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Aducanumab: Mechanism, Clinical Applications, and the Role of Biosimilars in Research(Post)
Quick Facts About AducanumabWhat is Aducanumab?Aducanumab is a monoclonal antibody designed to target and reduce amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.What
Spatial Transcriptomics: Mapping the Future of Medicine at Cellular Resolution(Post)Spatial Transcriptomics: Mapping the Future of Medicine at Cellular Resolution Imagine being able to create a detailed map of a city, not just showing the streets and buildings, but also revealing th
Red Blood Cell Peroxidase Interference in Competitive ELISA(Post)QUICK ANSWER A researcher ran a competitive 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG) ELISA on red blood cell (RBC) lysate. The standard curve was textbook, yet every lysate sample read at the
TIGIT, DNAM-1 and the CD155 Axis: Pathway, Function and Assays(Post)CD155 is read by four different receptors, and only one of them turns the killing programme on. The nectin and nectin-like ligands induced on stressed and transformed cells are simultaneously an acti
Protocole ELISA contre les anticorps hétérophiles en clinique et labo(Post)Protocole ELISA contre les anticorps hétérophiles en clinique et labo Un résultat Elisa qui ne colle pas au tableau clinique évoque d’abord une interférence par anticorps hétérophiles, surtout sur un
TLX as a Novel Therapeutic Target(Post)Danka Kozareva PhD Candidate, University College Cork The generation of neurons from stem cells The process of generating
CD11b: Macrophages and Microglia Marker(Post)The immune system plays a critical role in defending the body against pathogens and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Within the intricate network of immune cells, CD11b, also known as integ
CIDE: The New Bioinformatics Engine Unmasking Secreted Proteins for Precision Immunotherapy(Post)For decades, the battle against cancer has focused on the cellular 'soldiers' and the genetic 'blueprints' within them. Yet, a vast, invisible world of communication exists between these cells—a secr
ELISA Plate-to-Plate OD Differences: Same-Lot Troubleshooting(Post)Quick answer When plates from the same lot give very different OD values, the cause is almost always a comparison problem, not a manufacturing problem. The three usual culprits are a t
Hippo Pathway Review(Post)MST2/Hippo PathwayMammalian Sterile Twenty (MST) pathways have been identified as a homologue of the ste20 kinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Creasy and Chernoff 1995). The MST2/Hippo pathway
Ferroptosis: A New Frontier in Cancer Therapy(Post)For decades, the primary strategy in cancer treatment has been to trigger apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, in malignant cells. However, many cancers develop resistance to apoptosis-inducin
C-Reactive Protein (CRP): Function, Levels & What They Mean(Post)Biomarkers · InflammationC-Reactive Protein (CRP): Structure, Function and Clinical UseCRP is the most widely measured marker of inflammation in medicine — fast to rise, fast to fall, and entirely non
Trained Immunity: How Your Innate Immune System Learns and Remembers(Post)For decades, immunologists believed that only adaptive immunity—the sophisticated system of T cells and B cells—could form lasting memories of past infections. The innate immune system, our body's fir
The IL-36 Subfamily | Expression, Function & Regulation(Post)By Charlotte O'Donnell PhD The genes of the IL-36 family members are located in a cluster on chromosome 2 [1]. All three activating ligands, IL-36α, IL-36β a
The Role of ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2(Post)Structure, Function, and Detection Assays for COVID-2019 Background The global spread of the novel cor
Tertiary Lymphoid Structures: The Body's Hidden Arsenals in the Fight Against Cancer(Post)Tertiary Lymphoid Structures: The Body's Hidden Arsenals in the Fight Against Cancer Imagine a battlefield within the body, where the immune system stands as the last line of defense against the rele
Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Double Agents in the Cancer Battlefield(Post)Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Double Agents in the Cancer Battlefield In the intricate theater of the human body, the immune system acts as a vigilant guardian, dispatching cellular soldiers to seek
IHC Guide(Page) Innate Viral Immunity & RIG-I in COVID-19(Post)RIG-I: Antiviral Properties in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Key Points RIG-I is a cytosolic RNA h
The Rise of Alpha-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals: A New Era in Targeted Cancer Therapy(Post)Imagine a microscopic sniper, capable of delivering a lethal blow to a single cancer cell while leaving its healthy neighbors virtually untouched. This is the promise of targeted alpha therapy, a rev