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Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans
McIntire K, Meng H, Lin T, Kim W, Moore N, Han J, McMahon M, Wang M, Malladi S, Mohammed B, Zhou J, Schmitz A, Hoehn K, Carreño J, Yellin T, Suessen T, Middleton W, Teefey S, Presti R, Krammer F, Turner J, Ward A, Wilson I, Kleinstein S, Ellebedy A. Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20240668. PMID: 38935072, PMCID: PMC11211068, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20240668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsInfluenza vaccineGerminal centersAntigen-specific GC B cellsResponse to seasonal influenza vaccinationLong-lived bone marrow plasma cellsResponse to influenza vaccinationBone marrow plasma cellsGerminal center B cellsGC B cell clonesInfluenza virus vaccineMaturation of B cellsMarrow plasma cellsSeasonal influenza vaccineMemory B cellsHemagglutinin (HAB cell clonesGC B cellsInfluenza hemagglutinin (HAH5 HANeedle aspirationLymphoid structuresLymph nodesPlasma cellsGC reaction
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High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults
Wang M, Jiang R, Mohanty S, Meng H, Shaw A, Kleinstein S. High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults. Aging 2023, 15: 9250-9274. PMID: 37367734, PMCID: PMC10564424, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsActivated B cellsB cell receptorOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge groupsPeripheral blood B cellsYoung adultsInactivated influenza vaccineB cell responsesSubstantial disease burdenBlood B cellsMemory B cellsInfluenza vaccination responsesStrong antibody responseAge-related changesInfluenza vaccineVaccination responseSeasonal influenzaAntibody responseHospital visitsDisease burdenSomatic hypermutation frequenciesVaccinationCell responses