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ReviewDevelopmental and comparative immunology2016

Bone marrow fat and the decline of B lymphopoiesis in rabbits.

Domenick E Kennedy, Pamela L Witte, Katherine L Knight

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Review in Developmental and comparative immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Sclerostin Depletion Induces Inflammation in the Bone Marrow of Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Lipid Metabolism and Tumor Antigen Presentation.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
    Article
  5. The Effects of Sclerostin on the Immune System.Current osteoporosis reports · 2020
    Review
  6. Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue Quantification by Imaging.Current osteoporosis reports · 2019
    Review
  7. Review
  8. Long-Lived Plasma Cells in Mice and Men.Frontiers in immunology · 2018
    Review
  9. Article
  10. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Domenick E KennedyLoyola University Chicago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, USA.
Pamela L WitteLoyola University Chicago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, USA.
Katherine L KnightLoyola University Chicago, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, USA. Electronic address: kknight@luc.edu.
Loyola University Chicago · US

Funding

Experimental Immunology Training GrantT32AI007508 · NIAID · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI KNIGHT, KATHERINE L. · 1997 to 2022
$4.0M
Maintaining B cell immunity with aged B lymphocytesR01AI068390 · NIAID · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI KNIGHT, KATHERINE L. · 2007 to 2015
$3.4M
Decline of B lymphopoiesis with Age: Adipocytes and Myeloid Suppressor CellsF31AG047817 · NIA · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI KENNEDY, DOMENICK EDWARD · 2014 to 2015
$57k
NIAID NIH HHS AI068390NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068390NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007508NIA NIH HHS F31 AG047817NIA NIH HHS F31AG047817
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B lymphopoiesis is necessary to generate a diverse pool of naïve B cells that are able to respond to a broad spectrum of antigens during immune responses to pathogens and to vaccination. Rabbits have been utilized for many years to generate high affinity monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Specific antibodies generated in rabbits have greatly advanced scientific discoveries, but the unique qualities of rabbit B cell development have been underappreciated. Unlike in humans and mice, where B lymphopoiesis declines in mid to late life, B lymphopoiesis in rabbits arrests early in life, between 2 and 4 months of age. This review focuses on the early loss of B cell development in rabbits and the contribution of the bone marrow microenvironment to this process. We also propose directions for future research in this area, and discuss how the rabbit can be used as a model to understand the decline of B lymphopoiesis that occurs in humans late in life. Such studies will be important for developing therapeutics targeted to prevent and/or reverse declining B lymphopoiesis in the elderly, as well as boosting immunity and antibody responses after infection or vaccination.

Indexed as

LymphopoiesisAdipose TissueAnimalsB-LymphocytesBone MarrowCell DifferentiationHematopoiesisHumansLipid MetabolismMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsRabbitsAdipocytesB lymphopoiesisBone marrowMyeloid-derived suppressor cells

Identifiers

PMID26577994
PMCPMC4775299
OpenAlexW2100267986

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