What You Need To Know About 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.

In todays world, there are numerous kinds of diseases affecting man some of which have no cure. However, technology is coming in handy to deal with these kinds diseases more effectively. This process is one those that are extremely vital in assisting scientists come up with a cure for certain diseases. For instance, scientists use antibodies to transport a radioactive element to a defective cell with the aim of healing the cell. This is an amazingly and ingenious way to deal with an ailment compared to the traditional methods used such as open surgery.

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.

A lot of time, money and effort from scientists have been spent as regards to the research of antibodies conjugation. This has been of great help since in the process of attaining the best results, more findings have been made. Currently, some of the most common medical tests that used to take a long time before their results come out now take only a while. All thanks to technology in the improvement of test kits which integrate the conjugation of enzymes.

The process has many benefits, but also some negative effects which one should get to know well. One, because of the way bacterial penetrate through this process, it is also easy for the harmful ones to multiply. If this occurs, it can be very dangerous for the patient since it means the disease will be much difficult to treat due to increased microorganism in the body.

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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