Neutralizing anti-influenza virus monoclonal antibodies: Therapeutics and tools for discovery

Osvaldo Martinez, Tshidi Tsibane, Christopher F. Basler

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Abstract

The human antibody response to influenza virus infection plays a protective role against re-infection, yet little molecular detail is available regarding how human antibodies, when characterized at the monoclonal level, neutralize this important human pathogen. Recent studies, using a diverse array of strategies, have isolated and characterized human anti-virus neutralizing antibodies and shed light not only on the specificity and origin of these antibodies but on their potential for therapeutic use against influenza virus infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-92
Number of pages24
JournalInternational Reviews of Immunology
Volume28
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Antibody
  • Influenza virus
  • Memory B cell
  • Monoclonal

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