MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

LYMPH NODES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the foot soldier of cell-mediated immunity and has CD8 markers?
A
B cells (plasma cells)
B
cytotoxic killer T cells
C
helper T cells
D
natural killer cells
Explanation: 

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: -Cell markers CD3 and CD8 are the key markers of CTLs.

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