memory B cell
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Names in other languages
- Françaislymphocyte B à mémoire
- ItalianoMemoria immunologica
- DeutschGedächtniszelle
- PolskiKomórka pamięci
- Englishmemory B cell
- 한국어기억 세포
- 简体中文记忆B细胞
- 繁體中文記憶B細胞
- 中文記憶B細胞
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are the cells of the immune system that make antibodies to invading pathogens like viruses. They form memory cells that remember the same pathogen for faster antibody production in future infections. In immunology, a memory B cell (MBC) is a type of B lymphocyte that forms part of the adaptive immune system. These cells develop within germinal centers of the secondary lymphoid organs. Memory B cells circulate in the blood stream in a quiescent state, sometimes for decades. Their function is to memorize the characteristics of the antigen that activated their parent B cell during initial infection such that if the memory B cell later encounters the same antigen, it triggers an accelerated and robust secondary immune response. Memory B cells have B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane, identical to the one on their parent cell, that allow them to recognize antigen and mount a specific antibody response. Maintenance of the B-cell memory compartment in blood has been associated with a lower risk of relapse in NSCLC treated with perioperative chemoimmunotherapy.
are the cells of the immune system that make antibodies to invading pathogens like viruses. They form memory cells that remember the same pathogen for faster antibody production in future infections. In immunology, a memory B cell (MBC) is a type of B lymphocyte that forms part of the adaptive immune system. These cells develop within germinal centers of the secondary lymphoid organs. Memory B cells circulate in the blood stream in a quiescent state, sometimes for decades. Their function is to memorize the characteristics of the antigen that activated their parent B cell during initial infection such that if the memory B cell later encounters the same antigen, it triggers an accelerated and robust secondary immune response. Memory B cells have B cell receptors (BCRs) on their cell membrane, identical to the one on their parent cell, that allow them to recognize antigen and mount a specific antibody response. Maintenance of the B-cell memory compartment in blood has been associated with a lower risk of relapse in NSCLC treated with perioperative chemoimmunotherapy.
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