Antigenic complementarity resulting in idiotype - Antiidiotype immune complexes: Possible contributor to AIDS pathogenesis and autoimmunity

Autoimmunity

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Root Bernstein, Robert ^a   Rallo, April ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Circulating immune complexes; HIV cofactors; Hypergammaglobulinemia; Idiotype antiidiotype pair; Idiotype idiotype pair

Indexed keywords

ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN IDIOTYPE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPERINFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; HIV; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN IDIOTYPES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 4444307363     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930410001666640     Document Type: Article

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