What are the roles of the antibodies in the body's response to infection?

Answer 1

What we consider anti bodies are actually made up of many different types of cells. Basically consisting of B-cells, T-cells, and macrophages. When an area is infected by antigens, or body recognizes that that part of the body is injured we notice how the infected area becomes inflamed. The injured cells will send chemicals which send a distress signal to the rest of the body. The B-cells, are then called in and will get to the point of infection and will divide into 4 cells. One of the cells become a memory cell taking a piece of the infection to the brain where it will be stored to create proper anti-bodies that are specific to that infection. The other three cells becoming plasma cells which help build up around infection creating a perimeter around cell and catching other filaments so that as blood rushes by, the filaments catch and begin to restrict blood flow and movement. Helper T-Cells are then called in, which attach to the infection and begin to consume the infection preventing any movement or spreading. Then chemicals are called for macrophages which come in and actually eat the helper T-cells and infection.