Human immunoglobulin M memory B cells controlling Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are generated in the spleen

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 939-945

  Kruetzmann, Stephanie ^a,e   Rosado, M Manuela ^b   Weber, Holger ^a   Germing, Ulrich ^c   Tournilhac, Olivier ^d   Peter, Hans Hartmut ^e   Berner, Reinhard ^e   Peters, Anke ^e   Boehm, Thomas ^a   Plebani, Alessandro ^f   Quinti, Isabella ^g   Carsetti, Rita ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asplenia; B cells; Infants; Polysaccharide vaccines; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIGENS, CD27; ANTIGENS, CD5; B-LYMPHOCYTES; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0345269199     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20022020     Document Type: Article

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