What My Cat Taught Me About Monoclonal Antibodies

In this week's episode, we explore what monoclonal antibodies are, how they make things happen in the body, and how they can be used in medicine. We discuss how they can be used for identifying cells, delivering drugs to specific cells, or anything in between. Tune in to learn about monoclonal antibodies and hwo they relate to a cat who's a picky eater.References:Nelson, P. N., Reynolds, G. M., Waldron, E. E., Ward, E., Giannopoulos, K., & Murray, P. G. (2000). Demystified…: monoclonal antibodies. Molecular pathology, 53(3), 111. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1186915/Betts, J. G., Young, A., Wise, J. A., Johnson, E., Poe, B., Kruse, D. H., Korol, O., Johnson, J. E., Womble, M., & DeSaix, P. (2013). 21.4 The adaptive immune response: B-lymphocytes and antibodies. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/21-4-the-adaptive-immune-response-b-lymphocytes-and-antibodiesBayer, V. (2019, October). An overview of monoclonal antibodies. In Seminars in oncology nursing, 35(5), 150927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2019.08.006Tsao, L. C., Force, J., & Hartman, Z. C. (2021). Mechanisms of therapeutic antitumor monoclonal antibodies. Cancer research, 81(18), 4641-4651. https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article-abstract/81/18/4641/670332/Mechanisms-of-Therapeutic-Antitumor-MonoclonalShare with a friend. Rate, Review, and Subscribe to MedEvidence! Articles to be notified when new episodes are released.Follow us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInTiktokYoutubeFor more great content, including discussions by physicians and clinical research experts, check out the MedEvidence! Podcast and MedEvidence.comThank you for listening!