Ian Henderson and colleagues (University of Birmingham) show how a lung-damaging bacterium turns the body’s antibody response in its favor. Some individuals infected with Pseudomonas generate IgG2 antibodies against long sugar structures on the bacterial surface. These antibodies strip the serum of its normal antibacterial capacity, perhaps by luring complement proteins away from more vulnerable parts of the bacterial surface. Read the article: ow.ly/AcxMF
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:15:00 +0000
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