noun
- plural of opsonization; the process by which pathogens or foreign particles are marked for destruction by the immune system through the coating of antibodies or complement proteins
Usage: medical/immunology term; technical
Examples
- The opsonizations of bacterial cells by antibodies enhance their recognition by phagocytes.
- Complement-mediated opsonizations are crucial for the clearance of pathogens from the bloodstream.
- Researchers studied how different opsonizations affect the efficiency of immune cell activation.
- The opsonizations process involves coating microorganisms with molecules that signal danger to immune cells.
- Multiple opsonizations of the same pathogen can occur simultaneously through different immune pathways.