New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest

Authors: Jacqueline Howard, CNN June 23, 2022 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully…[...]

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The potential for antibody-dependent enhancement of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Translational implications for vaccine development

Authors:  Jiong Wang andMartin S. Zand Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2020 Journal of Clinical and Translational Science>Volume 5 Issue 1 Abstract There is an urgent need for vaccines…[...]

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Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19

Authors: Stephanie Seneff1 and Greg Nigh Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge MA, 02139, USA, E- Naturopathic Oncology, Immersion Health, Portland, OR 97214, ABSTRACT Operation Warp Speed brought…[...]

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Antibody-dependent enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies

Authors: Wen Shi Lee, Adam K. Wheatley, Stephen J. Kent & Brandon J. DeKosky  Nature Microbiology volume 5, pages1185–1191 (2020) Abstract Antibody-based drugs and vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are being expedited through…[...]

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A review: Antibody-dependent enhancement in COVID-19: The not so friendly side of antibodies

Authors: Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno,1,†Mónica Guadalupe Matuz-Flores,1,†Guillermo González-Estevez,1Ferdinando Nicoletti,2Francisco Javier Turrubiates-Hernández,1Katia Mangano,2 and José Francisco Muñoz-Valle1 Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2021 Jan-Dec; 35: 20587384211050199.Published online 2021 Oct 10. doi: 10.1177/20587384211050199PMCID: PMC8512237PMID: 34632844 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…[...]

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Antibody dependent enhancement: Unavoidable problems in vaccine development

Authors: Lele Xu, Zhiqian Ma, Yang Li, Zhaoxia Pang, and Shuqi Xiao* Adv Immunol. 2021; 151: 99–133.Published online 2021 Sep 4. doi: 10.1016/bs.ai.2021.08.003 PMCID: PMC8438590PMID: 34656289 Abstract In some cases, antibodies can enhance virus entry and replication in cells.…[...]

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