Julia’s Microbiology Blog
Antibody Therapy: Rituximab
What are Monoclonal Antibodies? According to this article by the manufacturers of Rituximab, or the brand name of Rituxan, this prescription drug is used to treat adults with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. This medicine works through monoclonal antibodies which are proteins that attach to antigens (or foreign substances in the body) and mark…
COVID-19 and The Antibody Response
What do we know currently? According to an article in Scientific American, the World Health Organization’s Solidarity II is a study across more than a dozen countries which is examining antibody data from these populations. This is important to begin developing knowledge about the antibody response to COVID-19 and how nations can better protect their citizens.…
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