"In anti-NMDAR encephalitis, antibodies bind to those receptors and prevent them from working," he explains. As an autoimmune response, the brain becomes inflamed—hence, Brain on Fire.
Antibodies are produced naturally in our bodies by B lymphocytes to defend against disease. They work by binding to a specific target or antigen, such as viruses, bacteria or cancerous cells ...
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Antibodies are large, Y-shaped proteins that bind to specific targets and flag down immune cells to destroy those targets. In a process that mimics natural antibody development, the researchers ...
Antibodies that bind to similar target epitopes often share similar functions. Therefore, identifying distinct epitope bins with functional activity can potentially assist in generating a reduced ...
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