IgA is a type of antibody (protein) manufactured by the immune system. When the body is unable to filter the urine, it can't excrete body wastes or eliminate excess fluid from the bloodstream. IgA nephropathy leads to kidney failure and other related complications. It may be acute (attacking...
Insulin Discovered in 1921, insulin is an old medicine that has seen incremental as well as transformational improvements in production methods, analytical characterization, active ingredients, and formulations for nearly a century.18 While far from mimicking the precise fasting and prandial profile of ...
Diabetes is defined as a disease in which the body has an impaired ability to either produce or respond to the hormone insulin. People with type 1 diabetes have a pancreas that does not make insulin. People with type 2 diabetes have cells in the body that are resistant to insulin or have...
There are two blood tests that are generally used for diagnosing LADA: a test for C-peptide (a byproduct of natural insulin) and glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA). These blood tests are used to distinguish LADA fromType 2 or Type 1 diabetes. In someone with LADA, we will fin...
What this means is that embryonic stem cells, unlike adult stem cells, can be coaxed into potentially forming almost any other of the hundreds of types of human cells. For example, while a blood stem cell can only make blood, an embryonic stem cell can make blood, bone, skin, brain, an...
What is the significance of a positive test for HIV antibody? What is the effect of ph on cellobiose? Describe hemoglobin abnormalities. Include their causes, effects, and possible cures. What is the one side effect of alpha blockers that beta blockers do not have?
In what way can hemoglobin be considered an "honorary enzyme"? What roles does the pancreas play in digestion? What is amylase? Why are enzymes called biological catalysts? What does DNA polymerase do? What is the purpose of the enzyme conjugated to the secondary antibody in the ELISA test?
Indole test;is a qualitative test that detects the ability of bacteria to produce ‘indole’ by deamination and hydrolysis of ‘tryptophan’ by producing ‘tryptophanase’ enzymes. It is used to differentiate members of theEnterobacteriaceaefamily. Tryptophan-containing media like Tryptophan broth, Trypti...
noticeable amounts of anti-gliadins in their stools. Anti-gliadins are antibodies secreted when the body sees gliadin, a constituent of gluten, as an intruder. Having the antibody in your stools means that your body is actively fighting an intruder and that you already have low level ...
Combining PET and CT imaging technology to determine regional myocardial perfusion, perfusion reserve, ventricular function, coronary angiographic results,