Immunology Lab Final Flashcards
Mononucleosis
What antigen/antibodies go with this test?
Bovine erythrocytes antigens
Human heterophile IM antibody
Goat anti- human IgM antibody
Rapid influenza
What antigens/antibodies go with this?
A nucleoprotein antigen
B nucleoprotein antigen
Anti B nucleoprotein
Anti A nucleoprotein
Rapid strep test
What antigen/antibody goes with this test?
Carbohydrate antigen
Anti group A
ELISA stands for?
Enzyme
Linked
Immuno
Sorbent
Assay
EIA stands for?
Enzyme
Immuno
Assay
What is avidity?
The strength of the bond, keeps the bond
Precipitation is important because of what?
The antigen-antibody reaction
Precipitation can be done on what?
In tube, in gel, on paper just as long as the antigen and antibody meet
Strength of the reaction depends on what in precipitation?
If the antigen is the original antigen that the antibody was made for.
Cross reaction is what in precipitation?
The antigen is similar but not specific for what the antibody.
What is affinity?
The initial force that draws them together
Affinity includes what type of bonds?
Ionic bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Hydrophobic bonds
Van der waals bonds
What is pro zone?
Too much antibody
What is postzone?
Too much antigen
What is zone of equivalence?
The perfect amount of antigen and antibody Equal portion to each other
What do you do if you have pro zone?
Dilute the solution
What do you do with a postzone?
Wait 5 days and test again
What does pro zone cause?
False negative
What does postzone cause?
False negative
What happens if you go past the time on your test?
A drying effect happens and it gives a false positive
Nephelometry is what?
measures the light that is scattered at a particular angle(usually at 90) usually ran as antibody as the reagent and the patient antigen as the unknown…. quantitation of serum proteins
What is Turbidimetry?
is a measure of the turbidity or cloudiness of a solution
What is RID?
Radial immunodiffusion
has been commonly used in the clinical laboratory?
RID- radial immunodiffusion
What is a test that uses RID?
Ouchterlony
How long does it take for Ouchterlony test?
24-72 hours
What goes in the center and outside of the Ouchterlony?
Center is antibody
Side is antigen
What are you looking for in the Ouchterlony?
Lines of precipitation
What does the point in an Ouchterlony test tell us?
They are identical
What does an x mean in an Ouchterlony test? (Make a cross)
Not identical
What does one tag mean in a Ouchterlony test?
Partially identical
Which side is weaker when a partial identity is made in Ouchterlony test?
The one the tag points to.
Ouchterlony is used on what?
Fungus- aspergillosis
Rocket immunoassay what is put in the well?
Antigen
Rocket immunoassay what is in the gel?
Antibody
Is rocket immunoassay qualitative or quantitative?
Quantitative
How long does rocket immunoassay take?
2 hours
Immuno fixation is to do with what?
Antibodies
Describe Immuno fixation electrophoresis.
After electrophoresis takes place, the anti sera is applied directly to the top of the gel. We get a pattern we can blot off and use.
What is immunofixation useful in?
Demonstrating antigens present in serum, urine, and spinal fluid in low concentrations.
What test is good for a person with a lymphoproliferative disorder?
And what are we looking for?
Electrophoresis to separate the immunoglobulins and then immunofixation on the positives to identify
IgM Kappa Para protein
What can an antibody be labeled with?
Enzyme
Chemical
Radioactive isotope
Fluorescence
With fluorescences, how do we measure it?
We hit with one wavelength of light, very strong light, and it’s going to emit a different light back at a low and longer wavelength
How do we measure with Radioactive isotopes?
Count them.
How do we measure with enzymes?
Add a substrate which is going to cause a reaction and a color.
How do we measure with a chemical?
Add something that will oxidize with that enzyme and cause a flash of light. We will measure the light
What do we use to measure things that are in very low levels in the body, like hormones?
Radioactive isotopes
What are extremely sensitive?
Radioactive isotopes
What is usually used as the substrate in an EIA test?
Horseradish peroxidase
What is the competitive test?
There are two antibodies and they compete for one antigen. One is labeled.
When would we use a competitive test?
Something that is in Very low concentration and is hard to pick up. The measure we get will be indirectly portional to actual concentration.
Is an Indirect test competitive or non competitive?
Competitive
What is a very important step with ELISA tests?
Wash stage
What happens if you do not wash all of the excess antibody from the Elisa test?
Falsely increased measure
If you leave the ELISA test in the color reaction stage to long, what will happen?
Have a false increased result
If you have an ELISA test and you read the absorbent and it is higher than your standard what would you do?
Dilute it down and run it again
What is forward scatter in flow cytometry?
It measures the size of the cells
What is side scatter in flow cytometry?
It measures the granulation of the cells
what angle is side scatter at in flow cytometry?
90 degrees
What is flow cytometry used for?
To count cells
to differentiate cells into sub populations
what is immunophenotyping?
subgroups of cells
like CD4, CD8, CD3
How do we look at a certain cell, like CD4?
by gating
What does flow cytometry use to give measurement by?
fluorescenses
What is the patterns name?
what antibodies are connected to this pattern?
what disease?

Peripheral (RIM)
anti-DNA
SLE
What is this pattern?
What is the antibody connected to this pattern?
what is the disease associated?

Homogenous (diffuse)
anti-DNA, Anti-Histone, anti-DNP
RA and SLE, Misc. Disorders (anti-ssDNA)
what is this pattern?
what is the antibody connected?
what is the disease associated?

speckled
Anti-SM and RNP, Anti-Ro & La, Anti-Jo-1 & Mi-2, anti- Scl-70
SLE & SS, PM/DM, PSS (systemic)
what is this pattern?
what is the antibody connected?
what is the disease associated?

Centromere
anti-centromere
PSS (CREST)
what is this pattern?
what antibody is connected?
what diseases are associated?

nucleolar
anti-nucleolar
SLE & PSS
What is this image?

speckled-centromere
what is this image?

RIM
what is this image?

homogeneous
what is this image?

fine speckled