Gut Mucosal Antibody Responses and Implications for Food Allergy

The gastrointestinal mucosa is a critical environmental interface where plasma cells and B cells are exposed to orally-ingested antigens such as food allergen proteins. It is unclear how the development of B cells and plasma cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa differs between healthy humans and tho...

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Main Authors: Ramona A. Hoh, Scott D. Boyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02221/full