How do B and T cells combat toxins? Is it in the same manner that they combat physical bacteria?
I think you should begine by having a broad understanding of the adaptive immune system. By “toxins” I suppose you mean the proteins that bacteria encode are called virulence factors (genes) which encode the toxins secreted by the bacteria. These can also be (sometimes) recognised by our immune cells. How do B and T cells know that there may be foreign particles in the body? Do they find foreign particles through sheer numbers? (since there are so many, they are bound to run into introduced particles eventually) Or are there other particles involved in telling the lympocytes where to go in order to find the foreign cells. (I have proposed this question in other topics but I feel that it may be appropriate here as well). You will probably get a more detailed answer from immunologists. In simple terms, though it is about your own cells having surface markers (proteins) that allow your surveiling immune cells to recognise SELF from FOREIGN. Once a foreign “particle” is identified, it can
I think you should begine by having a broad understanding of the adaptive immune system. By “toxins” I suppose you mean the proteins that bacteria encode are called virulence factors (genes) which encode the toxins secreted by the bacteria. These can also be (sometimes) recognised by our immune cells. How do B and T cells know that there may be foreign particles in the body? Do they find foreign particles through sheer numbers? (since there are so many, they are bound to run into introduced particles eventually) Or are there other particles involved in telling the lympocytes where to go in order to find the foreign cells. (I have proposed this question in other topics but I feel that it may be appropriate here as well). You will probably get a more detailed answer from immunologists. In simple terms, though it is about your own cells having surface markers (proteins) that allow your surveiling immune cells to recognise SELF from FOREIGN. Once a foreign “particle” is identified, it can
