Are antibodies needed for cell mediated response?

Question

I’m confused, because the definition of acquired immunity states:

‘ Exposure to pathogen triggers the 3rd line of defence to produce **antibodies** for that pathogen’

Doesn’t this definition kind of ‘disregard’ the immunity that develops in response to an intracellular pathogen (ie. when we need Tc Cells for cell mediated response)?

In: Biology

Answer 1

There’s cell mediated (T cells) vs humoral (B cell) immune responses. The general effects of getting sick (fever, fatigue) often come from cytokines released by T cells. These are often specific to pathogen type, though their memory response can be activated by a specific pathogen. Mature B cells secrete Antibodies, and are often activated by T cells