Peritoneal B-1 cells switch in vivo to IgA and these IgA antibodies can bind to bacteria of the normal intestinal microflora

Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 1999:246:343-9; discussion 350. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-60162-0_42.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic / immunology
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Mucosal
  • Immunoglobulin A / administration & dosage
  • Immunoglobulin A / metabolism*
  • Intestinal Mucosa / immunology
  • Intestinal Mucosa / microbiology
  • Mice
  • Peritoneal Cavity / cytology

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Immunoglobulin A