Young L S
Infection. 1984 Jul-Aug;12(4):303-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01645970.
Monoclonal antibodies have obvious diagnostic and therapeutic applications in infectious diseases. The technology for producing these highly specific reagents is readily available and we have produced monoclonal antibodies against the core glycolipid (endotoxin) region of gram-negative bacilli and the O-antigens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These antibodies are protective by different mechanisms and more than one antibody against a bacterium may give enhanced protection. Use of antibodies plus antimicrobial therapy may yield optimal results.
单克隆抗体在传染病的诊断和治疗方面具有显著应用。生产这些高度特异性试剂的技术容易获得,并且我们已经生产出了针对革兰氏阴性杆菌核心糖脂(内毒素)区域以及铜绿假单胞菌O抗原的单克隆抗体。这些抗体通过不同机制发挥保护作用,针对一种细菌使用多种抗体可能会增强保护效果。联合使用抗体和抗菌疗法可能会产生最佳效果。