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Put the following in order with respect to Antibody-Dependent Enhancement
Cytokine release and wide scale inflammatory response
Antibody binds weakly to epitope on pathogen
Antigenic Drift Occurs
Immune cell infection
Fc region of antibody binds to FcR on immune cell
Answer
(c) Antigenic drift ----> (b) Antibody binds weakly to epitome on pathogen --->. (e). Fc region of Antibody binds to FcR on immune cell --->. (d). Immune cell infection. ---> (a) Cytokine release and wide scale immune response.
Explanation :
Antibody dependent enhancement is a phenomenon in which a virus binds to a non -neutralizing antibodies.This enhances the entry of virus into host immune cell and leads to more infectivity and virulence.
This whole process starts with a small change in the genetic make up of a viral strain ( called Antigenic drift ).
The viruses bind to antigen binding site of the Antibody which is incapable to neutralize it because of the antigenic drift. The Fc receptor present on the immune cell attached this Antibody to which the antigen (virus ) is attached. Thus the virus gains entry inside the immune cell and a wide scale immune response with release of Cytokine is initiated.