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. 2002 Feb;16(2):219-30.
doi: 10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00274-1.

Chronic intestinal inflammatory condition generates IL-10-producing regulatory B cell subset characterized by CD1d upregulation

Atsushi Mizoguchi  1 , Emiko Mizoguchi, Hidetoshi Takedatsu, Richard S Blumberg, Atul K Bhan
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Chronic intestinal inflammatory condition generates IL-10-producing regulatory B cell subset characterized by CD1d upregulation

Atsushi Mizoguchi et al. Immunity. 2002 Feb.
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Abstract

B cells possess a variety of immune functions that are involved in normal and abnormal immune responses, including autoimmune disorders. Through murine models of intestinal inflammation, we here demonstrate a B cell subset that is induced in gut-associated lymphoid tissues and is characterized by CD1d upregulation. This B cell subset appears under a chronic inflammatory environment, produces IL-10, and suppresses progression of intestinal inflammation by downregulating inflammatory cascades associated with IL-1 upregulation and STAT3 activation rather than by altering polarized T helper responses. This study indicates that B cells, by producing cytokines such as IL-10, can act as regulatory cells in immunologically mediated inflammatory reactions.

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