List of immune cells

This is a list of immune cells, also known as white blood cells, white cells, leukocytes, or leucocytes. They are cells involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.[1]

Image Name Subtype Class Alternate names Diameter (μm) Main functions/targets References
Neutrophil Granulocyte Neutrophil
  • Neutrocyte
  • Heterophil
  • Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
 12-15 [2][3][4]
Eosinophil Granulocyte Eosinophil
  • Eosinophile
  • Acidophil
 12-15 [2][3]
Basophil Granulocyte Basophil
  • Basophilic granulocyte
 12-15 [2][3][5]
Mast cell Granulocyte Mast cell
  • Mastocyte
  • Labrocyte
  • Mastocytus
 8-20 [6][7]
Macrophage Monocyte Macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus
  • Mφ
  • MΦ
  • MP
 20-21 [8][9]
Histiocyte Monocyte Macrophage
  • Tissue macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus immobilis
 20-21 [10][8]
Kupffer cell Monocyte Macrophage
  • Stellate macrophage
  • Kupffer–Browicz cell
  • Liver macrophage
  • Macrophagocytus stellatus
 20-21 [11][8]
Alveolar macrophage Monocyte Macrophage
  • Pulmonary macrophage
  • Dust cell
 20-21 [8]
Dendritic cell Monocyte Dendritic cell
  • DC
  • Cellula dendritiformis
 10-15 [12][13]
B cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • B lymphocyte
  • Lymphocytus B
 8-10 [14][4]
Plasma cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • Plasma B cell
  • Effector B cell
  • Plasmocytus
 8-10 [4][15]
Memory B cell Lymphocyte B cell
  • MBC
 8-10 [4][16]
Cytotoxic T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • TC cell
  • Killer T cell
  • T killer cell
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
  • CTL
  • CD8+ cell
  • CD8-positive cell
 8-10 [4][17]
Helper T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • T helper cell
  • Th cell
  • CD4+ cell
  • CD4-positive cell
 8-10 [4][18]
Regulatory T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • Treg cell
 8-10
  • Suppresses the activity of other immune cells to maintain tolerance
 [4][19]
Memory T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • MTC
 8-10 [4][20]
Natural killer T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • NKT cell
 8-10 [21][22]
Mucosal-associated invariant T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • MAIT cell
 8-10 [23][24]
Gamma delta T cell Lymphocyte T cell
  • γδ T cell
 8-10 [25][26]
Innate lymphoid cell Lymphocyte Innate lymphoid cell
  • ILC
 ~6 [27][28]
Natural killer cell Lymphocyte Innate lymphoid cell
  • NK cell
  • Large granular lymphocyte
  • LGL
 6-7 [29][30]

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