Summer BanksGamma globulin and working
December 2nd 2006 12:14
Gamma globulin :
Gamma globulin preparations are derived from the blood of a person or animal and contain antibodies made by that person or animal in response to invasion by harmful agents, such as bacteria and viruses.
Gamma globulin preparations are widely used for the prevention, modification, diagnosis, and treatment of many different kinds of infectious diseases.
Gamma globulin is usually injected. Since it contains almost all the antibodies circulating in the blood, it can provide passive (borrowed) immunity that lasts for about six weeks. Gamma globulin injections may be useful in preventing infectious hepatitis when given, within two weeks of exposure, to those who have been in intimate contact with someone with hepatitis A. (A better option for preventing the disease is to take the hepatitis A vaccine two weeks prior to travel in areas where the disease is common.)
If injections of gamma globulin are received within five days of exposure, measles can often be prevented. The injections are especially important for children under three years old, for pregnant women, for tuberculosis patients, and for those with impaired immune function. Even if measles is not prevented by the injections, a less serious case may result.
Gamma globulin level in the body can also be used as a diagnostic tool. For example, one symptom of multiple sclerosis is an elevated level of gamma globulin in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Gamma globulin preparations are derived from the blood of a person or animal and contain antibodies made by that person or animal in response to invasion by harmful agents, such as bacteria and viruses.
Gamma globulin preparations are widely used for the prevention, modification, diagnosis, and treatment of many different kinds of infectious diseases.
Gamma globulin is usually injected. Since it contains almost all the antibodies circulating in the blood, it can provide passive (borrowed) immunity that lasts for about six weeks. Gamma globulin injections may be useful in preventing infectious hepatitis when given, within two weeks of exposure, to those who have been in intimate contact with someone with hepatitis A. (A better option for preventing the disease is to take the hepatitis A vaccine two weeks prior to travel in areas where the disease is common.)
If injections of gamma globulin are received within five days of exposure, measles can often be prevented. The injections are especially important for children under three years old, for pregnant women, for tuberculosis patients, and for those with impaired immune function. Even if measles is not prevented by the injections, a less serious case may result.
Gamma globulin level in the body can also be used as a diagnostic tool. For example, one symptom of multiple sclerosis is an elevated level of gamma globulin in the cerebrospinal fluid.
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