EPITHELIAL TRANSCYTOSIS OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Authors
HUNZIKER W KRAEHENBUHL JP
Citation
W. Hunziker et Jp. Kraehenbuhl, EPITHELIAL TRANSCYTOSIS OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS, Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia, 3(3), 1998, pp. 287-302
Citations number
85
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism",Physiology
Journal title
Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia → ACNP
ISSN journal
10833021
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
287 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
1083-3021(1998)3:3<287:ETOI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Transcytosis plays a central role in the immunological functions of ep ithelia, including the sampling of antigens that enter the body via th e digestive, respiratory and urogenital tracts and their presentation to underlying lymphoid tissues, the secretion of specific immunoglobul ins required for the immune protection of mucosal surfaces and the tra nsfer of maternal immunoglobulins to the fetus or newborn, providing t he latter with passive immunity for the first weeks of independent lif e.