OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
SIGNALLING IMMUNOLOGY CANCER
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bacteria
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fungi
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helminths
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viruses
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Detailed explanation-1: -Armed effector cytotoxic CD8 T cells are essential in host defense against pathogens that live in the cytosol, the commonest of which are viruses. These cytotoxic T cells can kill any cell harboring such pathogens by recognizing foreign peptides that are transported to the cell surface bound to MHC class I molecules.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cytotoxic T-cells are one of the main types of immune cells produced in your thymus. When you have an infection, your helper T-cells activate the cytotoxic T-cells. The cytotoxic T-cells fight the infection. These T-cells are an important part of your adaptive immunity.
Detailed explanation-3: -3 Cytotoxic T cells. Cytotoxic T cells are effector cells that destroy virus-infected cells, tumor cells, and tissue grafts that exist in the cytosol, or contiguous nuclear compartment.