Journal
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 1, Pages 94-103Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.02.016
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Mast cells; Basophils; B cells
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- Italian Ministry of Health
- Associazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC)
- Ministero dell'Istruzione, Universita e Ricerca
- ASI-MAS (ASsociazione Italiana MAStocitosi)
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It has been proven that both resting and activated mast cells (MCs) and basophils are able to induce a significant increase in proliferation and survival of naive and activated B cells, and their differentiation into antibody-producing cells. The immunological context in which this regulation occurs is of particular interest and the idea that these innate cells induce antibody class switching and production is increasingly gaining ground. This direct role of MCs and basophils in acquired immunity requires cell to cell contact as well as soluble factors and exosomes. Here, we review our current understanding of the interaction between B cells and MCs or basophils as well as the evidence supporting B lymphocyte-MC/basophil crosstalk in pathological settings. Furthermore, we underline the obscure aspects of this interaction that could serve as important starting points for future research in the field of MC and basophil biology in the peculiar context of the connection between innate and adaptive immunity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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