Well, it turns out that helper T cells are the cells that oversee all the different types of processes that take place inside our immune system. And they essentially allow that immune system to function effectively and efficiently. And although they do not attack pathogens directly what they do is they bind onto T lymphocytes and they induce the differentiation of these T lymphocytes into other specialized white blood cells such as cytotoxic t cells that are important in fighting off infections and infected cells. They also bind onto B lymphocytes and that induces the differentiation of these B cells into plasma cells that are needed to produce antibodies floating in our blood. And they also induce differentiation into memory B cells that store the antibodies in case we are ever reinfected with that same pathogen. Now, these helper T cells also release special chemicals called cytokines.