Open AccessIs antibody-dependent enhancement playing a role in COVID-19 pathogenesis?
Author(s) -
Francesco Negro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2020.20249
Subject(s) - medicine , pathogenesis , covid-19 , antibody , virology , immunology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is currently believed to proceed via both directly cytotoxic and immune-mediated mechanisms. An additional mechanism facilitating viral cell entry and subsequent damage may involve the so-called antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE).
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