title: NKT-dependent B-cell activation in Gaucher disease.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Nair et al describe a new population of type II natural killer T (NKT) cells with follicular helper phenotype (TFH), which is more abundant in patients and mice with Gaucher disease (GD) and is capable of regulating B-cell activity.
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
authors.forename: Mariolina
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4821-3801
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salio
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cerundolo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000276:immunology*; D055611:Natural Killer T-Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids