2014
Interleukin-10+ Regulatory B Cells Arise Within Antigen-Experienced CD40+ B Cells to Maintain Tolerance to Islet Autoantigens
Kleffel S, Vergani A, Tezza S, Nasr M, Niewczas MA, Wong S, Bassi R, D’Addio F, Schatton T, Abdi R, Atkinson M, Sayegh MH, Wen L, Wasserfall CH, O’Connor K, Fiorina P. Interleukin-10+ Regulatory B Cells Arise Within Antigen-Experienced CD40+ B Cells to Maintain Tolerance to Islet Autoantigens. Diabetes 2014, 64: 158-171. PMID: 25187361, PMCID: PMC4274804, DOI: 10.2337/db13-1639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIslet autoantigensB cellsT1D patientsInterleukin-10IL-10-producing B cellsHyperglycemic nonobese diabetic miceRegulatory B-cell responsesAutoreactive T cell responsesT cell-mediated responsesRole of BregsB-cell depletionRegulatory B cellsNonobese diabetic (NOD) miceNOD mouse modelT cell responsesB cell responsesType 1 diabetesB cell receptorAdoptive transferDiabetic miceAutoimmune diseasesHuman ILHyperglycemic miceMouse modelBregs
1987
Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies
Wen L, Hanvanich M, Werner‐Favre C, Brouwers N, Perrin L, Zubler R. Limiting dilution assay for human B cells based on their activation by mutant EL4 thymoma cells: total and anti‐malaria responder B cell frequencies. European Journal Of Immunology 1987, 17: 887-892. PMID: 3297736, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830170624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsPeripheral blood B cellsHuman B cell responsesB cell frequenciesB cell responsesBlood B cellsB cell activationHuman T cellsHuman B cellsMalaria infectionPeripheral bloodBlood donorsT cellsEL4 thymoma cellsMacrophage supernatantsControl groupCell frequencyCell activationCell responsesSpecificity repertoireInfectious diseasesClonal levelCulture systemMean amount