Immunogenic (Adjective)
Meaning
Possessing the ability to elicit an immune response.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Certain viruses have high immunogenic potential which helps the development of strong and long-lasting immune responses in individuals.
- The goal of many vaccines is to introduce antigens that are immunogenic but do not cause severe disease.
- Hepatitis B surface antigen has been found to be highly immunogenic and induce protective antibodies.
- However, immunogenic proteins tend to be hydrophobic, creating problems for their proper folding and stability during the production process.
- In the context of cancer treatment, inducing an immunogenic response in tumor cells could lead to targeted destruction by specific immune cells.