NPB 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Natural Killer Cell, Humoral Immunity, Monocyte

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The cells that make up the immune system. Collective name for all the immune cells in our body. Myeloid cells (monocytes/macrophages, granulocytes and precursors for red blood cells and platelets. The cells that make up the immune system -- t lymphocytes (t cells) Scavenge our tissues in search of pathogens, dead cells and other debris. Professional phagocytic cells that release the content of their granular as part of specific immune responses (e. g. against large extracellular parasites) A b cell makes only kind of 1 antibody. Each antibody is highly specific for one particular antigen (usually a part of a protein) Problem: there is an near-infinite number of antigens that we could possibly encounter during our lifetime. How can a single b cell make a difference against a pathogen. Activation of complment pathway, a cascade of biochemical response that ends with the formation of membrane attack complex which kills pathogens.

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