Savidge T C
Dept of Cellular Physiology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
Trends Microbiol. 1996 Aug;4(8):301-6. doi: 10.1016/0966-842x(96)10052-4.
Intestinal M cells are specialized epithelial antigen-sampling cells, strategically located over mucosal lymphoid follicles. They regulate the entry of antigen required for mucosal immune responses. There are several potential mechanisms involved in the induction of intestinal M cells. Both luminal antigen and B cells appear to have an influence on these altered epithelial differentiation pathways.
肠道M细胞是特殊的上皮抗原采样细胞，战略性地位于黏膜淋巴滤泡上方。它们调节黏膜免疫反应所需抗原的进入。肠道M细胞的诱导涉及多种潜在机制。管腔内抗原和B细胞似乎都对这些改变的上皮分化途径有影响。
