MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus. Cytotoxic T cells can be separated from other blood cells, grown in the laboratory, and then given to a patient to kill cancer cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cytotoxic T cells kill target cells bearing specific antigen while sparing neighboring uninfected cells. All the cells in a tissue are susceptible to lysis by the cytotoxic proteins of armed effector CD8 T cells, but only infected cells are killed.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the difference between cytotoxic T-cells and natural killer cells? Cytotoxic T-cells attack viruses when activated by an antigen. Natural killer cells don’t need activation to attack harmful cells. Cytotoxic T-cells are part of your adaptive immune response.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cytotoxic cells are involved in the direct killing of intracellular pathogens, and the elimination of mutated and cancerous cells. These immune responses are generated by T cells when they recognize an antigen, which is presented to them by antigen-presenting cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -B cells: These lymphocytes arise in the bone marrow and differentiate into plasma cells which in turn produce immunoglobulins (antibodies). E. Cytotoxic T cells: These lymphocytes mature in the thymus and are responsible for killing cells infected with viruses.