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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Immunol. 2009;27:165–197. doi: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.021908.132620

Figure 9.

Figure 9

B cells. The B1 subset of B cells is independent of T cell help and produces IgM natural antibodies that appear to have atheroprotective functions. They may be triggered by foreign or self-antigens through their B cell receptor (BCR). Th1-dependent B2 cells produce IgG2a and IgG1. B cells also produce IL-10.