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Antibodies, Volume 12, Issue 2

2023 June - 16 articles

Cover Story: The CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in a wide range of biological processes. When CCR6 binds to its sole ligand CCL20, a signaling network is produced. This pathway is implicated in mechanisms related to many diseases, such as cancer, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, HIV infection or rheumatoid arthritis. The CCR6/CCL20 axis plays a fundamental role in immune homeostasis and activation. Th17 cells express the CCR6 receptor and inflammatory cytokines, including IL-17, IL-21 and IL-22, which are involved in the spread of inflammatory response. The CCL20/CCR6 mechanism plays a crucial role in the recruitment of these pro-inflammatory cells to local tissues. View this paper
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Articles (16)

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
14,292 Views
14 Pages

IgA Nephropathy: Current Treatment and New Insights

  • Dimitra Petrou,
  • Petros Kalogeropoulos,
  • George Liapis and
  • Sophia Lionaki

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common cause of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. Despite the histopathologic hallmark of mesangial IgA deposition, IgAN is a heterogenous autoimmune disease not only in terms of clinical presentation but also i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,860 Views
22 Pages

In the elderly, a debilitating condition known as dementia, which is a major health concern, is caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Despite promising advances by researchers, there is currently no way to completely cure this devastating disease...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,374 Views
13 Pages

RDE Treatment Prevents Non-Specific Detection of SARS-CoV-2- and Influenza-Specific IgG Antibodies in Heat-Inactivated Serum Samples

  • Arina Goshina,
  • Victoria Matyushenko,
  • Daria Mezhenskaya,
  • Alexandra Rak,
  • Anastasia Katelnikova,
  • Denis Gusev,
  • Larisa Rudenko and
  • Irina Isakova-Sivak

Assessing the levels of serum IgG antibodies is widely used to measure immunity to influenza and the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after natural infection or vaccination with specific vaccines, as well as to study i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,483 Views
13 Pages

The Role of Bispecific Antibodies in Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review

  • Razwana Khanam,
  • Omer S. Ashruf,
  • Syed Hamza Bin Waqar,
  • Zunairah Shah,
  • Saba Batool,
  • Rameesha Mehreen,
  • Pranali Pachika,
  • Zinath Roksana,
  • Mohammad Ebad Ur Rehman and
  • Faiz Anwer

Multiple myeloma is a heterogeneous clonal malignant plasma cell disorder, which remains incurable despite the therapeutic armamentarium’s evolution. Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) can bind simultaneously to the CD3 T-cell receptor and tumor ant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,821 Views
11 Pages

Serological Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Hemodialyzed Patients and the Association with Later COVID-19 Positivity

  • Vedran Premuzic,
  • Ranko Stevanovic,
  • Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek,
  • Maja Sirovica,
  • Sara Stalman,
  • Maja Bogdanic,
  • Denis Zilic,
  • Dario Nakic,
  • Danijela Santini Dusevic and
  • Bojan Jelakovic
  • + 11 authors

Background: The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine may differ in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to determine the degree of serological response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the population of dialysis patie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,167 Views
13 Pages

Complement Activation by an Anti-Dengue/Zika Antibody with Impaired Fcγ Receptor Binding Provides Strong Efficacy and Abrogates Risk of Antibody-Dependent Enhancement

  • Zenjiro Sampei,
  • Christine Xing’er Koo,
  • Frannie Jiuyi Teo,
  • Ying Xiu Toh,
  • Taku Fukuzawa,
  • Siok Wan Gan,
  • Takeru Nambu,
  • Adrian Ho,
  • Kiyofumi Honda and
  • Junichi Nezu
  • + 4 authors

To combat infectious diseases, vaccines are considered the best prophylactic strategy for a wide range of the population, but even when vaccines are effective, the administration of therapeutic antibodies against viruses could provide further treatme...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,350 Views
9 Pages

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies: Comparison of Enzyme Immunoassay, Surrogate Neutralization and Virus Neutralization Test

  • Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek,
  • Maja Bogdanic,
  • Ema Borko,
  • Zeljka Hruskar,
  • Denis Zilic,
  • Thomas Ferenc,
  • Irena Tabain,
  • Ljubo Barbic,
  • Mateja Vujica Ferenc and
  • Vladimir Stevanovic
  • + 1 author

Background: Since sensitivity and specificity vary widely between tests, SARS-CoV-2 serology results should be interpreted with caution. Methods: The study included serum samples from patients who had recovered from COVID-19 (n = 71), individuals vac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,027 Views
13 Pages

Background: Autoantibody-associated psychiatric disorders are a new terrain that is currently underrepresented considering immunopsychiatry’s potential importance for therapeutic aspects. The aim of our research was thus to present initial pilo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,316 Views
16 Pages

Polyclonal Antibodies Derived from Transchromosomic Bovines Vaccinated with the Recombinant F1-V Vaccine Increase Bacterial Opsonization In Vitro and Protect Mice from Pneumonic Plague

  • Sergei S. Biryukov,
  • Hua Wu,
  • Jennifer L. Dankmeyer,
  • Nathaniel O. Rill,
  • Christopher P. Klimko,
  • Kristi A. Egland,
  • Jennifer L. Shoe,
  • Melissa Hunter,
  • David P. Fetterer and
  • Christopher K. Cote
  • + 5 authors

Plague is an ancient disease that continues to be of concern to both the public health and biodefense research communities. Pneumonic plague is caused by hematogenous spread of Yersinia pestis bacteria from a ruptured bubo to the lungs or by directly...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,477 Views
9 Pages

Identification of the Binding Epitope of an Anti-Mouse CCR6 Monoclonal Antibody (C6Mab-13) Using 1× Alanine Scanning

  • Tomohiro Tanaka,
  • Mayuki Tawara,
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki,
  • Mika K. Kaneko and
  • Yukinari Kato

28 April 2023

CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is one of the members of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family that is upregulated in many immune-related cells, such as B lymphocytes, effector and memory T cells, regulatory T cells, and immature dendritic cell...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,005 Views
16 Pages

28 April 2023

Pancreatic cancer exhibits a poor prognosis due to the lack of early diagnostic biomarkers and the resistance to conventional chemotherapy. CD44 has been known as a cancer stem cell marker and plays tumor promotion and drug resistance roles in variou...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
12,078 Views
16 Pages

20 April 2023

The CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in a wide range of biological processes. When CCR6 binds to its sole ligand CCL20, a signaling network is produced. This pathway is implicated in mechanisms related to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,250 Views
13 Pages

An Antibody Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein Simultaneously Fused to Interleukin-2 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Selectively Localizes to Neoplastic Lesions

  • Eleonora Prodi,
  • Claudia Comacchio,
  • Ettore Gilardoni,
  • Cesare Di Nitto,
  • Emanuele Puca,
  • Dario Neri and
  • Roberto De Luca

14 April 2023

The delivery of specific cytokine payloads to a neoplastic environment employing antibodies able to selectively accumulate at the tumor site represents an attractive strategy to stimulate an immune response to cancer. Whilst conventional antibody&nda...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,944 Views
9 Pages

Establishment and Functional Characterization of Murine Monoclonal Antibodies Recognizing Neuritin

  • Georgia Papadogianni,
  • Inga Ravens,
  • Ahmed Hassan,
  • Andrew Flatley,
  • Regina Feederle,
  • Günter Bernhardt and
  • Hristo Georgiev

Neuritin represents a neurotrophic factor that is not only important in neuronal development and plasticity but also impacts endothelial angiogenesis, cell migration, tumor growth and the production of antibodies by B cells. We established monoclonal...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,972 Views
21 Pages

Antibodies against immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of multiple aggressive malignancies, including melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. ICIs for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors have been u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,055 Views
22 Pages

Antibodies for β2-Microglobulin and the Heavy Chains of HLA-E, HLA-F, and HLA-G Reflect the HLA-Variants on Activated Immune Cells and Phases of Disease Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients under Treatment

  • Mepur H. Ravindranath,
  • Narendranath M. Ravindranath,
  • Carly J. Amato-Menker,
  • Fatiha El Hilali,
  • Senthamil R. Selvan,
  • Edward J. Filippone and
  • Luis Eduardo Morales-Buenrostro

31 March 2023

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive, inflammatory, autoimmune, symmetrical polyarticular arthritis. It is characterized by synovial infiltration and activation of several types of immune cells, culminating in their apoptosis and antibody gener...

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