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Topic starter 23/02/2022 5:53 am
Hello, everyone! Could you tell me what is exactly "humoral immunity"?
Antony10 liked
24/02/2022 1:42 pm
Humoral immunity is one of the mechanisms for the realization of the protective properties of the body in a liquid medium. Unlike cellular immunity, humoral immunity protects the extracellular spaces. The division into cellular and humoral immunity is rather arbitrary, since it is an interconnected system.
24/02/2022 1:52 pm
It is the synthesis of antibodies by B-lymphocytes in the blood plasma in response to the appearance of foreign antigens. Antibodies are able to bind to pathogens or toxins, neutralizing them, assisting in absorption by phagocytes (opsonization) or through the activation of the complementary system, and their distribution in various body fluids, including blood, secreted mucus and intercellular fluid, provides complete protection.
Argentum liked
24/02/2022 8:01 pm
Interestingly, in addition to antibodies, are there other components of humoral immunity, for example, interleukins?
morphism liked
Topic starter 27/02/2022 12:29 pm
@argentum is it an answer to your question - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1782493/ ?