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Friday, April 18, 2014

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Antibody Conjugation

By Essie Osborn


In the medical field, most experimental processes are very costly and technical. Antibody Conjugation is one such process that is very important because through it is possible to perform invitro and in vivo studies that eventually help improve the services offered by the medical industry. Inlay mans perspective, this process is basically merging of antibodies with other elements in order to achieve a specific result and in this way eventually come up with a new method to cure disease. The elements combined with the antibodies could be either inanimate or living.

Studying this process is not easy, and one will require a very modern laboratory which is costly to run it. Although it is considered to be costly, the benefits outweigh the cost and many experts have embraced it. Some of the benefits and side effects of this process are listed below.

With thanks to the scientists and the most advanced technology, some diseases that for ages have cause death, and a lot of suffering to people can now be kept under control. Through therapy, Scientists now combine useful elements through radiology to antibodies. Their main aim is to use the antibodies in the carrying and transportation of the radio elements to the part affected so that it can destroy or control the unwanted cells causing the ailment.

Moreover, antibodies are known to bind with crucial elements easily that can be used to destroy harmful bacteria like antibiotics. As such, they are used to transport the antibiotics to a place within the body that is infested with harmful bacteria which eventually results in eliminating them. This characteristic of the antibodies is the basis being used to rate this process highly when it comes to dealing with such bacteria.

Nowadays, the technology has come to rescue the researchers on their work because they have the right equipment to carry out their research. The high standard laboratories are also well equipped with latest test kits which include enzyme conjugates and the results do not take a lot of time to come out. This has helped a lot since no time is wasted waiting for the end results, and it is all because of the new technology.

Since nothing is always 100% positive, in this research some disadvantages of this process have also been noted. The binding of bacteria, just like of most living organisms, allows them to produce and increase in the number. This may pose as a great danger to the patient undergoing this treatment because the microorganism may become too powerful for them.

Furthermore, the bacteria may be resistant to this kind of therapy. Studies have proven that the bacteria and the antibody may exchange DNA material resulting in muted bacteria that is resistant to normal treatment methods.

When the experts are doing the research on this treatment, they should ensure that the place is secured so that no other person can get to it. This is due to some terrorists who will take advantage of this process because the harmful bacteria they contain; it can kill a million people. Otherwise, it is a good method of making sure that the patients are cured with the best process possible.




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