Experimental sepsis impairs humoral memory in mice.

Patients with sepsis are often immune suppressed, and experimental mouse models of sepsis also display this feature. However, acute sepsis in mice is also characterized by a generalized B cell activation and plasma cell differentiation, resulting in a marked increase in serum antibody concentration....

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Main Authors: Christian Pötschke, Wolfram Kessler, Stefan Maier, Claus-Dieter Heidecke, Barbara M Bröker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3842948?pdf=render