One of the hallmarks of our immune system is the ability to “remember” past exposure to pathogens. Such exposure can be from infection or vaccination, and by
remembering we are, ideally, fully protected from infection upon future encounter with the same pathogen. Although humoral immunological memory is mediated in part by serum antibodies secreted by
long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs), these cells are usually not described as memory B cells. Instead, memory B cells are defined as long-lived and quiescent
cells that are poised to quickly respond to antigen upon recall.
(Source: Palm, 2019)
