Abstract
The mechanisms regulating the induction and maintenance of B lymphocytes have been delineated extensively in immunization studies using proteins and haptencarrier systems. Increasing evidence suggests, however, that the regulation of B cell responses induced by infections is far more complex. In this study, we review the current understanding of B cell responses induced following infection with influenza virus, a small RNA virus that causes the flu. Notably, the rapidly induced, highly protective, and long-lived humoral response to this virus is contributed by multiple B cell subsets, each generating qualitatively distinct respiratory tract and systemic responses. Some B cell subsets provide extensive crossprotection against variants of the ever-mutating virus, and each is regulated by the quality and magnitude of infection-induced innate immune signals. Knowledge gained from the analysis of such highly protective humoral response might provide a blueprint for successful vaccines and vaccination approaches.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3823-3829 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Immunology |
| Volume | 186 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2011 |
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Protective B cell responses to Flu-No fluke! / Waffarn, Elizabeth E.; Baumgarth, Nicole.
In: Journal of Immunology, Vol. 186, No. 7, 01.04.2011, p. 3823-3829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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