Tiny 'Backpacks' For Cells Could Ferry Drugs Nov 7, 2008
This immune system cells, a B lymphocyte sports one. The scale bar is 10 micrometers. (Science Daily)
Autoimmune Endometriosis Sep 19, 2008
In addition, B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) protein was found to be elevated in the serum of endometriosis patients ... Aniko Hever, R. Roth, P. Hervezi, M. Marin, "Human endometriosis is associated with plasma cells and overexpression of B lymphocyte stimulator,"PNAS July 24, 2007 vol. 104 no. 30 12451-12456. (Suite101.com)
Tuberculosis not the only risk from new immunological drugs May 21, 2008
In addition, clinicians should also be vigilant for mycobacterial infections in patients using rituximab (Rituxan), as a small number of the cases reported in this series occurred in patients using this B lymphocyte depletion therapy. . (EurekAlert!)
St. Jude discovery offers new avenues to understanding an aggressive form of leukemia Apr 15, 2008
Its protein, Ikaros, is involved in the development and differentiation of B lymphocyte cells, which are part of the immune system. "The vast majority of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemias are of B-cell lineage," Downing said. (EurekAlert!)
Albany Med researcher receives $1.96M grant Aug 23, 2007
Drake said he was working on a cell in the immune system called a B lymphocyte, cells that make antibodies. "Antibodies are responsible for protecting us against a lot of infectious diseases," he said. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Scientists Discover Role Of Enzyme In DNA Repair Jun 29, 2007
Through a tightly controlled process of breaking and rejoining DNA segments, immune system cells called B lymphocytes are able to produce tens of millions of different types of antibodies to fight almost limitless types of invaders ... But because B lymphocyte cells are relatively scarce, Casellas and his colleagues chose to focus their investigation on a more abundant family of genes, known as ribosomal genes, as a substitute. (Science Daily)
Study yields details on cells that lead to malignancy Mar 27, 2007
"Then the body would recognize them as defective B lymphocyte (immune cells) and destroy them." All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
LLNL researchers review bio detection technologies Feb 28, 2007
In a whole-cell-based immunoassay sensing system, an engineered B lymphocyte cell in which both pathogen-sensing membrane-bound antibodies and an associated light-emitting reporting system are all expressed in vivo. The B lymphocyte cell-based sensing system, termed CANARY, centers on an easily expressed calcium-sensitive bioluminescent protein from the Aequoria victoria jellyfish ... When exposed to targeted biowarfare compounds, an increase in photons was observed within the B lymphocyte cells... (EurekAlert!)
