Antibody

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity: An immune response in which antibody, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune cells.
Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity is commonly (and blissfully) abbreviated ADCC.
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Antibody titer
Occasionally, the body makes an error and begins to recognize its own tissue as being non-self, or foreign. This leads to an immune response against that tissue type, cell, or substance that is part of the body.
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ANTIBODY - Specific substances produced by specialized blood cells (plasma cells) as a reaction to an antigen (foreign substance) for the purpose of host defense.
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Antibody (Ab)
Immunoglobulin (Ig)
Immunoglobulins (antibodies) are proteins produced by plasma cells (or B-Cells , a type of lymphocyte ), ...
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Antibody Titer
The antibody level in the blood is a reflection of the body's past experience or exposure to an antigen, or something that the body does not recognize as self.
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Antibody
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Antibody screening tests are done to detect antibodies against red blood cells. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system. Normally, antibodies bind to foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses, causing them to be destroyed.
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Antibody
A special protein built by the body as a defense against foreign material entering the body.
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HIV-1 Antibody Test (ELISA and Western Blot)
What is the HIV-1 antibody test?
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Thyroid peroxidase antibody test: What is it?
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What is a thyroid peroxidase antibody test?
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Monoclonal antibody therapy is a cancer treatment that uses antibodies made in the laboratory from a single type of immune system cell. These antibodies can identify substances on cancer cells or normal substances that may help cancer cells grow.
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AntibodyA protein made by the immune system and used as a weapon against foreign invaders in the body.
AntigenThe chemical that stimulates an immune response.
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antibody replacement - through gamma globulin therapy (given intravenously into the bloodstream).
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antibody
A protein produced by the body to neutralize an invading foreign agent or antigen, such as a virus.
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Antibody production, so important to a successful resistance to infection, is also greatly increased after sunbathing.
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ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY (ADCC): An immune response in which antibodies bind to target cells, identifying them for attack by the immune system.
ANTIEMETIC: A drug used to treat nausea or vomiting.
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antibody (AN-tee-BOD-ee): A molecule that protects the body against disease by attacking foreign tissues or organisms. Antibodies are also called immunoglobulins.
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- Antibody deposits resulting from a bacterial infection (or, more rarely, a viral infection) elsewhere in the body. Most cases of this type follow streptococcal throat or skin infections.
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An antibody that binds to a virus and interferes with its ability to infect a cell.
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The soft internal organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems.
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Monthly antibody injections against RSV are sometimes offered for babies at high risk.
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Monoclonal antibody therapy -- which gets the cancer cell as opposed to the normal cell -- if it's not interacting with the normal cell, will reduce that potential for side effects.
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HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY (Anti HA) - Main laboratory test used to detect hepatitis A. Detects antibody produced by patient's immune system in response to hepatitis A virus.
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Each type of antibody is unique and defends the body against one specific type of antigen.
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cA2 monoclonal antibody (for treatment of Crohn disease) Clinical trials of cA2 monoclonal antibody have demonstrated a 50% closure rate of enterocutaneous fistulae in patients suffering from this complication of Crohn disease. Developed by Centocor.
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In rheumatoid arthritis, a group of antibody molecules called collectively RF, or rheumatoid factor, is complexed to the individual's own gamma globulin blood proteins; ...
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Autoantibody tests that reveal antibodies in the blood of people with Crohn's disease, although it is not clear how helpful these tests are in establishing the diagnosis ...
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This test detects an antibody in the blood called the rheumatoid factor. Rheumatoid factor is present in the blood when the body reacts to inflammation in the synovial membranes.
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This means that a previous bee sting has triggered antibody production and that the person's immune systems is prepared to put up a furious fight if they are stung by a bee again.
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Health care providers diagnose HIV infection by using two different types of antibody tests, ELISA and Western Blot.
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A person's immune system believes that the invading allergens are damaging and in response the body produces an antibody ("IgE") to attack them.
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All of the plasma cells descended from a single B cell produce the same antibody which is directed against the antigen that stimulated it to mature. The same principle holds with memory B cells.
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Lyme Disease Serology (Lyme Disease Antibody)
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These types are distinguished from Rheumatoid arthritis primarily by the absence of a particular antibody found in the blood of most patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, known as the rheumatoid factor, in addition to the skin symptoms.
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B lymphocytes produce antibodies (proteins that circulate through the blood and lymph and attach to infectious organisms and abnormal cells). The combination attachment cell or antibody microbial organism essentially alerts other cells of the immune ...
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Antibody A substance formed by the body to help defend it against infection. Antiemetic agent A drug that prevents or controls nausea and vomiting. Antifungal agent A drug used to treat fungal infections.
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