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neutralizing antibody

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neutralizing antibody [′nü·trə‚līz·iŋ ′ant·i‚bäd·ē]
(immunology)
An antibody that reduces or abolishes some biological activity of a soluble antigen or of a living microorganism.


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Studies have shown that heterologous neutralizing antibody titers are inversely correlated with severity of a second infection.
Initially, the research team used a mouse model of liver damage for drug-induced acute liver failure, administering a neutralizing antibody to inhibit the activity of CXCL10 in order to investigate how this would modify damage to the liver.
First, research has generally shown that neutralizing antibody responses are weak and virus type specific.
 
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