B cell activation and differentiation

B cell activation and differentiation -This lecture explains about the activation of B cell and the mechanism of B cell differentiation in Bone marrow and how B cell developed into the antibody making factories in immune system. It also explains the conversion of B cell into the plasma cells which is also known as the B cell maturation.

B-Lymphocytes -

derived from the bursa of Fabricius, or its equivalent,

1. ~ 10% of peripheral circulating lymphocytes
2. ~ 50% of splenic lymphocytes

3. ~ 75% of bone marrow lymphocytes

differentiation occurs in the 3rd trimester in utero & the neonatal period
all have membrane bound immunoglobulins, which attach via their Fc portion, a. IgM & IgD ~ 75%
b. IgG ~ 24%

c. IgA ~ 1%

clonal expansion and differentiation to,

1. plasma cells - which produce specific antibody, and

2. memory cells - which readily produce plasma cells to repeat challenge,

requires,

i. Ig-Fab portion attaching specific antigen
ii. antigen presented & pre-processed by macrophages
iii. modulatory signals from other cells, especially T4-cells

NB: plasma cells produce only one class of Ab which is specific for one antigen

→ theory of clonal specificity McFarlane Burnet

Ab production may occur as above, with the co-operation of T-cells

→ the antigen is said to be thymus dependent antigen

most antigens are of this class, and the Ab's produced include all classes thymus independent antibodies are exclusively of the IgM class

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