Title: Uncovering the Immunological Properties of Isolated Lymphoid Follicles
Authors: Janice A. Layhadi1 and Mohamed H. Shamji1
1Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Correspondence: Janice Layhadi, Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK
Email address: Janice.lee-layhadi07@imperial.ac.uk
Keywords: ILF; GALT; secretory IgA; intestine; adaptive immunity
Abbreviations: CyTOF, Mass Cytometry; GALT, Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue; GC, Germinal Centre; ILF, Isolated Lymphoid Follicles; PP, Peyer’s patch; sIgA, secretory IgA;Tfh, T follicular helper cells; Th, T helper cells;Treg, T regulatory cells
Acknowledgement: We would like to thank Anna Globinska for her assistance in generating the graphical figure.