The spleen contains a unique subset of innate-like marginal zone (MZ) B cells that rapidly mount protective antibody responses to invasive encapsulated bacteria. Here we show that human splenic MZ B cells also mount homeostatic antibody responses to commensal antigens undergoing systemic translocation from mucosal surfaces. This humoral response decreased upon splenectomy and correlated with splenic capture of commensal antigens and with the generation of MZ B cell-derived plasmablasts and plasma cells following GC-independent and -dependent pathways. Remarkably, commensal antigens targeted marginal reticular cells (MRCs) in addition to macrophages. Besides canonical stromal properties, MRCs expressed macrophage-like immunoactivating functi...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) regulate stromal, epithelial and immune cells, but their impact on B ce...
The marginal zone of the spleen is a precisely ordered region that contains specialized subsets of B...
The maintenance of inner integrity of an organism is founded on the proper performance of two immuni...
The maintenance of inner integrity of an organism is founded on the proper performance of two immuni...
Marginal zone (MZ) B cells comprise a subset of innate-like B cells found predominantly in the splee...
Marginal zone (MZ) B cells comprise a subset of innate-like B cells found predominantly in the splee...
The splenic marginal zone is a unique compartment that separates the lymphoid white pulp from the su...
Neutrophils use immunoglobulins to clear antigen, but their role in immunoglobulin production is unk...
AbstractThe rate of pathogen elimination determines the extent and consequences of an infection. In ...
Human spleen is continually exposed to blood-borne antigens derived from autologous apoptotic cells ...
Human spleen is continually exposed to blood-borne antigens derived from autologous apoptotic cells ...
AbstractThe rate of pathogen elimination determines the extent and consequences of an infection. In ...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) regulate stromal, epithelial and immune cells, but their impact on B ce...
The marginal zone of the spleen is a precisely ordered region that contains specialized subsets of B...
The maintenance of inner integrity of an organism is founded on the proper performance of two immuni...
The maintenance of inner integrity of an organism is founded on the proper performance of two immuni...
Marginal zone (MZ) B cells comprise a subset of innate-like B cells found predominantly in the splee...
Marginal zone (MZ) B cells comprise a subset of innate-like B cells found predominantly in the splee...
The splenic marginal zone is a unique compartment that separates the lymphoid white pulp from the su...
Neutrophils use immunoglobulins to clear antigen, but their role in immunoglobulin production is unk...
AbstractThe rate of pathogen elimination determines the extent and consequences of an infection. In ...
Human spleen is continually exposed to blood-borne antigens derived from autologous apoptotic cells ...
Human spleen is continually exposed to blood-borne antigens derived from autologous apoptotic cells ...
AbstractThe rate of pathogen elimination determines the extent and consequences of an infection. In ...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...
The splenic marginal zone (S-MZ) is especially well equipped for rapid humoral responses and is uniq...