The point of a Lymphocyte, any help?

Question

Can anyone tell me what the point of a Lymphocyte is, and if its very low that it should be raised? Or is it ok to keep on going... and going... with it at 0.6 for the last year?

Err, thanks for that Pastor_mary.. i'm not worried anymore.....glad my problem has amused u.

The problem is, all these medical sites baffle me, being a simple lady. I just want it broken down easier for me to understand. Sorry to be a simple.

Answer 1

Lymphocytes are white blood cells, cells of your immune system. If they are low this may indicate that you have not been producing strong enough immune responses to antigens, if you are finding that you are constantly feeling ill and run down you should go back to the doctor for more tests to see what the cause may be.

Answer 2

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell involved in the human body's immune system.Lymphocytes play an important and integral part of the body's defenses.A lymphocyte count is part of a peripheral complete blood cell count and is expressed as percentage of lymphocytes to total white blood cells counted. An increase in lymphocytes is usually a sign of a viral infection (in some rare cases, leukemias are found through an abnormally raised lymphocyte count in an otherwise normal person). A general increase in the number of lymphocytes is known as lymphocytosis whereas a decrease is lymphocytopenia.
Hope this helps y'all

Answer 3

You could have done this and saved yourself 5 points as well.

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell involved in the human body's immune system. There are two broad categories of lymphocytes, namely the large granular lymphocytes and the small lymphocytes. The large granular lymphocytes are more commonly known as the natural killer cells (NK cells). The small lymphocytes are the T cells and B cells. Lymphocytes play an important and integral part of the body's defenses.

The NK cells are a part of the cell-mediated immunity. They can attack the host's cells that express a foreign peptide on their MHC class I surface proteins. Furthermore, the NK cells do not require activation in order to perform their cytotoxicity upon target cells.

T cells are chiefly responsible for cell-mediated immunity whereas B cells are primarily responsible for humoral immunity (relating to antibodies). T cells are named such because these lymphocytes mature in the thymus; B cells, named for the bursa of Fabricius in which they mature in bird species, are thought to mature in the bone marrow in humans.

In the presence of an antigen, B cells can become much more metabolically active and differentiate into plasma cells, which secrete large quantities of antibodies.


A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a single human lymphocyte.Microscopically, in a Wright's stained peripheral blood smear, a normal lymphocyte has a large, dark-staining nucleus with little to no basophilic cytoplasm. In normal situations, the coarse, dense nucleus of a lymphocyte is approximately the size of a red blood cell (about 7 micrometres in diameter). Some lymphocytes show a clear perinuclear zone (or halo) around the nucleus or could exhibit a small clear zone to one side of the nucleus.

It is impossible to distinguish between T cells and B cells in a peripheral blood smear. Normally, flow cytometry testing is used for specific lymphocyte population counts. When one must specifically determine the percentage of lymphocytes that produce a particular secretion (say, a specific antibody or cytokine), the ELISPOT or secretion assay techniques can be used instead.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hijacks and destroys T cells (specifically, CD4+ lymphocytes). Without this key defense, the body is susceptible to opportunistic diseases that otherwise would not kill healthy people.

A lymphocyte count is part of a peripheral complete blood cell count and is expressed as percentage of lymphocytes to total white blood cells counted. An increase in lymphocytes is usually a sign of a viral infection (in some rare cases, leukemias are found through an abnormally raised lymphocyte count in an otherwise normal person). A general increase in the number of lymphocytes is known as lymphocytosis whereas a decrease is lymphocytopenia.

The formation of lymphocytes is known as lymphopoiesis.

Answer 4

Wow, insensitive Mary... Not sure, ask your doc if you're worried. Good luck

Answer 5

Lympho---nympho ROTFL...sorry couldn't resist

Actually, it's low you won't be able to ward off infection as well. has to do with white blood cells...better go to doctor.

Answer 6

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