immune complex

collocation in English

meaningsofimmuneandcomplex

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immune
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmjuːn/us
/ɪˈmjuːn/
protected against a particular disease by particular substances in ...
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complex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
a large building with various connected rooms or a related group ...
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(Definition ofimmuneandcomplexfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Circulating and tissue-boundimmunecomplexformation in murine malaria.
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Also, detectable levels of circulating antigen occurred after 6 weeks post-infection and post-challenge whenimmunecomplexprecipitates were almost undetectable.
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The pattern of circulatingimmunecomplexformation followed closely that of circulating antigen, and infected rabbit serum contained both anti-metacestode and antioncospheral antibodies.
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These polymorphisms of activating receptors may result in decreasedimmunecomplexclearance.
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Similarly, animmunecomplexmechanism is most probably responsible for the acute arthropathy and may also be the cause of more unusual manifestations such as glomerulonephritis and brachial plexus neuropathy.
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Later during the treatment, some patients develop serum sickness orimmunecomplexglomerulonephritis.
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The bound antigen and antibody act as a specific epitope, and is referred to as a singularimmunecomplex.
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It is seen in systemic lupus erythematosus because theimmunecomplexaggregates with platelets, which creates intravascular thrombi.
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They are associated with a number of conditions, including infective endocarditis, and are caused byimmunecomplexdeposition.
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Theimmunecomplexis then transported to cellular systems where it can be destroyed or deactivated.
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Further aggregation ofimmunecomplex-related processes induce a local fibrinoid necrosis with ischemia-aggravating thrombosis in the tissue vessel walls.
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The continued production of virus combined with antibodies is a likely cause of theimmunecomplexdisease seen in these patients.
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This is a glomerular capillary loop with subendothelialimmunecomplexdeposition that is circumferential around the loop.
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In addition to stomatitis, some cats may develop a polyarthritis, both probably immune-mediated throughimmunecomplexdeposition.
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They are usually caused byimmunecomplexmediated vasculitis often resulting from bacterial endocarditis.
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Where the two diffusion fronts meet, if any of the antibodies recognize any of the antigens, they will bind to the antigens and form animmunecomplex.
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Detection of circulating antigens and immune complexes in feline and human lymphatic filariasis.
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Drugs may cause haemolysis by forming immune complexes, which then attach to red cells, for example quinine, rifampicin and antihistamines.
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The clearance of antigen from serum appeared to relate to the formation of immune complexes.
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