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Compare and contrast the roles of B cells T helper cells Th cells and cytotoxic T cells Tc cells in your immune system?
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b-cell- humeral- antibody based response to antigen t-cell - cell mediated response to antigen
both are components of the adaptive immune system
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Why are helper t-cells required in an immune attack?
Helper T cell helps to develop anti viral protein interleukin
What directly attacks and lyses cellular pathogens?
The cytotoxic t cell directly attacks and lyses cellular pathogens. They are activated by antigens that stimulate an immune response.
What is the cells that helps regulate body function?
A large number of cell types participate in the immune reaction, but all of them are derived from the same Hematopoietic Stem Cells.Certain Important Cells are:T Cells (T Lymphocytes): T cells are responsible for the cell mediated immune response. There are two types of T lymphocytes:T Cytotoxic: They are responsible for the cell mediated cytotoxicity.T Helper: They secrete cytokines that activate the T helper cells and macrophages.B Cells (B Lymphocytes): B lymphocytes are responsible for humoral immunity. They secrete antibodies in response to the antigens entering body.Macrophages: They are the major scavengers, as they phagocytocize the antigen and represent the epitopes on their surfaces.Neutrophils: They are associated with inflammation.Dendritic Cells: Dendtritic cells are specialised cells with versatile functions, including antigen capturing and antigen presentation.Natural Killer Cells: They are cells with small population that are active against tumor cells and some but not all virus infected cell.
Cytotoxic T cells can destroy cancer cells by means of a secretion called?
Cytotoxic T cells (also known as CD8+ T cells) can destroy cancer cells through a process called cell-mediated cytotoxicity. This process involves the secretion of perforin and granzymes by the cytotoxic T cells. Perforin creates pores in the target cell's membrane, allowing granzymes to enter the target cell. Granzymes are proteases that induce apoptosis (programmed cell death) in the target cell, effectively killing it. This mechanism is a crucial part of the immune system's ability to recognize and eliminate cancerous or infected cells.
When an antigen is bound to a class II MHC protein it can activate what cell?
When an antigen is bound to a class II MHC protein, it can activate helper T cells. Helper T cells play a critical role in initiating and coordinating immune responses by releasing various signaling molecules and activating other immune cells.
Which immune cells are attracted to the chemicals secreted by helper T cells?
Cytotoxic t cells and b lymphocytes!
What immune system cells are attracted to the chemicals secreted by helper T cells?
Cytotoxic t cells and b lymphocytes!
What are Helper T cells?
Helper T cells are a type of white blood cell that play a crucial role in the immune response by coordinating and regulating the activities of other immune cells. They help activate B cells to produce antibodies and assist cytotoxic T cells in killing infected cells. Helper T cells are essential for a properly functioning immune system.
What are parts of the immune system and functions?
Helper T cells are required to activate both the B cells that produce antibodies, and the T cytotoxic cells that attack and destroy pathogenic cells
Protects the body destroys bacteria and tumor cells?
T cells are made in the red bone marrow but specialize into t cells outside the marrow in the thymus, hence the T in Tcells. two types of t cells are cytotoxic effector cells and helper t cells. think of cytotoxic t cells as the drunk guy in the bar that wants to fight everyone (and is a good fighter by the way) and the helper t cells are the friends who show him who to fight and provides him with the weapons to fight. CTC can attach to and destroy cells carrying antigens Helper T cells 1. present antigen to CE cells and plasma B cells to activate them into action and 2. produe powerful immune protein called cytokins which can stimulate the lymphocyte cell disvision.
How does massage therapy enhance the immune system?
Massage may enhance the immune system. A study suggests an increase in cytotoxic capacity associated with massage.
Which cell of the immune system is absolutely required for an adaptive immune response?
T helper cells
What lymphocytes initiate and oversee the immune response?
Helper T celss
How do the helper T cells first become part of the immune response to invasion by a virus?
T helper cells (CD4 T cells) serve to guide the development of adaptive (acquired) immune responses. Once they are activated and instructed by cells of the innate (natural) immune system, they "help" to activate cytotoxic (CD8) T cells and B cells (antibody producers). In the case of viruses T helper cells, once polarized, will produce signaling molecules (such as IL-2) that alert the CD8 T cells to the infection and will help activate B cells and will instruct them as to which flavor or antibody is best to produce. The CD4 T cells will also release other signaling proteins (such as Interferons) that help get rid of the virus.
Which cell of the immune system is absolutely required for an adaptive immune response in that it helps activate both humoral and cellular immune responses?
Helper T cells
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Are lymphocytes that coordinate cellular and humoral immune responses?
T helper cells
