What Determines the Class of Immunity an Antigen Induces? A Foundational Question Whose Rational Consideration Has Been Undermined by the Information Overload
Activated CD4 T helper cells are required to activate B cells to produce antibody and CD8 T cells to generate cytotoxic T lymphocytes. In the absence of such help, antigens inactivate B cells and CD8 T cells. Thus, the activation or inactivation of CD4 T cells determines whether immune responses are...
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/9/1253 |