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Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice.

ABSTRACT: Intestinal plasma cells predominantly produce immunoglobulin (Ig) A, however, their functional diversity remains poorly characterized. Here we show that murine intestinal IgA plasma cells can be newly classified into two populations on the basis of CD11b expression, which cannot be discriminated by currently known criteria such as general plasma cell markers, B cell origin and T cell dependence. CD11b(+) IgA(+) plasma cells require the lymphoid structure of Peyer's patches, produce more IgA than CD11b(-) IgA(+) plasma cells, proliferate vigorously, and require microbial stimulation and IL-10 for their development and maintenance. These features allow CD11b(+) IgA(+) plasma cells to mediate early-phase antigen-specific intestinal IgA responses induced by oral immunization with protein antigen. These findings reveal the functional diversity of IgA(+) plasma cells in the murine intestine.

SUBMITTER: Kunisawa J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3644083 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice.

Kunisawa Jun J Gohda Masashi M Hashimoto Eri E Ishikawa Izumi I Higuchi Morio M Suzuki Yuji Y Goto Yoshiyuki Y Panea Casandra C Ivanov Ivaylo I II Sumiya Risa R Aayam Lamichhane L Wake Taichi T Tajiri So S Kurashima Yosuke Y Shikata Shiori S Akira Shizuo S Takeda Kiyoshi K Kiyono Hiroshi H

Nature communications 20130101

Intestinal plasma cells predominantly produce immunoglobulin (Ig) A, however, their functional diversity remains poorly characterized. Here we show that murine intestinal IgA plasma cells can be newly classified into two populations on the basis of CD11b expression, which cannot be discriminated by currently known criteria such as general plasma cell markers, B cell origin and T cell dependence. CD11b(+) IgA(+) plasma cells require the lymphoid structure of Peyer's patches, produce more IgA than ...[more]

PMID: 23612313

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Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice.

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Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice.

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