antigens

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1. Substances that are foreign to the body and cause the production of antibodies. Toxins, invading bacteria and viruses, and the cells of transplanted organs can all function as antigens.

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Example Sentences

One side displays adjuvant molecules arranged at carefully controlled nanometer distances, while the opposite side presents selected antigens such as peptides or proteins from tumors or pathogens.

From Science Daily

"It's becoming increasingly clear that many pathogens are able to quickly mutate. Like the proverbial leopard that changes its spots, a virus can change the antigens on its surface," Pulendran said.

From Science Daily

In cancer immunotherapy, tumor derived molecules called antigens are paired with immune stimulating compounds known as adjuvants.

From Science Daily

When they detect danger, they process fragments of abnormal proteins and present them as antigens to T cells, which then seek out and destroy diseased or cancerous cells.

From Science Daily

Illumination with red light is designed to rupture the cell, releasing cancer antigens that may activate the body’s immune system to fight the cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal