B cells in health and disease

Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Robert H Carter

Abstract

B cells play a key role in regulating the immune system by producing antibodies, acting as antigen-presenting cells, providing support to other mononuclear cells, and contributing directly to Inflammatory pathways. Accumulating evidence points to disruption of these tightly regulated processes in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. Although the exact mechanisms involved remain to be elucidated, a fundamental feature of many autoimmune disorders is a loss of B-cell tolerance and the inappropriate production of autoantibodies. Dysfunctional immune responses resulting from genetic mutations that cause intrinsic B-cell abnormalities and induction of autoimmunity in the T-cell compartment by B cells that have broken tolerance may also contribute to these disorders. These findings provide the rationale for B-cell depletion as a potential therapeutic strategy in autoimmune disorders and other disease states characterized by inappropriate immune responses. Preliminary results with the CD20-targeted monoclonal antibody rituximab indicate that rituximab can improve symptoms in a number of autoimmune and neurologic disorders (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes). Addi...Continue Reading

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