Three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination induce long-lasting antibody and memory B-cell responses, according to a study of ...

NK cells recognize and destroy cells that contain a virus. Once B lymphocytes spot the antigen (antibody generators), they begin secreting antibodies. Antibodies are special proteins that lock on ...

B cells are now reported ... to complement receptors even in the absence of complement-fixing antibody. In addition, even antigen-naïve animals often express “natural antibodies”.

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD CD20 is a CD marker—a molecule on the cell surface that can be used to identify and type ...

In contrast to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonals are highly specific to an antigen. By fusing myeloma cells that can divide indefinitely with B cells that produce specific antibodies against the ...

Not just IgG4 antibodies that become predominant in the many-jabbed, but also lesser studied IgG2, researchers find. NIH ...

Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.

Antibodies are part of our immune system. They are proteins produced by white blood cells (B cells) that bind to and inactivate antigens - targets on viruses, bacteria and even our own cells.

Large-scale data on the hepatitis D virus (HDV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection rate is needed to estimate the current ...

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Three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination induce long-lasting antibody and memory B-cell responses, according to a study of 113 healthcare workers in Catalonia who were followed during three years. The ...