Lymphoid Structures | Immunology | Topic 6

This Section Include:

  • Natural Killer Cells: Introduction and role in innate immunity.
  • Activation of Natural Killer Cells: Enhancement by cytokines.
  • Mechanisms of Action: How natural killer cells kill target cells.
  • B Cells: Function in humoral immunity and antibody production.
  • Antibody Production: Process of differentiation into plasma cells.
  • Helper T Cells: Assistance in activating B cells.
  • T Cells: Role in cell-mediated immunity.
  • Delayed Hypersensitivity: T cells' involvement in type 4 hypersensitivity.
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Matching
  • Immunologic Memory: B cells' role in memory of antigens.