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Offline ruby92

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quick biology doubt
« on: May 08, 2010, 02:32:21 pm »
what exactly is the relation between phagocytosis and production of antibodies by lymphocytes?
Nuetrophils are the phagocytes responsible for phagocytosis?
what do macrophages do?
 
i would really appreciate is someone could explain this in detail ASAP

Offline tmisterr

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Re: quick biology doubt
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2010, 04:23:19 pm »
B-lymphocytes produce antibodies during an immune response. different antibodies act differently and there are some antibodies called opsonins which attach themselves onto an antigen and mark them for phagocytes to recognize them because phagocytes have antibody receptors on their surfaces. Macrophages simply cut up a pathogen to display the antigens on their surface which are then recognized by neutrophils. However they can be stimulated by cytokines(hormones produced by T-lymphocytes) to carry out phagocytosis more vigorously. Neutrophils make up 60% of White blood cells so they are the main cells responsible for phagocytosis but like I said, if cytokines are produced by T-helper lymphocytes, also macrophages can carry out phagocytosis. If you need further explanation just ask

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Re: quick biology doubt
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2010, 05:47:03 pm »
phagocytosis dosent expose antigens on surface? :-\

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Re: quick biology doubt
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2010, 06:58:48 pm »
phagocytosis is the process by which a pathogen is engulfed.


 macrophages (type of phagocyte) exposes antigens on surface.
 neutrophils (also a type of phagocyte) engulfs the pathogen

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Re: quick biology doubt
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2010, 09:28:22 am »
thnk tmisterr and nid404  :) :)