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Helper T lymphocytes
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interact with the other main players of the immune system in order to license them to carry out their functions
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Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
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They kill cells infected with viruses and other intracellular parasites
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Antigen presenting cells APC
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1. Demdritic cells: the principal APC found all over the body especially in skin and mucous membranes pick up antigens and traspor them to the lymph nodes
2.Macrophages specialized to take up and present antigens from opsonized bacteria 3.B lymphocytes are specialized to present soluble antigens |
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Immature helper T lymphocytes
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are licensed by APC
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MHC
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Major histocompatibility compex, each organism produces a variety of these MHC proteins, The MHC proteins are capable of binding to fragments of antigens and display these fragments on the cell surface
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Class II MHC
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are only produced by antigen presenting cells
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Class I MHC
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are produced by almost all nucleated cells and can display bits of viruses or other infecting organisms
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Armed helper T cells and B lymphocytes
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produce circulating antibodies
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Armed helper T Lyphocytes and dendritic cells
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produced cytotoxic t lymphocytes that kill virus infected cells
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