Natural antibodies bridge innate and adaptive immunity

S Panda, JL Ding - The journal of immunology, 2015 - journals.aai.org
Natural Abs, belonging to isotypes IgM, IgG3, and IgA, were discovered nearly half a century
ago. Despite knowledge about the role of the polyreactive natural IgM in pathogen …

Non-specificity as the sticky problem in therapeutic antibody development

H Ausserwöger, MM Schneider, TW Herling… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Antibodies are highly potent therapeutic scaffolds with more than a hundred different
products approved on the market. Successful development of antibody-based drugs …

Defining natural antibodies

NE Holodick, N Rodríguez-Zhurbenko… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The traditional definition of natural antibodies (NAbs) states that these antibodies are
present prior to the body encountering cognate antigen, providing a first line of defense …

Natural autoantibodies: from 'horror autotoxicus' to 'gnothi seauton'

S Avrameas - Immunology today, 1991 - cell.com
The immune system of normal unimmunized animals is characterized by the presence of B
cells synthesizing and secreting mainly polyreactive, but also monoreactive, IgM and IgG …

Maintenance of serum antibody levels

RA Manz, AE Hauser, F Hiepe… - Annu. Rev. Immunol …, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In vertebrates, serum antibodies are an essential component of innate and
adaptive immunity and immunological memory. They also can contribute significantly to …

Natural antibodies and complement link innate and acquired immunity

AF Ochsenbein, RM Zinkernagel - Immunology today, 2000 - cell.com
Natural or spontaneous antibodies are an essential part of the first line of defense against
hematogenically spreading infections, including viruses. These antibodies target virus …

Substances involved in the natural resistance of fish to infection–a review

GA Ingram - Journal of Fish Biology, 1980 - Wiley Online Library
Natural 'antibodies' are substances found in the blood of animals that have not been
immunised against infective agents. However, exposure to these agents or to cross‐reacting …

Self-reactive antibodies (natural autoantibodies) in healthy individuals

S Lacroix-Desmazes, SV Kaveri, L Mouthon… - Journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Antibodies that are present in the serum of healthy individuals in the absence of deliberate
immunization with any antigen, are refered to as natural antibodies. A vast majority of natural …

Immunology and clinical importance of antiphospholipid antibodies

HP McNeil, CN Chesterman, SA Krilis - Advances in immunology, 1991 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary There are two major methods for detecting Antiphospholipid (aPL)
antibodies. The first is based on a solid-phase immunoassay employing purified …

Structure and function of natural antibodies

P Casali, EW Schettino - Immunology of silicones, 1996 - Springer
The presence of immunoglobulins (Ig) in the circulation of normal humans and animals that
bind a variety of foreign antigens, such as bacterial components and products, viruses …