In: Anatomy and Physiology
in 1-2 sentences describe why this statement is false:
The humoral immune response involves Natural Killer T Cells that function to degrade ‘non-self’ foreign cells or cells that are infected with pathogens.
The Statement is False.
Natural Killer T Cells that function to degrade ‘non-self’ foreign cells or cells that are infected with pathogens is a type of Cellular Immunity,Not Humoral immunity.
Cellular Immunity: Immune process which causes activation of phagocytes, antigen-sensitized cytotoxic T cells & release of cytokines and chemokines when antigen enters the body.
When a pathogen enters the body-----infected cells are identified & destroyed by natural killer (NK) cells( a type of lymphocyte which can kill cells infected with viruses & tumor cells )
Activation of Natural Killer T cells causes pro-inflammatory & immune modulatory cytokine response & chemokine responses.
Humoral immunity- This is mediated by macromolecules found in extracellular fluids Like antibodies, complement proteins & antimicrobial peptides.
Humoral Immunity is mediated by B cells-
b cells turns into -
1.Memory Cells
2.Plasma cells
memory cells: cells that remember the same pathogen and cause faster antibody production in 2nd infection by same pathogen
Plasma Cells:Antibody-secreting cell arising from B cell differentiation.
They Kills pathogen by
1.Neutralization
2.Agglutination
3.Precipitation
4.ACtivation of compliment system
Neutralization:process in which Antibodies coat extracellular pathogens and neutralize them by blocking key sites on the pathogen .
Agglutination:This is the clumping of cells such as bacteria or red blood cells
Precipitation: formation of lattices (cross-links) when Pathogens are soluble.
Activation of compliment system:Antibodies activates Compliment system that lyse the microbes that have entered into the host