Persistence, Pathogenicity and Plasticity: The Role of IL-23 in Th17 Fate

Focusing on adaptive immunity there is a humoral and a cellular immune response. The humoral response is executed by antibodies acting via antigen specific binding. These antibodies are produced by activated B-lymphocytes in order to bind and neutralize antigens. The cellular response is performed via effector CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes