How do phagocytic leukocytes recognize microbes?

These processes include increased movement of blood cells to the place where the invader has entered the body, increased phagocytosis (eating) by blood cells and activation of enzymes in the blood that can create holes in bacteria and hence destroy them. read more

In the activation process, B and T cells interact with fragments of microbes displayed on the surface of cells. Activated lymphocytes undergo cell division with a set of daughter cells being set aside to fight any future infections of the host by the same microbe. read more

Explain how phagocytic leukocytes recognize microbes. Describe the roles of antimicrobial proteins in innate immunity. Explain how the action of natural killer cells differs from the action of phagocytes. read more