autoantibody

noun

au·to·an·ti·body ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˈan-ti-ˌbä-dē

: an antibody active against a tissue constituent of the individual producing it

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As seen in Figure 3, the administration of CAR T therapy also reduced autoantibody responses linked to rheumatoid tissue damage. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022 This protein appears on the surface of autoantibody-producing B cells. —

WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022 Those autoantibody levels increase throughout youth and adolescence and eventually plateau by adulthood. —

Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022 Those who carried high concentrations of autoantibodies were 5 times as likely to pass away from SARS-CoV-2 infection than female carriers at the same concentration, regardless of autoantibody combination and of age group. —

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 June 2022 In adapting the technique to treat autoimmune disease, the team gave T cells a beacon derived from bits of the anti-DSG3 autoantibody, which leads the killers straight to anti-DSG3 B cells. —

Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021 These cells are the actual agents of destruction, so scientists investigating autoimmunity look for these T cell–autoantibody pairs. —

Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021 An autoantibody is an antibody produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual’s own proteins and can cause autoimmune diseases. —

Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 June 2021 The autoantibody hypothesis still warrants further research. —

Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2021 See More

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