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Rutemark, Christian, et al.
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B cells lacking complement receptors 1 and 2 are equally efficient producers of IgG in vivo as wildtype B cells
Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
The complement system, including the complement receptors 1 and 2 (CR1/2), is crucial for the development of antibody responses against a wide range of antigens. Cr2-/- mice are deficient in both CR1 and CR2 and respond poorly upon immunization with antigen alone and with IgM-containing immune complexes. In mice, CR1/2 are expressed exclusively on B cells and follicular dendritic cells (FDC) but it is not clear which of the two cell-types that need to express the receptors for a normal antibody response. Here, bone marrow chimeras were used to distinguish between B cells and FDC. The animals were immunized with SRBC alone or with IgM anti-SRBC and SRBC. For an antibody response to SRBC alone, CR1/2 expression on FDC was crucial. When CR1/2+ FDC were present, B cells from Cr2-/- mice produced equal amounts of antibodies against SRBC as did B cells from WT. However, the response to IgM-SRBC complexes was more efficient in the presence of CR1/2+ B cells although CR1/2+ FDC still played a dominant role. In conclusion, antibody responses to antigen alone required CR1/2+ FDC, whereas CR1/2 expression on B cells was irrelevant. In contrast, in antibody responses to IgM-IC, presence of CR1/2+ B cells led to a higher and more rapid onset of the antibody response.
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