Understanding regulatory B cells in autoimmune diseases: the case of multiple sclerosis.
Understanding regulatory B cells in autoimmune diseases: the case of multiple sclerosis.
Curr Opin Immunol. 2019 Aug 21;61:26-32
Authors: Thi Cuc B, Pohar J, Fillatreau S
Abstract
The suppressive function of B cells is mediated mostly through their provision of cytokines with anti-inflammatory properties, in particular interleukin-10. This B cell activity has been convincingly described in mice with autoimmune, infectious, as well as malignant diseases, and evidence is accumulating of its relevance in human. This review provides a personal view of this B cell function using multiple sclerosis and its animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis as representative examples, in an attempt to bridge observations obtained in mice and human, with the goal of providing a coherent transversal framework to further explore this field, and eventually manipulate this B cell function therapeutically.
PMID: 31445312 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Opinion in Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Thi Cuc B, Pohar J, Fillatreau S Tags: Curr Opin Immunol Source Type: research