NIAID Scientists Use Special Antibodies to Discover a Potent Antibody That Neutralizes Influenza A Viruses

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1399960/full?utm_campaign=%2061148053&utm_content&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term NIAID scientists discovered a new, potent antibody that can neutralize a broad range of influenza type A viruses. The antibody, L5A7, was isolated using a special type of antibody called “anti-idiotypic,” which recognizes desired features on other antibodies. The researchers say the newly discovered antibody could be used to develop improved diagnostics and therapeutics for a broad range of flu viruses. The findings were published in Frontiers in Immunology.