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B cell memory: building two walls of protection against pathogens

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Akkaya, Munir, Kwak, Kihyuck, Pierce, Susan K.·2020·Nature Reviews Immunology

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Surviving a single infection often results in lifelong immunity to the infecting pathogen. Such protection is mediated, in large part, by two main B cell memory 'walls' - namely, long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells. The cellular and molecular processes that drive the production of long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells are subjects of intensive research and have important implications for global health. Indeed, although nearly all vaccines in use today depend on their ability to induce B cell memory, we have not yet succeeded in developing vaccines for some of the world's most deadly diseases, including AIDS and malaria. Here, we describe the two-phase process by which antigen drives the generation of long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells and highlight the challenges for successful vaccine development in each phase.

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  • TH1 and TH2 cell responses support B cell activation and differentiation for antigen-specific antibody production and long-term memory development through germinal cell responses.

    “TH1 and TH2 cell responses support B cell activation and differentiation for antigen-specific antibody production and long-term memory development through germinal cell responses34,35.”

    From An Omicron-specific, self-amplifying mRNA booster vaccine for COVID-19: a phase 2/3 randomized trial (2024) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Phase 1 section on antigen-driven differentiation of naive B cells says that T-helper-cell interactions support pathogen-specific antibody production and germinal-centre B-cell differentiation into long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells. It identifies T follicular helper (TFH) cells as providing crucial help in germinal centres, however, not TH1 and TH2 responses specifically. The named cell subsets are therefore not supported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Memory B and T cells can be rapidly reactivated upon exposure, resulting in enhanced control of initial viral replication and limiting viral dissemination.

    “In such cases, memory B and T cells can be rapidly reactivated, resulting in the enhanced control of initial viral replication and limiting viral dissemination in the host (24, 25).”

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  1. [32]Karush, F. in Immunoglobulins (eds Gary W. Litman & Robert A. Good) 85–116 (Springer, 1978).

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Authors
Akkaya, M., Kwak, K., & Pierce, S. K.
Affiliations
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Pierce, Susan K.
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2019-12-13
Volume
20
Issue
4
Pages
229-238
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W2995903145
Cited by
626
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 76 · 2025: 130 · 2024: 104 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 106 · 2021: 95 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
FWCI
4.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
memory B cells, long-lived plasma cells, vaccine development, high-affinity antibodies, lifelong immunity, HIV vaccine, malaria vaccine
MeSH terms
Antigens, B-Lymphocytes, Communicable Diseases, Humans, Immunologic Memory, Plasma Cells, Vaccines

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