1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QUtrIZsktb"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/humoral-immunity/">Humoral immunity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/humoral-immunity/embed/#?secret=QUtrIZsktb" width="600" height="338" title="“Humoral immunity” — Glossary" data-secret="QUtrIZsktb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The immune response mediated by the secretion of immunoglobulins (antibodies) produced by activated B cells (plasma cells) against antigens. Also known as antibody‐dependent immunity.The immune system response consisting of the soluble blood serum components that fight an infection (e.g., antibodies, complement proteins, cecrophins, etc.).Immune response maintained by antibodies; antigens stimulate the production of an antibody.The protective activities of antibodies against infection or reinfection by common organisms (e.g., streptococci and staphylococci). B lymphocytes with receptors to a specific antigen react when they encounter that antigen by producing plasma cells (which produce antigen-specific antibodies) and memory cells (which enable the body to produce these antibodies quickly should the same antigen appear later). B-cell differentiation also is stimulated by interleukin-2 (IL-2) secreted by CD4+T cells and foreign antigens processed by macrophages.The second-line strategy employed by the human immune system after cellular immunity involving Type 2 T-helper cells partnering with B cells to stimulate antibody production.Humoral immunity refers to the body's protective state against disease, achieved by the immune system's production of antibodies to fight off infections. On the other hand, cellular immunity is the immediate response of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, to infections and abnormal cells in the body.