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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Characterization of Definitive Regulatory B Cell Subsets by Cell Surface Phenotype, Function and Context.

Savannah D Neu, Bonnie N Dittel

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. The vital role of CD19Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2025
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  4. Review
  5. Expansion of B10 cellsInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2025
    Review
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  7. Unique 40-year survival after heart transplantation with normal graft function and spontaneous operational tolerance.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Savannah D NeuVersiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Bonnie N DittelVersiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, United States.

Funding

Development of a B Cell TherapeuticR01AI160244 · NIAID · VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC. · PI DITTEL, BONNIE N · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
A Novel Human Regulatory B Cell SubsetR21AI145323 · NIAID · VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC. · PI DITTEL, BONNIE N · 2019 to 2020
$459k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI160244NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI145323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory B cell or "Breg" is a broad term that represents the anti-inflammatory activity of B cells, but does not describe their individual phenotypes, specific mechanisms of regulation or relevant disease contexts. Thus, given the variety of B cell regulatory mechanisms reported in human disease and their animal models, a more thorough and comprehensive identification strategy is needed for tracking and comparing B cell subsets between research groups and in clinical settings. This review summarizes the discovery process and mechanism of action for well-defined regulatory B cell subsets with an emphasis on the mouse model of multiple sclerosis experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. We discuss the importance of conducting thorough B cell phenotyping along with mechanistic studies prior to defining a particular subset of B cells as Breg. Since virtually all B cell subsets can exert regulatory activity, it is timely for their definitive identification across studies.

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AnimalsB-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryB-Lymphocyte SubsetsEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalHumansImmunophenotypingMultiple SclerosisautoimmunityBDLEAE (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis)IL-10multiple scleorsis (MS)regulatory B cell (Breg cell)Treg

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PMID34987513
PMCPMC8721101

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