Antigen-Antibody Reactions
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Antigen-Antibody Reactions. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Antigen-Antibody Reactions.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Agglutination - The clumping together of suspended material resulting from the action of AGGLUTININS....
Antibody Affinity - A measure of the binding strength between antibody and a simple hapten or antigen determinant. It de...
Antigen-Antibody Reactions - The processes triggered by interactions of ANTIBODIES with their ANTIGENS....
Antigenic Modulation - Loss of detectable antigen from the surface of a cell after incubation with antibodies. This is one ...
Binding Sites, Antibody - Local surface sites on antibodies which react with antigen determinant sites on antigens. They are f...
Cross Reactions - Serological reactions in which an antiserum against one antigen reacts with a non-identical but clos...
Hemagglutination - The aggregation of ERYTHROCYTES by AGGLUTININS, including antibodies, lectins, and viral proteins (H...
Hemolysis - The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemic...
Immunologic Capping - An energy dependent process following the crosslinking of B CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS by multivalent li...
Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis - An evanescent cutaneous reaction occurring when antibody is injected into a local area on the skin a...
Rh Isoimmunization - The process by which fetal Rh+ erythrocytes enter the circulation of an Rh- mother, causing her to p...
Sperm Agglutination - Agglutination of spermatozoa by antibodies or autoantibodies....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
