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- response, is able to opsonize pathogen before adaptive immunity may even be required. Complement proteins involved in innate opsonization include C4b, C3b...
- Antibody opsonization is a process by which a pathogen is marked for phagocytosis through coating of a target cell with antibodies. Immunoglobulins parti****te...
- considered an important part of the innate immune system. C3b is potent in opsonization: tagging pathogens, immune complexes (antigen-antibody), and apoptotic...
- structure of bacteria that make them more sensitive to immune system attack (opsonization and phagocytosis). Clindamycin has been proven to decrease the risk of...
- anti-receptor activity. The activation of the complement system results in opsonization, the agglutination of red blood cells, cell lysis, and cell death. These...
- subject to any of a number of responses, including complement deposition, opsonization, phagocytosis, or processing by proteases. Red blood cells carrying CR1-receptors...
- antigens were used to induce type-specific antibodies that enhanced opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal)...
- facilitate attachment to various host cells. M protein also inhibits opsonization by the alternative complement pathway by binding to host complement regulators...
- protects the bacteria. By encapsulating the bacteria, phagocytosis, and opsonization can not occur, thus allowing the bacteria to continue throughout the...
- immunoglobulins. IgA is a poor activator of the complement system, and opsonizes only weakly. IgA exists in two isotypes, IgA1 and IgA2. They are both...