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Immune 58: Gut B cells awry in ulcerative colitis

  • August 3, 2022
  • Tagged as: IgA, IgG, immune, immunology, monocyte, plasmablast, single cell RNA sequencing, ulcerative colitis

Immune explains a study of three cohorts of patients with ulcerative colitis which finds major perturbations within the mucosal B cell compartment, highlighting a potential role for these cells in disease pathogenesis.

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Immune 47: Trapping viruses in NETs

  • August 23, 2021
  • Tagged as: antibody, Fc receptor, IgA, immune, immunology, influenza virus, NETosis, neutrophil, neutrophil extracellular trap

The immune professors discuss neutrophil extracellular traps, and how IgA-virus immune complexes potentiate this process through Fc receptors on neutrophils.

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Immune 44: Got IgA on the brain

  • May 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: antibody, EAE, IgA, immune, immunology, immunosuppression, multiple sclerosis, neuroinflammation, plasma cell

On this episode of Immune, IgA-producing plasma cells mobilized from the gut play an unexpected role in suppressing neuroinflammation.

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