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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;34(3):141-144.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Now Is the Time for Better Science

Sunny Dzik  1
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Now Is the Time for Better Science

Sunny Dzik. Transfus Med Rev. 2020 Jul.
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Two putative pathways for SARS-CoV-2 entry into human cells. Viral Spike glycoproteins attach to receptors on host tissue (bottom left). In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the host receptor is considered to be ACE2 expressed on mucosal cells. A second pathway of viral entry (right) depends on antibody to virus and is referred to as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). In ADE, virus with bound antibody is drawn into cells that express the immunoglobulin Fcγ receptor (FcγR).
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