Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18798916›Full record

ArticleImmunology2008

Soluble CD38 significantly prolongs the lifespan of memory B-cell responses.

Xue Q Liu, Derek N J Hart, Gordon G MacPherson, Michael F Good, Michelle N Wykes

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Article in Immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xue Q LiuQueensland Institute of Medical Research, The Bancroft Centre, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Derek N J Hart
Gordon G MacPherson
Michael F Good
Michelle N Wykes
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUMater Research · AUUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development and maintenance of memory B cells (MBC) is dependent on germinal centres (GC) with follicular dendritic cell (FDC) networks. We have previously shown that FDC networks within GC of the spleen express a novel ligand for CD38 and that the administration of soluble CD38 induces an expansion of these cellular structures. We therefore used adoptive transfer studies to investigate whether the expansion of FDC networks with soluble CD38 affected the generation and maintenance of antigen-specific MBC. These studies found that the administration of soluble CD38 significantly extended the period after which MBC could be activated and that the frequencies of these cells also were increased. In conclusion, soluble CD38 appears to significantly extend the lifespan of antibody memory by increasing the numbers of MBC.

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Adoptive TransferADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1AnimalsB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCell SurvivalDendritic Cells, FollicularHemocyaninsImmunoglobulin GImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSolubilityADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1HemocyaninsImmunoglobulin Gkeyhole-limpet hemocyanin

Identifiers

PMID18798916
PMCPMC2526255
OpenAlexW2052284473

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