Enhanced B-cell differentiation driven by advanced cirrhosis resulting in hyperglobulinemia.
Hiroyoshi DoiEiichi HayashiJun AraiMasayuki TojoKenichi MorikawaJunichi EguchiTakayoshi ItoTatsuya KantoDavid E KaplanHitoshi YoshidaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)
Enhanced TLR9-induced differentiation into antibody secreting cell may explain peripheral reductions of circulating CD27+ memory B cells as well as increased serum Ig levels in cirrhosis.