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CD40 ligand triggers interleukin-6 mediated B cell differentiation.
Leukemia research - 1 Jun 1996
Urashima M, Chauhan D, Hatziyanni M, Ogata A, Hollenbaugh D, Aruffo A, Anderson K C
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is the major cytokine to date mediating antigen (Ag)- or mitogen-driven B cell differentiation. Recently, CD40 ligand (CD40L), with the co-stimulatory cytokines IL-4 and IL-10, has been shown to trigger immunoglobulin (Ig) secretion and class switching. In the present report, we have examined the role of IL-6 in mediating B cell differentiation and Ig secretion triggered with CD40L and/or...
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