Funciones de los linfocitos B
- Prieto Martín, Alfredo
- Barbarroja Escudero, José
- Barcenilla Rodríguez, Hugo
- Díaz Martín, David
ISSN: 0304-5412
Ano de publicación: 2013
Título do exemplar: Enfermedades del sistema inmune (I): fundamentos fisiológicos
Serie: 11
Número: 28
Páxinas: 1752-1759
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Medicine: Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado
Resumo
B Iymphocytes are responsible for humoral immunity. Their primary function is the defence of the host against germs by means of the secretion of antibodies that recognise the antigenic molecules of the pathogens. B Iymphocytes have additional functions such as the presentation of antigens to T Iymphocytes, the negative regulation of inflammatory responses and the regulation of responses to autoantigens. B cells produce antibodies to various isotypes that are distributed and located in various parts of our body and trigger various effector functions, such as the activation of the complement, and various cell responses mediated by antibody receptors, such as the phagocytosis of microorganisms and immune complexes and the exocytosis of mediators and cytotoxins.