CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An antibody is
A
a blood protein produced in response to an antigen
B
not a body
C
an immune defense to viruses only
D
the cells responsible for attacking and defeating healthy tissue.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antibodies are protective proteins produced by your immune system. They attach to antigens (foreign substances)-such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins-and remove them from your body.

Detailed explanation-2: -A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen (a substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response). Each antibody can bind to only one specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy the antigen.

Detailed explanation-3: -antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen. Antibodies recognize and latch onto antigens in order to remove them from the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -A major way in which antibody produces its effect is via the complement system, which enhances the antibody recognition of antigen, creates additional opsonization, thereby enhancing phagocytosis, and also recruits polymorphs to sites of antibody–antigen reaction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Blood serum protein produced in response to injected antigens is Anti-body. Antibodies (also called immunoglobulins) are large Y-shaped proteins. They are found in the blood or other body fluids of vertebrates.

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