Scientists Develop Next-Gen Antibodies That Boost the Body’s Cancer Killing Cells
Scientists at Southampton University have created new antibodies that supercharge the immune system’s ability to identify and kill cancer cells. This approach involved clustering immune receptors in the body so that stronger signals can be sent out to the specialized cells responsible for zeroing in and killing cancer cells. Published in the Nature Communications journal, the study documents how this new approach introduces four-pronged antibody cells instead of the two-pronged ones that naturally exist in our bodies. By converting these antibodies into four-pronged ones, the new cells are better able to bind to more receptors in the body so that a more powerful signal is sent to T cells to…
