Antigen

Vaccines for the longest time have been under scrutiny, for their alleged correlation with autism and other bad side effects while also having been credited for eradicated or largely eradicated many infectious diseases. The issue even came up during a recent Republican presidential debate. Under all that scrutiny the real question would be: Are vaccines more helpful or harmful? To really understand the answer to this question, one has to look at certain facts. For example, what exactly are…

antibodies. 1. Naturally acquired active immunity occurs when an individual is exposed to a live pathogen of which enters the body by a natural route, such as an infection, and a primary immune response develops to produce antibodies against the antigen. As a result, memory cells are retained by the individual’s immune system to provide immunity against the same pathogen in the future. Consider the following as an example. One day my brother came home from pre-school after spending time with a…

Synthesis and characterisation of conjugates Conjugation of CpG to antigen as a means for co-delivery has been shown to enhance cellular immune responses compared to delivery as a mixture. The ODN CpG however can be conjugated via its 3’ or 5’ end, and blocking of the 5’ end has been described to reduce its immunostimmulatory properties in splenocytes. To determine whether the end of CpG conjugated to OVA effects the induction of a cellular immune response by an immunotherapeutic vaccine, CpG…

The Tasmanian devil is an apex predator and the largest marsupial carnivore. Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a highly aggressive, transmissible cancer that is decimating the Tasmanian devil population and threatening the species with extinction in as little as thirty years (Brüniche-Olsen et al., 2016). The disease first showed up in 1996 and a second transmissible cancer in devils was discovered in 2014. This disease has since declined the population 95% in some areas while spreading to…

Bubonic plague, a deadly disease that is transported to humans through fleas, has been a worldwide issue from as far back as the year 1347 A.D. This disease has caused more than 200 million deaths since its first rampage in Europe. The bacteria Yersinia pestis has been researched to be the main cause of bubonic plague, but at one time there were many speculations as to the cause of this plague. Inspired by S. Scott and C. Duncan’s “Biology of plagues” and “Return of the Black Death”, George…

Whether you are a parent or not, we all have that unselfish concern for the welfare of children and our communities. If it were possible, we would protect our loved ones from even the smallest of illnesses. Fortunately, we can protect them from some diseases that have ended the lives of children and adults for hundreds of years by choosing to vaccinate. The federal government needs to enact a policy that requires all who reside or enter the United States to receive all recommended vaccinations…

protein uptake, more specifically in the processes of transglutaminase which is responsible for breaking down proteins rich with proline and glutamine such as that which is found within gluten (2). HLA-DQ is a receptor located on the surface of antigen presenting cells and function in the…

The antigen restricting site is comprised of Reciprocal Deciding Districts' (CDRs) circles L1, L2, and L3 and circles H1, H2, and H3. Be that as it may, how do antibodies work? There are three routes in which they work. They will either tie to the pathogen to…

Question 1: What is hematocrit? What does Mrs. Jones’ value indicate? Hematocrit is a blood test that provides information to the physician about the patient’s health that they are looking after about the amount of red blood cell in their blood. However, the measurement of hematocrit is determined by the size of the red blood cell and stated as the complete blood count in which the hemoglobin values are counted as well (Charles Patrick Davis, 2016). “The standard values of hematocrit for adult…

In Unit 1 we are introduced to Sue and her colleagues who are currently enrolled at the University of North Florida. Various diseases are spreading around the campus. The purpose of Unit 1 in Medical Interventions is to diagnose the students and figure out what type of infection agents are spreading around the college campus. Patient Symptom’s and Risk Factors Chart Patient Name Symptoms Risk Factors Sue -Constant headache -Extreme lethargy - Temperature of 100.6 F - Drinks coffee and…