One obvious strategy in defense against phagocytosis is direct attack by the bacteria upon the professional phagocytes. Any of the substances that pathogens produce that cause damage to phagocytes have been referred to as aggressins. Most of these are actually extracellular enzymes or toxins that kill phagocytes.
Phagocytosis is a process wherein a cell binds to the item it wants to engulf on the cell surface and draws the item inward while engulfing around it. The process of phagocytosis often happens when the cell is trying to destroy something, like a virus or an infected cell, and is often used by immune system cells.
In general, phagocytes aim to destroy pathogens by engulfing them and subjecting them to a battery of toxic chemicals inside a phagolysosome. If a phagocyte fails to engulf its target, these toxic agents can be released into the environment (an action referred to as "frustrated phagocytosis").
Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell (WBC or granulocyte) that protect us from infections, among other functions. They make up approximately 40% to 60% of the white blood cells in our bodies,1 and are the first cells to arrive on the scene when we experience a bacterial infection.
So, the correct answer is 'Lymphocytes'.
So, the correct answer is 'Basophil'.
The bacteria secrete the extracellular fibrinogen binding protein (Efb), which binds the serum protein fibrinogen (137). In this way, the bacterium creates a proteinaceous shield that covers the surface bound opsonin and prevents phagocytosis (137, 138) (Figure 4).
Phagocytes are a type of white blood cell that use phagocytosis to engulf bacteria, foreign particles, and dying cells to protect the body. They bind to pathogens and internalise them in a phagosome, which acidifies and fuses with lysosomes in order to destroy the contents.
THE GLYCOCALYX ENABLES CERTAIN BACTERIA TO RESIST PHAGOCYTIC ENGULFMENT BY WHITE BLOOD CELLS IN THE BODY OR IN SOIL AND WATER. THE GLYCOCALYX ALSO ENABLES SOME BACTERIA TO ADHERE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES (ROCKS, ROOT HAIRS, TEETH, ETC.), COLONIZE, AND RESIST FLUSHING.
Macrophages, neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells, and osteoclasts are among these dedicated cells. These professional phagocytes express several phagocytic receptors that activate signaling pathways resulting in phagocytosis.
Phagocytes include neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs), which have the capacity to engulf and digest relatively large particles on the order of 1–10 µm and even larger. In adults, these cells are generated from hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow.
The particles commonly phagocytosed by white blood cells include bacteria, dead tissue cells, protozoa, various dust particles, pigments, and other minute foreign bodies.