Monoclonal antibodies

Blood type or blood group refers the certain characteristics of an individual’s blood. The identification is made by the absence or presence of certain blood proteins called antigens as well as antibodies. Rhesus factor (or Rh factor) refers to certain proteins present on the surface of red blood cells. A person id Rh positive if the proteins are present and Rh negative if they’re absent (Thompson, 2015). Haemolysis refers to the obliteration of…

Skin prick test: SPT is the most common allergy test performed in an allergy clinic by specially trained staff. SPT is a simple, safe and quick test, providing results within 15-20 minutes. pricking the skin with a needle or pin containing a small amount of the allergen.It is the primary mode of skin testing for immediate IgEmediated allergy. It is widely practiced, carries very low (but not negligible) risk of serious side effects to patients and provides high quality information when…

Presence of anti-dengue antibodies inhibits agglutination of RBC. Paired sera are obtained during acute phase and convalescent phase of the dengue with a time interval of more than seven days. In primary infection, the acute-phase serum has low level of antibodies and will later have gradual elevation of HI antibody titres. In secondary infection, there is a rapid rise in HI antibody titres, normally going beyond 1:1280. Prevention and control • Public…

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that is found in the Central Nervous System. The cause for the disease is still unknown, but there have been suggestions and theories that MS can come from genetic and environment factors that maybe involved. No cure has been found to eliminate the disease from a patient’s body, however there is treatment available to alleviate the immense pain of the symptoms and reduce the spread of the disease in the body. Dr. Sandeep Chhabra from the Monash Institute of…

To help destroy pathogens from the body, white blood cells ingest them which stops them from harming the host. The white blood cells can produce antibodies to eradicate the pathogens and can also release antitoxins to neutralize toxin levels. There are many different types of white blood cells, all with different functions but can be sorted into two main groups; phagocytes and lymphocytes. A Phagocyte…

Staining is performed in the presence of Fc Block (eBioscience) at a 1:200 dilution on FACs buffer containing 2 mM EDTA and 5% FBS. Cells are stained with the following antibodies: FITC-PDCA (Miltenyi Biotec), PE-IRF7 (eBioscience), PE-Cy7-CD11C (BioLegend), PerCPCy5.5-F480 (Biolegend), and APC-CD45 (BD Biosciences). Cells are stained for 30 minutes on ice in the dark followed by rinsing in PBS. Cells are then run on the…

Essay question 3 1) Explain why a person with type O blood is referred to as the “universal donor”, yet can receive blood only from other individuals with type O blood The universal blood type is blood containing A, B, and Rh antigens, this type of blood is known as type O negative. Individual con this kind of blood are consider an important blood donor because their blood can be donated to people of any blood type (Science 0nline, 2009). Blood types is an important achievement of Karl…

system, different antibodies, and color changes to detect immune responses in the body. CPLi, or Canine Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity, is a specific lipase that is only found in canine pancreatic tissues. The CPLi ELISA snap test is made by Idexx and is used to measure the concentrations of pancreatic lipase in the serum of the patient. An antibody elsa test works when a blood sample and the conjugate specific for that test are combined together. The conjugate contains an antibody that…

Nursing 2050 Written Assignment: Nov 7, 2014 “Bladder Cancer drug BCG in short supply (Mellor, C. (2014, September 11)” read the headline of the Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald on Thursday, September 11, 2014. A manufacturing issue at Merck Canada Inc. in its North Carolina plant put a short supply to BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin strain tice) sold under the name OncoTICE. “BCG is considered “gold standard” and mainstay for treating bladder cancer that has not invaded muscle tissue" as well…

substances such as bacteria and viruses that stimulate the immune systems to produced autoantibodies. When a T cell recognized antigens in body, it will produce cytokines that will cause B cells to multiply in number and release protein called antibodies. This antibodies will travel and circulate widely in the bloodstream of human bodies, recognizing the foreign particles and trigger inflammation to get rid the…