Daughter B cells are not created equal: Asymmetric segregation of antigen during B cell division

Comment on: Thaunat O, et al. Science 2012; 335:475-9.     

Atypical B cells are part of an alternative lineage of B cells that participates in responses to vaccination and infection in humans

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Activation—induced cell death in B lymphocytes

Upon encountering the antigen(Ag),the immune system can either develop a specific immune response of enter a specific state of unresponsiveness,tolerance.The response of B cells to their specific Ag can be activation and proliferation,leading to the immune response,or anergy and activation-induced cell death(AICD),leading to tolerance.AICD in B lymphocytes is a highly regulated event initiated by crosslinking of the B cell receptor (BCR).BCR engagement initiates several signaling events such as activation of PLCγ,Ras,and PI3K,which generally speaking,lead to survival.However,in the absence of survival signals(CD40 or IL-4R engagement),BCR crosslinking can also promote apoptotic signal transduction pathways such as activation of effector caspases,expression of pro-apoptotic genes,and inhibition of pro-survival genes.The complex interplay between survival and death signals determines the B cell fate and, consequently,the immune response.     

银杏内酯B 诱导大鼠骨髓间充质细胞分化为神经元样细胞的电生理研究

目的:研究银杏内酯B(GB)诱导大鼠骨髓间充质细胞(MSCs)分化为神经元样细胞的电生理特性。方法:应用膜片钳技术,采用全细胞记录方式,对由GB诱导的大鼠MSCs进行诱导前后的电生理功能测定。结果:分化后的神经元样细胞较诱导前细胞的膜特性有了显著改变(P<0.05)。结论:大鼠MSCs经过GB诱导能够向功能性神经元方向分化。     

Age-Associated Decline in Thymic B Cell Expression of Aire and Aire-Dependent Self-Antigens

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B lymphocyte pathology in human colorectal cancer. Experimental and clinical therapeutic effects of partial B cell depletion

Accumulating data are showing that the humoral immune response against tumors could favor tumor progression. However, no B lymphocyte pathology has been reported in cancer. Using anti-IgM Ab we nonspecifically depleted B cells in tumor-bearing mice, a treatment that resulted in significant reduction of tumor burden. We analyzed the B lymphocyte phenotype of abdominal lymph nodes and peripheral blood from advanced colon cancer patients by flow cytometry, and compared the B cell phenotype with that found in samples from normal donors. In both lymph nodes and peripheral blood of cancer patients, abnormal populations of B lymphocytes appeared that express an increased CD21 and/or sTn antigens on their cell surface. All patients showed a reduction of CD19⁺ cells. In a limited clinical test, we analyzed the effects of a partial B cell depletion with Rituximab. The treated patients did not develop any side-effects; the CD21-hyperpositive lymphocytes were reduced, but the proportion of sTn-positive lymphocytes remained unaffected. Apparent reduction of the tumor burden was reported in 50% of the patients when the treatment was ended. Received: 13 May 1999 / Accepted: 4 August 1999     

印楝素A与印楝素B对粉纹夜蛾BTI-Tn-5B1-4的细胞毒性

为了明确印楝素A和B活性差异的机理,本研究比较了印楝素A和印楝素B对粉纹夜蛾Trichoplusia ni离体培养胚胎细胞系BTI-Tn-5B1-4的毒性。结果表明：印楝素A与印楝素B对BTI-Tn-5B1-4细胞具有良好的增殖抑制活性,处理后3 d,其IC₅₀值分别为2.9 μg/mL和9.85 μg/mL,印楝素A的细胞毒力显著高于印楝素B。倒置显微镜观察发现,印楝素A和印楝素B处理可导致细胞变形,贴壁能力下降,并出现明显空泡,印楝素A的影响明显高于印楝素B。流式细胞仪检测结果表明,印楝素可导致BTI-Tn-5B1-4细胞体积显著膨大,印楝素A处理细胞体积增大程度显著高于印楝素B;印楝素可以明显影响BTI-Tn-5B1-4细胞膜电位,1.25 μg/mL印楝素A和印楝素B处理后3 d,细胞DiBAC4（3）荧光强度分别增加88.12%和55.37%,印楝素A的影响显著高于印楝素B。荧光显微镜观察发现,印楝素对BTI-Tn-5B1-4细胞核具有明显影响,印楝素B的影响明显高于印楝素A,印楝素B处理后,细胞核受损细胞数更多,受损程度更严重。结果显示印楝素A和印楝素B的细胞作用机理存在差异,本研究从细胞学水平解释了印楝素的生长发育抑制作用机理。     

Molecular Control of B Cell Activation and Immunological Synapse Formation

B cells form an essential part of the adaptive immune system by producing specific antibodies that can neutralize toxins and target infected or malignant cells for destruction. During B cell activation, a fundamental role is played by a specialized intercellular structure called the immunological synapse (IS). The IS serves as a platform for B cell recognition of foreign, often pathogenic, antigens on the surface of antigen‐presenting cells (APC). This recognition is elicited by highly specific B cell receptors (BCR) that subsequently trigger carefully orchestrated intracellular signaling cascades that lead to cell activation. Furthermore, antigen internalization, essential for full B cell activation and differentiation into antibody producing effector cells or memory cells, occurs in the IS. Recent developments especially in various imaging‐based methods have considerably advanced our understanding of the molecular control of B cell activation. Interestingly, the cellular cytoskeleton is emerging as a key player at several stages of B cell activation, including the initiation of receptor signaling. Here, we discuss the functions and molecular mechanisms of the IS and highlight the multifaceted role of the actin cytoskeleton in several aspects of B cell activation.      

B7-H1和B7-H4在口腔鳞状细胞癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的:探讨口腔鳞状细胞癌(Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma,OSCC)中B7-H1和B7-H4的表达及其临床意义,并为OSCC的临床诊断、治疗、判断预后及预防等提供依据。方法:采用免疫组织化学S-P法检测B7-H1及B7-H4在60例OSCC及20例非肿瘤患者正常口腔黏膜组织(NOM)中的表达情况,分析两者与OSCC临床病理特征的相关性。结果:B7-H1在OSCC组织中表达显著高于在NOM组织中表达(29例,48.3%v4例,20%,x~2=4.969,P0.05);B7-H4在OSCC组织中表达亦显著高于在NOM组织中表达(31例,51.7%v5例,25%,x~2=4.310,P0.05)。B7-H1与B7-H4在OSCC组织的表达都与TNM分期、淋巴结转移和肿瘤分化程度显著相关(P0.05),而与年龄、性别及肿瘤直径大小等无关。OSCC组织中B7-H1和B7-H4的高表达呈显著性正相关性(x~2=5.613 P0.05),60例组织中B7-H1和B7-H4共表达现象有11例(18.3%),NOM中未发现两者共表达现象。结论:B7-H1和B7-H4过表达与OSCC发生、发展及预后有关,可以作为预后指标。     

利妥昔单抗维持治疗弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤的初步研究

目的:对弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤患者进行利妥昔单抗维持治疗(Maintenance Rituximab,MR)的安全性及疗效的研究和探讨.方法:38例患者诱导治疗结束后根据患者及家属意见和经济条件分为MR组和观察组.每组19例.诱导治疗阶段两组患者均接受6～8个疗程R-CHOP(每3周)或R-EPOCH方案治疗.维持阶段,利妥昔单抗在诱导治疗完成后4-8周开始,375mg/m2,每3个月1次共2年(8次)或直至疾病复发、进展、死亡.维持前均经影像学检查证实无复发.结果与结论:MR对R-EPOCH或R-CHOP的诱导治疗后达到CRu/CR初治DLBCL病人,有很好的近期疗效,能提高其DFS率,但OS率无改善,而且其毒副反应小,可以耐受.     

Chronic Viral Infection Promotes Efficient Germinal Center B Cell Responses

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An immuno-electron-microscopic study of human thymic B cells

Thymic B cells are a constituent of normal human thymic medulla. They are supposed to play a role in T cell maturation. Thymic B cells have been characterized morphologically and immunohistochemically at the light-microscopic level. Their ultrastructural appearance in vivo has not been demonstrated. Six normal infantile thymi were immunolabelled with the pan-B cell marker CD20 using a pre-embedding technique and viewed at the electron-microscopic level. Cells expressing CD20 had long cytoplasmic processes. They were all ”asteroid” in shape and in close contact with thymocytes. Also, their long cytoplasmic processes intermingled with cytoplasmic processes of cells that were presumed to be interdigitating reticulum cells (IDC) based on morphological criteria. Thymic B cells may act in concert with IDC during T cell maturation. Received: 20 October 1995 / Accepted: 10 January 1996     

Macrophages drive KSHV B cell latency

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Phenotype and topography of human thymic B cells

Using single and double labeling immunohistochemical techniques and a large panel of monoclonal antibodies against B-cell differentiation antigens, including those newly defined at the Fourth International Leucocyte Typing Workshop, we have examined the immunophenotype and tissue distribution of human thymic B-cells. The existence of a distinct B-cell population as a constant constituent of the thymic microenvironment has been noted only recently. We found a singificant population of B-lymphocytes in the thymic medulla expressing the B-cell restricted antigens CD19, CD20, CD22, CD37, CD72, CD76 and IgM and IgD. As with other extrafollicular B-lymphocytes, they differ significantly from both follicle mantle and germinal center cells in morphology and immunophenotype, which points to alternative modes of B-cell differentiation. Thymic B-cells themselves show considerable heterogeneity and a subpopulation with dendritic features and the expression of CD23 has been referred to as “asteroid” cells. Their close association with T-cells and medullary epithelial cells points to a functional role for B-cells in the thymus. A second population of B-lymphocytes together with frequent lymph follicles is found within the extrathymic perviascular space. Though separated from the medulla by a layer of epithelial cells, a clear distinction between the B-cells of these two compartments is not always possible. The intramedullary B-cell compartment shows a parallel numeric increase with the occurrence of germinal centers in the perivascular space, mostly due to an accumulation of B-cells in the medulla adjacent to these lymph follicles. Thus a close relationship between the intra-and extramedullary B-cell population of the thymus seems likely. Presented in part in Leucocyte Typing IV (1989) Knapp W et al. (eds) Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 221–222     

B细胞不对称分裂

细胞的不对称分裂对于细胞多样性产生的重要性已经被大部分人所认识。B细胞的不对称分裂首先是在抗体类别转换的研究中发现的。最近,美国5科学家对B细胞在免疫发生中心中不对称分裂的原因进行了探索。结果发表在2012年1月20日出版的《Science》中。B细胞的不对称分裂参与体液免疫的抗体类别转换和抗体亲和力成熟过程。对于其机制仍不清楚,但目前研究初步提示细胞内分子的不对称分布是其发生的上游因素。并且B细胞的不对称分裂可能与不对称抗原分离可能在抗体亲和力成熟过程中具有独立协同作用。     

1型糖尿病小鼠模型中MZB和FoB细胞的检测

目的:探究脾脏边缘区B细胞(marginal zone B cell,MZB)和滤泡状B细胞(folicular B cell,FoB)在链脲佐菌素(streptozocin,STZ)诱导的1型糖尿病小鼠模型中的频率变化。方法:以C57BL/6小鼠为研究模型,腹腔注射STZ 55 mg/kg,连续注射5天,建立1型糖尿病模小鼠模型。选取随机血糖水平≥200 mg/dL(11.1 mmol/L)的小鼠视为造模成功。期间观察并记录小鼠摄食、饮水情况,监测小鼠体重、空腹血糖情况。造模第4周处死小鼠,随后测定小鼠的糖化血红蛋白(glycated hemoglobin, HbA1c)、谷氨酸脱羧酶抗体(GAD65)、胰岛素自身抗体(IAA)水平。通过对各组小鼠胰腺进行苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-eosin, HE)染色、免疫组化(immunohistochemistry,IHC)观察胰岛形态变化及胰岛素含量。通过流式细胞术,比较各组小鼠脾脏中MZB和FoB细胞的频数和表型。结果:与正常对照组小鼠比较,STZ糖尿病模型组小鼠摄食量、饮水量明显增加,体重减轻,随机血糖显著升高,同时HbA1c水平明显增加(P0.0001),模型组小鼠血浆GAD65和IAA水平也明显升高。HE、IHC结果显示,与正常对照小鼠比较,STZ糖尿病小鼠胰岛萎缩、呈不规则;胰岛素颗粒数减少。与正常对照组小鼠相比,模型组小鼠脾脏MZB细胞频数增加,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);与正常对照组小鼠相比,模型组小鼠脾脏FoB细胞频数无统计学差异。结论:STZ诱导的1型糖尿病小鼠脾脏中MZB细胞频数升高,FoB细胞频数变化无统计学差异。这些B淋巴细胞亚群频率失衡可能与1型糖尿病的发生有关。