Phenomena and Processes

Antibody-Dependent Enhancement

Enhancement of viral infectivity caused by non-neutralizing antibodies. There are at least two mechanisms known to account for this: mediation by Fc receptors (RECEPTORS, FC) or by complement receptors (RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT). Either the virus is complexed with antiviral IMMUNOGLOBULIN G and binds to Fc receptors, or virus is coated with antiviral IMMUNOGLOBULIN M and binds to complement receptors.

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Enhancement of viral infectivity caused by non-neutralizing antibodies. There are at least two mechanisms known to account for this: mediation by Fc receptors (RECEPTORS, FC) or by complement receptors (RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT). Either the virus is complexed with antiviral IMMUNOGLOBULIN G and binds to Fc receptors, or virus is coated with antiviral IMMUNOGLOBULIN M and binds to complement receptors.

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  • Antibody Dependent Enhancement
  • Antibody-Dependent Enhancements
  • Enhancement, Antibody-Dependent

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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enhancement of viral infectivity: read MeSH definition

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  1. G06.920.095w
  2. G12.113w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antibody-Dependent Enhancement. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019067. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019067
  2. Antibody-Dependent Enhancement. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody-dependent_enhancement
  3. Antibody-Dependent Enhancement. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662341