Title: B lymphocytes and autoimmunity /
Authors: Chiorazzi, Nicholas.; New York Academy of Sciences.
Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Autoimmune Diseases; Autoimmunity; B-Lymphocytes; B cells Congresses.; Autoimmunity Congresses.; Autoantibodies Congresses.
Contents: pt. 1. Development and selection of B cells and their Ig repertoire -- B lymphocyte developmental lineages -- The role of autoreactivity in B cell selection -- Effects of altered Bcl-2 expression on B lymphocyte selection -- pt. 2. Mechanisms of B cell tolerance -- Balancing immunity, autoimmunity, and self-tolerance -- Fas-dependent and Fas-independent mechanisms for selection of the mature human B cell repertoire -- The roles of B cells in MRL/lpr murine lupus -- pt. 3. B cells as antigen-presenting cells -- B lymphocytes as autoantigen-presenting cells in the amplification of autoimmunity -- pt. 4. Development, activation, and tolerance in autoreactive B cells -- In vivo consequences of B cell superantigen immunization -- Immunoglobulin J chain: an early differentiation marker of human B cells -- Inducible Fas-resistance mediated by IL-4 in activated B cells --^