PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

IMMUNE RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of cells are responsible for the secondary immune response?
A
macrophages
B
Helper T cells
C
Memory B, Memory T, Memory Helper T cells
D
Phagocytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Memory B lymphocytes. Bm lymphocytes are cells involved in the secondary innate humoral immune response. They also, like other B cells, produce antibodies after the first exposure with an antigen and then produce large amounts of antibodies shortly after another exposure to the same antigen [77].

Detailed explanation-2: -Two distinct types of helper T cells involved in the secondary antibody response: independent and synergistic effects of Ia-and Ia+ helper T cells-PMC.

Detailed explanation-3: -In secondary responses, on antigen rechallenge, memory B cells are activated and have at least two fates: they either differentiate into long-lived plasma cells or enter GCs to undergo rounds of population expansion, SHM and selection (Fig.

Detailed explanation-4: -T cells are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. They help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. Also called T lymphocyte and thymocyte.

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