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Where do the helper and cytotoxic T-lymphocytes leave and migrate?
They leave the secondary lymhoid structure after exposure to the antigen, migrating to the site of infection where they release cytokines (Il-2 and IL-4)
What do cytotoxic T-lymphocytes destroy?
Unhealthy or infected cells
How does the effector response of a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte initiates?
Physical contact of a cytotoxic T-cell and a specific antigen with MHC I molecule
How does cytotoxic T-cells destroy the infected cells?
Apoptosis
What are the two proteins that cytotoxic T-cells produce and what are their functions?
Perforin (creates a pore)
Granzyme (goes in the pore and induces apoptocysis)
What is the purpose of a B-lymphocyte after they matured as plasma cells?
To make antibodies
The circulating blood concentration of antibody against a specific antigen is reffered to as…?
Antibody titer
