizing their roles in microbial lysis and phagocytosis.