cell-mediated response
1Cell-mediated immunity — is an immune response that does not involve antibodies or complement but rather involves the activation of macrophages, natural killer cells (NK), antigen specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and the release of various cytokines in response to an… …
2cell-mediated — cell me·di·at·ed sel .mēd ē .āt əd adj relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that is mediated primarily by T cells and esp. cytotoxic T cells rather than by antibodies secreted by B cells <cell mediated immunity>… …
3cell-mediated — adjective : relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that is mediated primarily by T cells and especially cytotoxic T cells rather than by antibodies secreted by B cells cell mediated immunity cell mediated reactions… …
4cell-mediated immune response — cellular immune response See: T cell mediated immune response …
5cell-mediated immunity — noun Immunity as a result of a cell mediated immune response …
6cell-mediated immune response — noun an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells • Hypernyms: ↑immune response, ↑immune reaction, ↑immunologic response …
7cell-mediated — adjective Date: 1967 relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that is mediated primarily by T cells …
8cell-mediated immune response — noun An immune response produced by the lymphokines secreted when sensitized T cells directly attack foreign antigens …
9cell mediated immunity — Immune response that involves effector T lymphocytes and not the production of humoral antibody. Responsible for allograft rejection, delayed hypersensitivity and in defence against viral infection and intracellular protozoan parasites …
10Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity — (ADCC) is a mechanism of cell mediated immunity whereby an effector cell of the immune system actively lyses a target cell that has been bound by specific antibodies. It is one of the mechanisms through which antibodies, as part of the humoral… …
