The Immune System has Six Lines of Defense to protect our health
1st LINE OF DEFENSE – YOUR SKIN
Our skin is the first line of defense, preventing almost all invaders from entering the body. Because of its incredible effectiveness, very few invaders succeed in gaining entry.
2nd LINE OF DEFENSE – MACROPHAGES
When an invader manages to penetrate the skin or find entry through other means (eating, drinking, breathing, kissing, sex, etc.), Macrophages are called into action.
Macrophages are extremely large cells that stand guard at every border region of the body. We have billions of Macrophages. When they encounter an outside invader, Macrophages swallow them whole. Enzymes inside the Macrophages then go to work dissolving the invaders.
These Macrophages send a signal to the blood to release water, which the Macrophages use to assist them in their attack. This release of water, is commonly referred to as Inflammation. The water helps isolate and contain the invaders, so that the Macrophages can systematically swallow them whole.
In the event the invaders replicate too quickly, and overwhelm the ability of the Macrophages to swallow them up, the Macrophages release Messenger Proteins, called Neutrophils.
3rd LINE OF DEFENSE – NEUTROPHILS
Neutrophils are proteins that are so ferocious, they often kill healthy cells within the vicinity of the invading cells. These Neutrophils also create barriers to trap invaders, as an assist to the Macrophages. Because of their ferocious nature, Neutrophils are hardwired to commit suicide after five days in order to prevent them from doing too much damage to healthy cells who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
4th LINE OF DEFENSE – DENDRITIC CELLS
If Macrophages and Neutrophils are overwhelmed by the invaders, Dendritic Cells are released. Dendritic Cells have a specific purpose – they approach invader cells and scrape off samples of those cells. Then, they deposit those samples on their membrane and carry them off to the Lymphatic System (Lymph Nodes are pervasive throughout the body).
Residing inside the Lymphatic System are T Cells. Dendritic Cells carry the scraped off samples of the invader cells to the T Cells who, like mad scientists, study their makeup for weaknesses.
5th LINE OF DEFENSE – T CELLS
After sampling the makeup of the invading cells and creating the formula, or weapon to destroy those invading cells (called antibodies), the T Cells then begin to duplicate themselves by the thousands, to assist in the immune system’s Sixth Line of Defense.
After the invading cells are destroyed,
6th LINE OF DEFENSE – B CELLS
Activated by T Cells, B Cells produce weapons called Antibodies. Antibodies are tiny proteins that are specifically engineered to bind to the surface of each invading cell. These Antibodies sting the invaders, much like a snake or spider does, paralyzing them momentarily. Once paralyzed, the Macrophages swim along and swallow them whole.
When the war is over, most of these B Cell Antibodies commit suicide. Those who do not kill themselves, swim back to the Lymphatic System. These returning B Cells are called Memory B Cells. They are like a standing army, called into action in the event the same invader were to ever return.
Like the B Cells, a small percentage of T Cells also stay behind, inside the Lymphatic System, to stand guard, to repel any future invasion by that same invader.
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