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Immune System Phenomena > Antibody-Dependent Enhancement
Microbiological Phenomena > Virus Physiological Phenomena > Antibody-Dependent Enhancement

Preferred term

Antibody-Dependent Enhancement  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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