Sepsis: Gut bacteria induce protective IgA
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 17, 242 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrd.2018.49
Author: Sarah Crunkhorn
The mechanisms mediating serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses and their potential role in protective immunity remain unknown. Wilmore and colleagues show that members of the Proteobacteria phylum in the gut of mice promote a T cell-dependent increase in serum IgA and IgA-secreting bone marrow plasma
Source: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah Crunkhorn Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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