Natural Antibodies in Health and Disease

• मुख्य लेखक: Ana Maria Hernandez (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Nichol E. Holodick (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• श्रृंखला: Frontiers Research Topics
• विषय: Medicine; innate immunity; immunoglobulin; Antibodies; B cells; IgM; natural antibodies; B-1 cells
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Natural antibodies (NAbs) are found in normal individuals in the absence of exogenous antigenic stimulation. Natural antibodies rapidly recognize and protect against pathogens that have not been previously encountered. NAbs also cross-react with several self-antigens, which, besides their role as a...