T helper cells activate B cells to become ________________, which make ________________.

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Hi, everyone. Welcome back. Our next question says, which type of T cells can make B cells produce antibodies. A T helper one cells. BT regulatory cells, CT helper two cells or DT cytotoxic cells. Well, when we think about B cells being you know, induced to produce antibodies in co-operation with T cells, hopefully that can trigger us to think of helper T cells. They help the B cells make antibodies. So we're gonna focus in on A T helper one cells and CT helper two cells, we just have to recall which is which. So the T helper one cells. So th one then T helper two cells release cytokines that promote one or the other type of cellular respon type of response to recall that when T cells bind to an antigen, they're matching antigen on antigen presenting cell, they then undergo proliferation and differentiation depending on which cytokines are released. And this depends both on the antigens nature and the amount of the antigen present. So when we talk about the T helper one cells, these cells favor a cellular response and they actually release cytokines that are cytotoxic T stimulators. So they're going to produce those cytotoxic T cells that are going to go around and destroy cells that are presenting the antigen that matches them. On the other hand, the T helper two cells favor the humoral response. So they release cytokines that promote B cell maturation. So therefore, it's the e helper two cells that make B cells produce antibodies. So our answer will be choice ct helper two cells. So cross out choice A as that promotes the release of cytotoxic T cells. Now let's look at our other answer. Choices. Just to be thorough choice. BT regulatory cells, these have to do with preventing the immune system from attacking itself. So this has to do with suppressing the immune response to prevent an autoimmune issue. So they damp down that immune response against self antigens um helping to prevent autoimmune disease and they help maintain self tolerance but not what we're looking for. So not our answer. And then finally, choice DT cytotoxic cells, as we mentioned in our discussion of the T helper one cells, these are those cells that when they encounter cells presenting their matching antigen on their Mh C class one molecules, they actively act to destroy those cells because those are cells infected by that particular antigen. But they're not the T cells that make B cells produce antibodies. So choice D is not our answer choice. So once again, the type of T cells that make B cells produce antibodies or help the B cells produce antibodies are those T helper two cells, which is our choice. C here. See you in the next video.

T helper cells activate B cells to become , which make .

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T Helper Cells

B Cell Activation

Antibodies