Definition of Cell-mediated immune response

1. Noun. An immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells.


Definition of Cell-mediated immune response

1. Noun. An immune response produced by the lymphokines secreted when sensitized T cells directly attack foreign antigens ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Cell-mediated immune response

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"cell-mediated immune response in protein-calorie malnutrition— A review. Pp. 47-75 in Malnutrition and the Immune Response, R. Suskind, ed. ..."

2. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"IL-12 enhances the activity of CD4 and CD8 T cells, as well as natural killer cells, and triggers a cell-mediated immune response; elevated levels of IL-10, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"However, there has been no report of a cell-mediated immune response in external secretions. The increasing awareness that cell-mediated immunity functions ..."

4. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"As the innate immune response is critical to controlling viral infections and directing the subsequent cell-mediated immune response, alterations in the ..."

5. Environmental Issues in Primary Careedited by Barbara S. Murdock edited by Barbara S. Murdock (1994)
"From animal studies, we know that TCDD produces toxic effects in the liver, affects the skin, depresses the cell-mediated immune response, ..."

6. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"Although the mechanism of antigen recognition and the resulting production of humoral antibodies and the ability to mount a cell-mediated immune response ..."

7. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"... the clinical studies to date portray a significantly depressed cell-mediated immune response in asbestos-exposed individuals. ..."

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