Basic concepts of pancreatic health. 1  Chronic pancreatitis: Long-term inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) has been linked to cancer of the pancreas. In fact, long-term, non-acute inflammation of the pancreas may be the single leading cause of pancreatic cancer.
Antigens are large molecules, usually proteins, on the surface of cells, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and some non-living substances such as toxins, chemicals, and foreign particles.Any substance capable of triggering an immune response is called an antigen.kip to content. Antibodies, also called immunoglobulins, are large Y-shaped proteins which function to identify and help remove foreign antigens or targets such as viruses and bacteria.
Antibodies have many modes of action. First of all a clarification of your questions. Antigens are molecules the immune system considers 'foreign' which elicits an immune response. The antigens can be part of or produced by pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The antigens themselves do not produce any 'substance' as you state in the question. Antibodies are made to recognize specific (parts of) antigens. Antibodies can act in various ways, they usually act to neutralize or block pathogens and they act as signals for other immune cells.