Monoclonal Antibodies - Treating Diseases
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- Monoclonal Antibodies - Treating Disease
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- Monoclonal antibodies can be used to bind to hormones and other chemicals in blood to measure their levels
- Can also be used to test blood samples in laboratories for certain pathogens
- They can locate some specific molecules on a cell or in a tissue
- 1. Monoclonal antibodies are made that will bind to the specific molecules
- 2. Antibodies are then bound to a fluorescent dye
- 3. If molecules are present in the sample, the monoclonal antibodies will attach to them - can be detected using the dye
- Problems
- Side effects - fever, vomiting and low blood pressure - Scientists believed that they wouldn't cause side effects because of their specific function
- Not as widely used because of the side effects
- Advantages
- Cancer Treatment - other treatments can impact normal body cells as well as killing the cancer cells - MA only target specific cells
- Side effects of antibody-based drug are lower than for standard chemo-therapy or radiotherapy
- Treat Diseases
- Monoclonal antibodies can be made to bind to tumour markers
- 1. An anti-cancer drug can be attached to the MA - might be a radioactive substance, a toxic drug or a chemical that stops cancer cells growing and dividing
- 2. Antibodies are given to a patient through a drip
- 3. Antibodies target specific cells because they only bind to the tumour markers
- 4. Drug kills cancer cells but doesn't kill normal cells near the tumour
- Cancer cells have antigens that aren't found on normal body cells - tumour markers
- Different cells have different antigens on their surface - MA can be made to bind to specific cells
- Monoclonal antibodies can be made to bind to tumour markers
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