Inside a germinal center For the study ... could cause the body to take a vast component of the immune response offline. Similar antibodies that would have worked better may never be allowed ...

Germinal center (GC) B cells are responsible for producing antibodies. The cells have some of the highest proliferation rates ...

A better germinal center response may equal a better vaccine. Moreover, vaccination led to high levels of neutralizing antibodies effective against three variants of the virus, including the Beta ...

And that refinement of the antibody response happens on its own. You get your shot, maybe your arm hurts for a day, and then you forget about it. But six months later your germinal centers are ...

And that refinement of the antibody response happens on its own. You get your shot, maybe your arm hurts for a day, and then you forget about it. But six months later your germinal centers are ...

In the armpit lymph nodes of people who had received the mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, researchers found germinal centers needed to generate long-lived antibody-making cells.

A better germinal center response may equal a better vaccine. Moreover, vaccination led to high levels of neutralizing antibodies effective against three variants of the virus, including the Beta ...

Abbreviations: ABC, activated B-cell; CR, complete response; FISH, flourescent in situ hybridization; GC, germinal cell; GCB, germinal center B; OS, overall survival ...