Editing Cell-mediated immunity (section)

{{short description|Immune response that does not involve antibodies}}

[[File:Killer T cells surround a cancer cell.png|thumb|upright=1.25|Immunofluorescence micrograph of three [[cytotoxic T cell]]s (outer three) surrounding a cancer cell. Lytic granules (red) are secreted at the contact site, killing the target. Cytotoxic T cells are powerful agents of cellular immunity.]]

'''Cellular immunity''', also known as '''cell-mediated immunity''', is an [[immune response]] that does not rely on the production of [[Antibody|antibodies]]. Rather, cell-mediated immunity is the activation of [[phagocyte]]s, antigen-specific [[Cytotoxic T cell|cytotoxic T-lymphocytes]], and the release of various [[cytokines]] in response to an [[antigen]].