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ReviewImmunity & ageing : I & A2024

The immunology of B-1 cells: from development to aging.

Matheus Silvério Mattos, Sofie Vandendriessche, Ari Waisman, Pedro Elias Marques

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Review in Immunity & ageing : I & A, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Do human B-1 lymphocytes truly exist?Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  14. The role of autoantibodies in Alzheimer's disease: Pathogenetic connections or epiphenomena?Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  15. The Role of NADPH Oxidase 2 in Leukocytes.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Matheus Silvério MattosLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium.
Sofie VandendriesscheLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium.
Ari WaismanInstitute for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Pedro Elias MarquesLaboratory of Molecular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium. pedro.marques@kuleuven.be.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B-1 cells have intricate biology, with distinct function, phenotype and developmental origin from conventional B cells. They generate a B cell receptor with conserved germline characteristics and biased V(D)J recombination, allowing this innate-like lymphocyte to spontaneously produce self-reactive natural antibodies (NAbs) and become activated by immune stimuli in a T cell-independent manner. NAbs were suggested as "rheostats" for the chronic diseases in advanced age. In fact, age-dependent loss of function of NAbs has been associated with clinically-relevant diseases in the elderly, such as atherosclerosis and neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we analyzed comprehensively the ontogeny, phenotypic characteristics, functional properties and emerging roles of B-1 cells and NAbs in health and disease. Additionally, after navigating through the complexities of B-1 cell biology from development to aging, therapeutic opportunities in the field are discussed.

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AgingAutoantibodiesB-1 cellB cell developmentImmunologyNatural antibody

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PMID39095816
PMCPMC11295433

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