Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Vaccinations

Vaccinations

Vaccines

Vaccines

Vaccines are among the most effective tools in preventive medicine, designed to prepare the immune system to recognize and combat infectious agents. By introducing antigens—substances that the immune system identifies as foreign—vaccines stimulate an adaptive immune response that leads to immunological memory. This immunological memory enables the body to mount a faster and more effective response upon future exposures to the actual pathogen.Vaccines can be categorized based on the type of...

Immunological Memory

Immunological Memory

Immunological memory, a pivotal pillar of the adaptive immune system, is responsible for the body's ability to remember and respond more swiftly and effectively to previously encountered pathogens. This remarkable feature is what makes vaccines so effective in preventing diseases.
What is Immunological Memory?
Immunological memory is an integral function of the immune system that allows it to recognize and react more rapidly and effectively to pathogens previously encountered. This feature is...

Active versus Passive Immunity

Active versus Passive Immunity

Immunity, along with the ability to limit pathogen growth to prevent significant body tissue damage, can be gained either by (1) actively developing an immune response within the individual after exposure to a pathogen or after getting vaccinated or (2) passively transferring immune components from an immune individual to one who is nonimmune. Both these forms of immunity can be found naturally and in medical practices.
Active Immunity
Active immunity refers to the resistance one develops...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Synergistic senolytic-regenerative therapy significantly extends healthspan and lifespan.

Journal of translational medicine·2026

Same author

A novel combination for in vivo breast cancer treatment: TAK1 inhibition combined with metformin and Lentinula edodes compounds synergistically reinvigorates CD8<sup>+</sup> T Cells.

Journal of translational medicine·2026

Same author

Critical evaluation of compositions and clinical relevance of Wharton's jelly-derived biologics.

Journal of translational medicine·2026

Same author

Hierarchical therapeutic potential in the mesenchymal stem cell landscape.

Journal of translational medicine·2025

Same author

Reduction of solid tumors by senescent cell immunization.

Journal of translational medicine·2025

Same author

Inflammatory mitochondrial signalling and viral mimicry in cancer.

Journal of translational medicine·2025

Same journal

Projected health and economic impact of PCV20 vaccination in UK children: a dynamic transmission model.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

Same journal

Evaluating the societal value of adult respiratory vaccination in Sweden: a benefit-cost analysis.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

Same journal

Evaluating the socioeconomic value of adult respiratory immunization in Spain: a benefit-cost analysis.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

Same journal

Whole cell and acellular pertussis vaccines - rethinking the evidence.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

Same journal

Modeling the potential public health and economic impact and cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies using an adapted COVID-19 vaccine in the Dominican Republic.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

Same journal

Narrative shielding and prebunking: a synergistic strategy against vaccine hesitancy in pediatrics.

Expert review of vaccines·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 12, 2026

Evaluation of Host-Pathogen Responses and Vaccine Efficacy in Mice

Evaluation of Host-Pathogen Responses and Vaccine Efficacy in Mice

Published on: February 22, 2019

Methods to measure vaccine immunity

Vasso Apostolopoulos¹, Francesco M Marincola

¹Immunology and Vaccine Laboratory, Centre for Immunology, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. vasso@burnet.edu.au

Expert Review of Vaccines

|June 4, 2010

Summary

No abstract available in PubMed .

More Related Videos

Simultaneous Quantification of Anti-vector and Anti-transgene-Specific CD8+ T Cells Via MHC I Tetramer Staining After Vaccination with a Viral Vector

Simultaneous Quantification of Anti-vector and Anti-transgene-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells Via MHC I Tetramer Staining After Vaccination with a Viral Vector

Published on: November 28, 2018

An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers

An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers

Published on: December 1, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 12, 2026

Evaluation of Host-Pathogen Responses and Vaccine Efficacy in Mice

Evaluation of Host-Pathogen Responses and Vaccine Efficacy in Mice

Published on: February 22, 2019

Simultaneous Quantification of Anti-vector and Anti-transgene-Specific CD8+ T Cells Via MHC I Tetramer Staining After Vaccination with a Viral Vector

Simultaneous Quantification of Anti-vector and Anti-transgene-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells Via MHC I Tetramer Staining After Vaccination with a Viral Vector

Published on: November 28, 2018

An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers

An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers

Published on: December 1, 2017