Ectopic lymphoid follicles: inducible centres for generating antigen-specific immune responses within tissues

Jones, Gareth Wyn and Jones, Simon Arnett ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-9711 2016. Ectopic lymphoid follicles: inducible centres for generating antigen-specific immune responses within tissues. Immunology 147 (2) , pp. 141-151. 10.1111/imm.12554

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Abstract

Lymphoid neogenesis is traditionally viewed as a pre-programmed process that promotes the formation of lymphoid organs during development. Here, the spatial organization of T and B cells in lymph nodes and spleen into discrete structures regulates antigen-specific responses and adaptive immunity following immune challenge. However, lymphoid neogenesis is also triggered by chronic or persistent inflammation. Here, ectopic (or tertiary) lymphoid organs frequently develop in inflamed tissues as a response to infection, auto-immunity, transplantation, cancer or environmental irritants. Although these structures affect local immune responses, the contribution of these lymphoid aggregates to the underlining pathology are highly context dependent and can elicit either protective or deleterious outcomes. Here we review the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for ectopic lymphoid neogenesis and consider the relevance of these structures in human disease.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Additional Information:	Article first published online: 10 DEC 2015 This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Publisher:	Wiley Blackwell
ISSN:	0019-2805
Funders:	Arthritis Research UK
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	1 November 2015
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2024 19:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/83663

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