B lymphocytes that migrate to tuberculous pleural fluid via the SDF‐1/CXCR4 axis actively respond to antigens specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Feng L, Li L, Liu Y, Qiao D, Li Q, Fu X, Wang H, Lao S, Wu C. B lymphocytes that migrate to tuberculous pleural fluid via the SDF‐1/CXCR4 axis actively respond to antigens specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. European Journal Of Immunology 2011, 41: 3261-3269. PMID: 21818756, DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntigens, BacterialB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesCell SeparationChemokine CXCL12Chemotaxis, LeukocyteEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryHumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisReceptors, CXCR4Signal TransductionTuberculosis, PleuralYoung AdultConceptsSDF-1/CXCR4 axisStromal cell-derived factor-1SDF-1 levelsPleural fluidB cellsPeripheral bloodTuberculous pleuritisCXCR4 axisCell-derived factor-1Early secretory antigenic targetTuberculous pleural fluidMemory B cellsESAT-6 proteinField of tuberculosisB cell biologyTP patientsAntigenic targetsImmune responsePleural spaceB lymphocytesProtein 10TuberculosisM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisMore antibodies