How do non-phagocyte cells handle bacterial infections?

[mktsgm]

Normally invading Bacteria are phagocytosed by phagocytes. Phagocytes are specialised cells. But, if a non-phagocyte cells are infected with bacteria how those cells handle this situation? Do they succumb to the bacteria? Or they too Phagocytosis the invader?

 

[Ygggdrasil]

Infected cells are recognized by a specialized class of immune cells called cytotoxic T-cells (killer T-cells) that can recognize infected cells then destroy the infected cells.

 

[mktsgm]

That would mean that the infected non-phagocyte cells are destined to be destroyed. There is no way they can be rescued. Is this presumption right?

Ask the same, Thanks for the response.

 

[Ygggdrasil]

In general, damaged cells (e.g. cells exhibiting severe DNA damage, viral infection, bacterial infection, etc.) are targeted by the immune system or other mechanisms to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). I am not sure whether there are mechanisms to rescue cells without destroying them.