As B-lymphocytes play an important role in innate and adaptive immunity, we aimed to examine the effects of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on purified tonsil-originating CD19+ B-cells, representing mucosal B-cells...
Keywords: antibodies, B-lymphocytes, cytokines, innate immunity, vaccination
01/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterLong-lived plasma cells are key to maintaining long-term humoral immunity after infection or vaccination...
Keywords: antibodies, humoral immunity, plasma cells, vaccination
05/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterType I interferons (IFNs) produced primarily by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) as part of the innate immune response to infectious agents induce the maturation of myeloid DCs and enhance antigen presentation...
Keywords: adjuvant, Apoptosis, cytokines, interferons, Toll-like receptor (TLR), vaccination
05/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter