Regulatory B cells and tolerance in transplantation: from animal models to human.

Until recently, the role of B cells in transplantation was thought to be restricted to producing antibodies that have been clearly shown to be deleterious in the long term, but, in fact, B cells are also able to produce cytokine and to present antigen. Their role as regulatory cells in various patho...

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Main Authors: Melanie eChesneau, Laure eMichel, Nicolas eDegauque, Sophie eBrouard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00497/full