Post on 22-Dec-2015
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What is a monoclonal antibody?
An antibody that recognizes a single epitope
It is made by fusing B cells with myeloma cells to produce a hybridoma
Hybridoma’s are cells that produce monoclonal Ab
Hybridoma
Producing monoclonal Ab
B cells
Myeloma
Which vaccines are composed of attenuated organisms?
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) Chickenpox Smallpox (not for general public) Intranasal influenza
What type of diagnostic tests use precipitation reactions?
Precipitin Ring Tests Immunodiffusion Immunoelectrophoresis
Precipitation reactions always involve soluble antibody and soluble antigen
Give examples of diagnostic agglutination reactions.
RPR – an indirect agglutination testing for antibody (used to diagnose syphilis)
Rapid strep test – an indirect agglutination testing for antigen (Streptococcus pyogenes)
What is an indirect immunofluorescent assay? How is it performed?
Test for presence of antibody A known antigen is put on a slide, the
patients sera is added, and than an anti-human antibody is added that has a fluorescent dye conjugated to it
Describe how to perform a direct ELISA
A monoclonal Ab is attached to a plastic dish
A sample from the patient is added where you expect to find the Antigen
A monoclonal Ab that is conjugated to an enzyme is added
The substrate for the enzyme is then added
A positive test would be the detection of a colored product
What does a positive complement test look like? What does it mean?
No hemolysis Means the patient
does have the Antibody you were trying to detect