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Antibodies helps in regulating the immune response to fight against various disease

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  Antibodies are molecules that neutralize other molecules. They are a group of interrelated proteins and sometimes act as part of a complex flagellum, or lipoprotein assembly. The most familiar are the white blood cells (lymphocytes) which attack and kill pathogens in the body. Other antibodies have various functions such as regulating the immune response, enhancing the development of healthy T-cells, fighting infections caused by microorganisms, and assisting the natural killer cells in the body to kill tumors. However, the most common one are usually found in the gastrointestinal tract, where they help prevent infection from gastric contents and other agents that may reach the stomach through the small intestine. An Antibodies also called a lectin, mescaline, monoclonal, or tumor necrosis factor is a high, flat Y-shaped protein used by the body's immune system to identify and destroy foreign entities including pathogenic viruses and bacteria. The lectin recogniz...

Glycated Albumin; a Laboratory Test Used For Short-Term Monitoring of Diabetes

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  Glycated Albumin refers to albumin that are bonded to glucose. Albumin is the most common type of protein found in the blood and is replaced in the body about every 20-25 days. Albumin helps in the distribution of nutrients, hormones, and some drugs in the body, and to maintain the shape of cell. Glycated albumin has been described as a novel biomarker for the detection and management of diabetes. It has also gained importance in glycemic monitoring for diabetes mellitus. Albumin is present in the blood, as well as in body fluids and organs. Albumin provides the body with the protein needed to both maintain growth and repair tissues. The recent explosion of medical research on Glycated Albumin 's ability to successfully monitor and control diabetes has opened up a whole new and more thorough level of knowledge about how this important molecule affects the progression and outcome of the disease. The molecular basis of glycated albumin's effect on diabetes is rel...