Febrile temperatures increase in vitro antibody affinity for malarial and dengue antigens.

Fever is a regulated increase of the body temperature resulting from both infectious and non-infectious causes. Fever is known to play a role in modulating immune responses to infection, but the potential of febrile temperatures in regulating antigen binding affinity to antibodies has not been explo...

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Main Authors: Razvan C Stan, Katia S Françoso, Rubens P S Alves, Luís Carlos S Ferreira, Irene S Soares, Maristela M de Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6464238?pdf=render