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SUBMITTER: den Hartog G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5836859 | biostudies-other | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
den Hartog Gerco G van Osch Thijs L J TLJ Vos Martijn M Meijer Ben B Savelkoul Huub F J HFJ van Neerven R J Joost RJJ Brugman Sylvia S
European journal of immunology 20171011 2
Class-switching of B cells to IgA can be induced via both T-cell-dependent and T-cell-independent mechanisms. IgA is most predominantly produced mucosally and is important for combating infections and allergies. In contrast to mice, humans have two forms of IgA; IgA1 and IgA2 with diverse tissue distribution. In early life, IgA levels might be sub-optimal especially during the fall season when bacterial and viral infections are more common. Therefore, we investigated using human B cells whether ...[more]