Robust flu protection may rely on B cells that are long-lived residents in the lungs

Deep in the lungs, resident memory B cells stand guard against influenza reinfection—but whether they remain there may depend ...
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Study points to long-lived lung B cells as key to stronger flu defense

Every flu season, injectable vaccines prime the immune system to produce antibodies that circulate through the bloodstream.
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Transcription factor T-bet regulates memory B cell subsets

However, details of the intervening steps, as researchers have learned in the past 65 years, are quite complex — certain cells carry the flu antigen to the immune system, specific immune cells respond ...

Taking a closer look at immune 'memory' could spur progress in the fight against lethal illnesses

The average human has about 1.8 trillion immune cells. These cells patrol the body for bacteria, viruses, cancers, and other threats. Vaccines enhance this security system by teaching our immune cells ...