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Reactive oxygen species‐mediated bacterial killing by B lymphocytes
Author(s) -
Kovács IstvÁn,
Horváth Magdolna,
Lányi Árpád,
Petheő Gábor L.,
Geiszt Miklós
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of leukocyte biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.819
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1938-3673
pISSN - 0741-5400
DOI - 10.1189/jlb.4ab1113-607rr
Subject(s) - nadph oxidase , phagocyte , biology , reactive oxygen species , chronic granulomatous disease , respiratory burst , phagocytosis , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , enzyme , immunology , biochemistry
Peritoneal B cells display high NADPH oxidase 2 activity; produced ROS contribute to bacterial killing during phagocytosis.