Simultaneously, a cell -
mediated immunity system also becomes active, deploying cytotoxic T - cells to directly recognize and kill pathogen - infected cells.
Not exact matches
Cytokine and chemokine expression in the central nervous
system associated with protective cell -
mediated immunity against Cryptococcus neoformans.
Moreover, emerging literature indicates that the type I IFN
system mediates antiviral
immunity in a highly context - specific manner depending on the virus, cell type, and host species.
Cell
mediated immunity is directed by cells of the immune
system, primarily helper T cells that activate in response to an antigen presented by an invading microbe.