B cells | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

B cells are the only cells of the immune systems capable of producing .

Synonyms

B lymphocytes

Detailed description

B cells are white blood cells. Together with they account for the adaptive component of the , meaning the part that can adjust to new pathogens. When B cells become activated by foreign antigens, they differentiate into antibody-producing plasma cells and memory cells, which can prevent disease upon subsequent contact with the same .

23 Mar 2023

World Conference Center Bonn
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53113 Bonn
Germany

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DZIF HIV Symposium at “Deutsch-Österreichischer AIDS-Kongress“ (DÖAK)

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Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers is the only medical intervention that has cured two people living with HIV in the past. An international group of

Heidelberg University Hospital

Nucleoside Booster Project: Broad-spectrum antivirals for pandemic preparedness

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other epidemics in recent decades have highlighted the need to develop effective measures to combat emerging infectious diseases in a timely manner. For most emerging viral pathogens, no vaccines or antiviral drugs are yet available. Since it is difficult to predict which ...

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New standards to quantify hepatitis B virus reservoirs in liver cells

Approximately 300 million people worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and at high risk of developing liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Consequently, there is

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Motility inhibitors as novel therapeutic approach against common intestinal pathogens

Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter jejuni, and Campylobacter coli are among the most widespread bacterial pathogens and responsible for annually hundreds of thousands of cases of diarrhoea, intestinal inflammation, gastric ulcers and stomach cancer worldwide. The research group led by Christine ...

Fluorescence micrograph of blue-stained cells on a black background. In the left half of the image, green-stained Lec A-proteins bind to the cells. In the right half of the image, only blue-stained cells are visible.

Sugar-based inhibitors disarm the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms biofilms, a kind of mucus layer, to protect itself from attack by the immune system or antibiotics. To form this sticky layer, as well as to successfully

Nov 2022

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl