Viruses 2010, 2(12), 2649-2662; doi:10.3390/v2122649
Commentary

The Complexity of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection

Maria G. Guzman* email and Susana Vazquezemail
Department of Virology, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, “Pedro Kouri” Tropical Medicine Institute of Havana, Cuba
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 25 October 2010; in revised form: 22 November 2010 / Accepted: 22 November 2010 / Published: 8 December 2010
(This article belongs to the Section Editorial)
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Abstract: Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) has been proposed as a mechanism to explain dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the course of a secondary dengue infection. Very recently, Dejnirattisai et al., 2010 [1], published an important article supporting the involvement of anti-prM antibodies in the ADE phenomenon. The complexity of ADE in the context of a secondary dengue infection is discussed here.
Keywords: dengue; dengue hemorrhagic fever; prM; ADE; neutralization; cleavage

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Guzman, M.G.; Vazquez, S. The Complexity of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection. Viruses 2010, 2, 2649-2662.

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Guzman MG, Vazquez S. The Complexity of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection. Viruses. 2010; 2(12):2649-2662.

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Guzman, Maria G.; Vazquez, Susana. 2010. "The Complexity of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection." Viruses 2, no. 12: 2649-2662.

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