Classical opsonins are serum proteins that coat microorganisms and particles so as to enhance uptake by macrophages. A recent Nature paper has identified a macrophage-derived opsonin for apoptotic ...

Immune response to SARS-CoV-2: B-lymphocyte releases antibodies that bind to and mark coronaviruses. Hence, the viruses can't penetrate into their target cells and are engulfed and destroyed by a ...

Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and ...