autoantibody
noun
an antibody that an organism produces against any of its own tissues, cells, or cell components.
autoantibodies
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pluralof autoantibody.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Understanding what drives the inflammation, provides a clear explanation for disease in this group of people and opens the door to new treatments that target the autoantibodies themselves or cells that produce those autoantibodies."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The attack is driven in part by anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
The finger-prick blood test checks for autoantibodies - proteins that the immune system makes which can attack the body's own tissues.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Children without autoantibodies are unlikely to develop type 1 diabetes.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
In people with depression, for instance, he and colleagues have found autoantibodies that target astrocytes, the most abundant cell in the central nervous system, they reported in Psychiatry Research in 2022.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
