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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
12
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-1-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
The CD5 molecule is expressed by a B cell subset. We have demonstrated that resting B cells do not proliferate in response to CD5 ligation, whereas cells preactivated with anti-IgM and IL-2 do so. Here, we specifically studied the effects of anti-CD5 and anti-IgM on apoptosis of CD5+ B cells. Both ligation of CD5 or of surface IgM (sIgM) resulted in apoptosis. This started earlier following ligation of CD5 than with sIgM, and both responses were time dependent. CD5-induced apoptosis was independent of the epitope recognized or the way the antibody was presented to the B cells. CD5+ B cells were more sensitive to IgM-induced apoptosis than CD5 B cells. Engagement of CD5 or CD3 expressed by T cells failed to induce apoptosis. Our data indicate differences in the function of CD5 molecules on tonsillar B cells, compared with blood T cells and suggest that cross-linking CD5 on B cell activates specific pathways responsible for apoptosis.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0014-2980
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
28
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
4170-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Ligation of CD5 on resting B cells, but not on resting T cells, results in apoptosis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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