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ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2015

Monoclonal antibodies: Principles and applications of immmunodiagnosis and immunotherapy for hepatitis C virus.

Ashraf Tabll, Aymn T Abbas, Sherif El-Kafrawy, Ahmed Wahid

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Review in World journal of hepatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Ashraf TabllAshraf Tabll, Microbial Biotechnology Department (Biomedical Technology Group), Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
Aymn T AbbasAshraf Tabll, Microbial Biotechnology Department (Biomedical Technology Group), Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
Sherif El-KafrawyAshraf Tabll, Microbial Biotechnology Department (Biomedical Technology Group), Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
Ahmed WahidAshraf Tabll, Microbial Biotechnology Department (Biomedical Technology Group), Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
Minia University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem worldwide. Early detection of the infection will help better management of the infected cases. The monoclonal antibodies (mAb) of mice are predominantly used for the immunodiagnosis of several viral, bacterial, and parasitic antigens. Serological detection of HCV antigens and antibodies provide simple and rapid methods of detection but lack sensitivity specially in the window phase between the infection and antibody development. Human mAb are used in the immunotherapy of several blood malignancies, such as lymphoma and leukemia, as well as for autoimmune diseases. In this review article, we will discuss methods of mouse and human monoclonal antibody production. We will demonstrate the role of mouse mAb in the detection of HCV antigens as rapid and sensitive immunodiagnostic assays for the detection of HCV, which is a major health problem throughout the world, particularly in Egypt. We will discuss the value of HCV-neutralizing antibodies and their roles in the immunotherapy of HCV infections and in HCV vaccine development. We will also discuss the different mechanisms by which the virus escape the effect of neutralizing mAb. Finally, we will discuss available and new trends to produce antibodies, such as egg yolk-based antibodies (IgY), production in transgenic plants, and the synthetic antibody mimics approach.

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Hepatitis C virusImmunodiagnosisImmunotherapyMonoclonal antibodies

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PMID26464752
PMCPMC4598607
OpenAlexW2399348406

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