Innate Immune B Cell Activation by Leishmania donovani Exacerbates Disease and Mediates Hypergammaglobulinemia

Participation of B cells in the immune response by various antibody-independent mechanisms has recently been uncovered. B cells producing cytokines have been described for several infections and appear to regulate the adaptive immune response. B cell activation by Leishmania donovani results in dise...

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Main Authors: Sasha Silva-Barrios, Mélina Smans, Claudia U. Duerr, Salman T. Qureshi, Jörg H. Fritz, Albert Descoteaux, Simona Stäger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716306118