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Editorial
. 2022 Dec;13(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2021.2003116.

Do B-1 cells play a role in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineages?

Fermín Acosta  1 , Patricia L Fernández  1 , Amador Goodridge  1
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Editorial

Do B-1 cells play a role in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineages?

Fermín Acosta et al. Virulence. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

We highlight the need to include an analysis of the B-1 B cell subset to complement the characterization of the cell-mediated immune response to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage. The literature describes the B-1 cell repertoire's involvement in the cell-mediated response within granulomas, which is different from the classic antibody response B cells are generally associated with. Specifically, the B-1 B cell subset migrates from other compartments along with other cells to the infection site. We provide details to complement the reported results from Cerezo-Cortes et al.

Keywords: B-1 B cell; Beijing lineage; cell mediated immunity; immune response; tuberculosis.

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