Chapter title |
Quantifying Helper Cell Function of Human TFH Cells In Vitro.
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Chapter number | 18 |
Book title |
T follicular Helper Cells
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2498-1_18 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2497-4, 978-1-4939-2498-1
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Authors |
Chevalier, Nina, Nina Chevalier |
Editors |
Marion Espéli, Michelle Linterman |
Abstract |
Blood-circulating CXCR5(+) CD4(+) T cells and T follicular helper (TFH) cells, which participate in germinal center (GC) reactions within secondary lymphoid organs, are specialized in providing help to B cells. This chapter describes ways to isolate TFH-like cells out of peripheral blood or tonsils and to quantify their B cell helper function. This comprises different co-culture approaches of TFH-like cells and B cells and the evaluation of their capacity to induce immunoglobulin secretion and plasma cell differentiation. In addition, B cell helper function of CD4 T cells can be estimated indirectly by quantifying the expression of B cell helper cytokines and co-stimulatory and TFH-associated molecules. |
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