A novel proangiogenic B cell subset is increased in cancer and chronic inflammation

Willem van de Veen, Anna Głobińska, Kirstin Jansen, Alex Straumann, Terufumi Kubo, Daniëlle Verschoor, Oliver F. Wirz, Francesc Castro-Giner, Ge Tan, Beate Rückert,

Science Advances · 2020 · 71 citations · 30 references

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B cells expressing proangiogenic cytokines were detected in patients with EoE and melanoma. Our results demonstrate a previously unidentified proangiogenic B cell subset characterized by expression of CD49b, CD73, and proangiogenic cytokines.

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