Follicular helper NKT cells induce limited B cell responses and germinal center formation in the absence of CD4 + T cell help

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3217-3222

  Tonti, Elena ^a   Fedeli, Maya ^a   Napolitano, Anna ^a   Iannacone, Matteo ^a,b   Von Andrian, Ulrich H ^b   Guidotti, Luca G ^a,c   Abrignani, Sergio ^d   Casorati, Giulia ^a   Dellabona, Paolo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSYLCERAMIDE; CD1D ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR5; INDUCIBLE T CELL COSTIMULATOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BCL 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, CD1D; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GALACTOSYLCERAMIDES; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COOPERATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84859377986     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103501     Document Type: Article

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