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. 1995 Sep;69(9):5414–5421. doi: 10.1128/jvi.69.9.5414-5421.1995

The B-cell response in lymphoid tissue of mice immunized with various antigenic forms of the influenza virus hemagglutinin.

D M Justewicz 1, P C Doherty 1, R G Webster 1
PMCID: PMC189386  PMID: 7636986

Abstract

Protection of BALB/c (H-2d) mice against secondary challenge with influenza A viruses is primarily dependent on appropriate recognition of the hemagglutinin (HA) molecule by effectors of humoral immunity, the B lymphocytes and their product the immunoglobulin molecules. The influence of the antigenic form of the HA in eliciting protective antibodies is not clearly defined. We directly monitored the kinetics, character, localization, and helper T-cell dependence of the primary antibody-forming cell (AFC) response and the development of B-cell memory in lymphoid tissues associated with the upper and lower respiratory tracts, and in the spleen and bone marrow, to three forms of HA with various degrees of antigenic organization. Our results show that the antigenic organization of HA substantially influences B-cell immunity, namely, the capacity to generate both primary AFCs and memory B cells responsive to lethal challenge. Immunization by infection is the most efficient means of generating protective memory B cells, in contrast to subunit vaccine. The data also indicate that memory AFCs are predominantly localized to the regional lymphoid tissue where challenge HA is found, unlike primary AFCs, which are restricted to the priming site and which require in vivo CD4+ T-cell help.

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