T-cell subsets (1 Viewer)

[silvermoon]

hey guys, i just have a quick question about T-Cells. when i was studying for my trials, i came across a mention of a type of T-Cell that i hadnt heard about before.
i know thats theres cytotoxic, helper, memory and suppressor T-Cells, but one of my textbooks also mentions a 'hypersensitivity' T-Cell (or something close to that).
is this just another name for one of the 4 types i mentioned above (like how some substitute 'killer T-Cell' for 'Cytotoxic T-Cell') or is it another type? please help!

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

ive never heard of that

 

[silvermoon]

i finally found a definition for em: ahem -
"T Cell for delayed hypersensitivity: Protects against pathogens. Causes transplant rejection and inflammation in allergic reactions."
thanx for tryn neway dude. im not surprised u hadnt heard of em really - i mean, who really knows anything bout B and T cells?

 

[babydoll_]

I think you're going into too much detail The syllabus doesn't need you to know that much.

 

[xiao1985]

if you are interested tho, i think hypersensitivity T cell is the cause of allergy, when a person over react to an existence of a "pathogen"...

 

[silvermoon]

oh, well that makes sense. thankyou xiao! so babydoll, i dont have to know that much detail? - thanks for telling me, thats one thing i can cross off my 'things to stress about' list!