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SUBMITTER: Ha SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2118139 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ha Seon-ah SA Tsuji Masayuki M Suzuki Keiichiro K Meek Bob B Yasuda Nobutaka N Kaisho Tsuneyasu T Fagarasan Sidonia S
The Journal of experimental medicine 20061023 11
Peritoneal B1 cells are known to generate large amounts of antibodies outside their residential site. These antibodies play an important role in the early defense against bacteria and viruses, before the establishment of adaptive immune responses. Although many stimuli, including antigen, lipopolysaccharide, or cytokines, have been shown to activate B1 cells and induce their differentiation into plasma cells, the molecular signals required for their egress from the peritoneal cavity are not unde ...[more]