Cassis, Linda (Date of defense: 2015-10-29)
Human spleen is continually exposed to blood-borne antigens derived from autologous apoptotic cells and commensal bacteria. This chronic stimulation of the marginal zone (MZ) results in the generation ...
Barra Quaglia, Carolina M. (Date of defense: 2014-10-06)
Los sinusoides del bazo humano promueven la lenta percolación de la sangre, favoreciendo la captura de antígeno por los fagocitos y linfocitos del sistema inmune local. Estratégicamente posicionadas ...
Bascones Gleave, Sabrina (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)
The spleen contains a unique subset of innate-like marginal zone (MZ) B cells that rapidly mount protective antibody responses to invasive encapsulated bacteria. Here we show that human splenic MZ B ...
Gentile, Maurizio (Date of defense: 2014-09-19)
The marginal zone (MZ) of the spleen contains an innate-like subset of B cells that mount rapid protective antibody responses to polysaccharides and lipids from bloodborne viruses and bacteria. These ...