Article
Possible immunoregulatory role for CD5 + B cells.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology - 1 Aug 1990
Raveche E S
Abstract excerpt
CD5 + B cells represent a subpopulation of B cells which have the characteristic of employing unmutated immunoglobulin variable region genes. These cells are found to be increased early in ontogeny. The percentage of CD5 + B cells is highest in the fetus and decreases after birth. The antibodies produced by CD5 + B cells are polyreactive and are the natural autoantibodies. These autoantibodies may not be...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- B-Lymphocytes
- CD5 Antigens
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred NZB
- Mutation
