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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Jun 28;12(5):510–515. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00867.x

Table 1.

B cells in transplantation
Humoral Functions: Induce graft rejection or accommodation:
1. Anti-polysaccharide antibodies (e.g., anti-blood group, generally produced in a T cell-independent manner)
2. Anti-protein antibodies (e.g., anti-HLA antigens or anti-minor histocompatibility antigens, generally produced in a T cell-dependent manner)
Non-humoral functions: Induce graft rejection or tolerance
1. Lymphoid organogenesis
2. T cell repertoire development and/or maintenance
3. Regulation
4. Antigen presentation