After infection with oncoviruses, the risk of developing certain forms of cancer increases. Such cancer-causing viruses are the cause of disease in about 10% to 20% of all cancers. Many oncoviruses are well known and well described to science. What are oncoviruses? Viruses are infectious particles that reproduce and are subject to the rules of … Oncoviruses: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
B lymphocytes (B cells) are among the white blood cells (leukocytes) and are the only cells that can also produce antibodies. If activation by foreign antigens occurs, they differentiate into memory cells or plasma cells. What are B lymphocytes? B lymphocytes are classified as part of the white blood cell group. Their most important function … B Lymphocytes: Function & Diseases
Belimumab is an IgG1 lambda monoclonal antibody approved for treatment in humans. It was approved in the EU in 2011 as a treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus. It is used to support conventional therapies when they do not result in significant improvement in disease state. What is belimumab? Belimumab is sold under the trade name … Belimumab: Effects, Uses & Risks
Live vaccines are grown in a pharmacology laboratory to produce attenuated pathogens of a disease. These attenuated pathogens are injected into the human body, activating the immune system to respond. What are live vaccines? Live vaccines are grown in a pharmacology laboratory to produce attenuated pathogens of a disease. Live vaccines involve immunization by functional … Live Vaccines: Effects, Uses & Risks
Lymphoid follicles play a major role in the human defense system. They contain a large amount of B lymphocytes, which multiply into immune cells when they come into contact with pathogens. What are lymphoid follicles? Lymphoid follicles are a component of the lymphatic system. Under a light microscope, they can be seen as a spherical … Lymph Follicles: Structure, Function & Diseases
Immunologic memory is composed of memory T and B cells and provides the immune system with specific information about particular pathogens. This allows the immune system to fight disease more effectively and quickly after initial infection. In autoimmune diseases, faulty information is probably stored in the immunological memory. What is immunologic memory? The memory T … Immunological Memory: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
When monoclonal antibodies are mentioned, they refer to proteins produced by a very specific cell line or clone. Their specific properties include having only a single antigenic determinant. The production of the material used for immunization originates from a single B lymphocyte. What is a monoclonal antibody? Once an antigen is captured by an antibody … Monoclonal Antibodies: Function & Diseases
