| First Author | Phares TW | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | Brain Behav Immun | Volume | 54 |
| Pages | 128-139 | PubMed ID | 26795429 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:316468 | Mgi Id | MGI:6837948 |
| Doi | 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.01.016 | Citation | Phares TW, et al. (2016) CXCL13 promotes isotype-switched B cell accumulation to the central nervous system during viral encephalomyelitis. Brain Behav Immun 54:128-139 |
| abstractText | Elevated CXCL13 within the central nervous system (CNS) correlates with humoral responses in several neuroinflammatory diseases, yet its role is controversial. During coronavirus encephalomyelitis CXCL13 deficiency impaired CNS accumulation of memory B cells and antibody-secreting cells (ASC) but not naive/early-activated B cells. However, despite diminished germinal center B cells and follicular helper T cells in draining lymph nodes, ASC in bone marrow and antiviral serum antibody were intact in the absence of CXCL13. The data demonstrate that CXCL13 is not essential in mounting effective peripheral humoral responses, but specifically promotes CNS accumulation of differentiated B cells. |
