Perpetuation of immunological memory: role of serum antibodies and accessory cells

被引:11
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作者
Nayak, R [1 ]
Lal, G [1 ]
Shaila, MS [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Microbiol & Cell Biol, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
关键词
immunological memory; serum antibodies; dendritic cells; follicular dendritic cells;
D O I
10.1016/j.micinf.2005.06.001
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A self-sustaining mechanism for perpetuation of immunological memory is proposed which requires the involvement of idiotypic-antiidiotypic antibody immune-complexes, antigen-presenting cells and follicular dendritic cells, but not long-lived memory cells or persisting antigens. (c) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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页码:1276 / 1283
页数:8
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