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Antibody with an engineered Fc region as a therapeutic agent against dengue virus infection.
Antiviral research - 1 Dec 2015
Ramadhany Ririn, Hirai Itaru, Sasaki Tadahiro, Ono Ken-ichiro, Ramasoota Pongrama, Ikuta Kazuyoshi, Kurosu Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of dengue virus (DENV) infectivity is thought to play a crucial role in severe dengue disease. It occurs when pre-existing sub-neutralizing anti-DENV antibody (Ab) produced from a primary infection encounters a DENV serotype different from that of the initial infection and forms immune complexes, which enable the efficient infection of Fcγ receptor-bearing cells. However, the...
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