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Survival of human circulating antigen-induced plasma cells is supported by plasma cell-niche cytokines and T follicular helper lymphocytes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2015
Ramos-Amaya Ana, Rodríguez-Bayona Beatriz, López-Blanco Rubén, Andújar Eloisa, Pérez-Alegre Mónica, Campos-Caro Antonio, Brieva José A
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Human circulating Ag-induced plasma cells (PCs) contain a high proportion of cycling cells. This study reveals that these PCs spontaneously proliferate in culture during 72 h, as determined by BrdU-uptake detection. Transcriptome analysis indicates that, in comparison with tonsil and bone marrow (BM) PCs, these PCs distinctively upregulate genes involved in cell division. Blood PC proliferation occurs...
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