Precursor B Cells Increase in the Lung during Airway Allergic Inflammation: A Role for B Cell-Activating Factor.

B cells, key cells in allergic inflammation, differentiate in the bone marrow and their precursors include pro-B, pre-B and immature B cells. Eosinophil progenitor cells increase in the lung after allergen exposure. However, the existence and possible role of B cell precursors in the lung during all...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Samitas, Carina Malmhäll, Madeleine Rådinger, Patricia Ramos-Ramirez, You Lu, Tünde Deák, Maria Semitekolou, Mina Gaga, Margareta Sjöstrand, Jan Lötvall, Apostolos Bossios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4981371?pdf=render