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Lack of galectin-3 up-regulates IgA expression by peritoneal B1 lymphocytes during B cell differentiation.
Cell and tissue research - 1 Feb 2016
Oliveira Felipe L, Bernardes Emerson S, Brand Camila, dos Santos Sofia N, Cabanel Mariana P, Arcanjo Kátia D, Brito José M, Borojevic Radovan, Chammas Roger, El-Cheikh Márcia C
Abstract excerpt
Galectin-3 is a β-galactoside-binding protein with an inhibitory role in B cell differentiation into plasma cells in distinct lymphoid tissues. We use a model of chronic schistosomiasis, a well-characterized experimental disease hallmarked by polyclonal B cell activation, in order to investigate the role of galectin-3 in controlling IgA production through peritoneal B1 cells. Chronically infected,...
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