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Immune Cells/Easy-to-understand explanation on immunocytes is available.

What are immune cells?

Cells that maintain and control our immune system. They are T-cell, B-cell, NK cell, DC cell and so on.

Characteristics
  • Specificity and memory
  • Selective toxicity to cancer cells
  • Vaccination effect acquired along with anti cancer immne reaction
  • Anti-tumor effect through activation and enhancement of immune function
Immune cells
Immune cells
B cell T cell
Antibody production
Humoral immune response
Divides in Helper T cell and suppressor T cell
B cell binds viruses A T cell kills a cancer cell
NK cell DC cell
Similar to Cytotoxic T cell
Kills cancer cells, infected cell.
Antigen presenting cells. Defensive to viral infections.
It controls the differentiation of T cells in thymus.
A NK cell kills a cancer cell General shape of dendrocyte.Its big surface area helps better antigen reception.
Potential benefit from immune cell therapy
  • Improving life quality through anti-cancer therapy without immune rejection
  • Minimized side reactions that are common with chemo and radiation
  • Can be performed in conjunction with anti-cancer treatment.
  • Raises the immune response level before surgery to prevent local cancer recurrence and systemic metastasis following the surgery.