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larisa86 [58]
4 years ago
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Consider a helminthic infection in which an individual is colonized by a parasitic worm. The worm is too big to be engulfed by a

phagocytic cell. How does the immune system respond?
Biology
1 answer:
Assoli18 [71]4 years ago
6 0

Answer

The worm gets coated with antibodies, which activate other cells in the immune system to secrete chemicals that kill it.

Explanation:

Production of T-helper I cytokines like IFN gamma, IL-2 and IL-18 is highly protective against helminth infection by activating the macrophage intracellular killers. Protection against mucosal eosinophil responses in which antiparasitic chemicals are released. Killing also involves direct cytotoxic mechanisms in which T- cell and NK-cells directly release antiparasitic agents like perforin and granulysin which kill the parasite.

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