University of Alabama Birmingham: Neonatal Exposure to Antigens of Commensal Bacteria Promotes Broader Immune Repertoire
July 08, 2020
July 08, 2020
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 8 -- The University of Alabama Birmingham campus issued the following news:
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have added fresh evidence that early exposure to vaccine-, bacterial- or microbiota-derived antigens has a dramatic effect on the diversity of antibodies an adult mammal will have to fight future infections by pathogens. This antibody diversity is called the clonal repertoire -- basically different single cells with distinct antibody p . . .
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have added fresh evidence that early exposure to vaccine-, bacterial- or microbiota-derived antigens has a dramatic effect on the diversity of antibodies an adult mammal will have to fight future infections by pathogens. This antibody diversity is called the clonal repertoire -- basically different single cells with distinct antibody p . . .