B in TB: B Cells as Mediators of Clinically Relevant Immune Responses in Tuberculosis

The protective role of B cells and humoral immune responses in tuberculosis infection has been regarded as inferior to cellular immunity directed to the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, B-cell-mediated immune responses in tuberculosis have recently been revisited in the context of B-cell physiology and antigen presentation. We discuss in this review the diverse functions of B cells in tuberculosis, with a focus on their biological and clinical relevance to progression of active disease. We also present the peptide microarray platform as a promising strategy to discover unknown antigenic targets of M. tuberculosis that could contribute to the better understanding of epitope focus of the humoral immune system against M. tuberculosis..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61Suppl 3

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases - 61Suppl 3(2015), suppl 3, Seite S225-S234

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rao, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Valentini, Davide [Sonstige Person]
Poiret, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Dodoo, Ernest [Sonstige Person]
Parida, Shreemanta [Sonstige Person]
Zumla, Alimuddin [Sonstige Person]
Brighenti, Susanna [Sonstige Person]
Maeurer, Markus [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

A Blueprint for Opportunities
Advances in Tuberculosis Research
Antibodies
Antigens
B cells
Cells
Cytokines
Host-directed therapy
Immune system
Pathogens
Tuberculosis

doi:

10.1093/cid/civ614

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1956632735