Greater breadth of vaccine-induced immunity in females than males is mediated by increased antibody diversity in germinal center B cells
R. L. Ursin, S. Dhakal, H. Liu, S. Jayaraman, H.-S. Park, H. R. Powell, M. L. Sherer, K. E. Littlefield, A. L. Fink, Z. Ma, A. L. Mueller, A. P. Chen, Y. A. Woldetsadik, P. J. Gearhart, H. B. Larman, , S. L. Klein
This study shows that female mice have stronger and more diverse antibody responses to influenza vaccination, leading to better protection against mutant viruses due to increased germinal center B cell activity.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2022Immunology