Staphylococcus Aureus

Staph infection process leading to B cell suicide described

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 20th, 2003

The method that Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infection uses to inactivate the body's immune response and cause previously healthy B cells to commit suicide is described for the first time by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.

Findings were published in the May 5, 2003, issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Normally, B cells mount an early defense against invading bacteria. From this immunologic experience, memory B cells are developed with the ability to quickly recognize these antigens and destroy the bacteria if they return in the future. When staph infections occur, however,...

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