Immunohistochimiethumb|Axones dans un ganglion de souris, vue par immunofluorescence. L'immunohistochimie (IHC) est une méthode de localisation de protéines dans les cellules d'une coupe de tissu, par la détection d'antigènes au moyen d'anticorps. L'immunohistochimie exploite le fait qu'un anticorps se lie spécifiquement à des antigènes dans les tissus biologiques. Les anticorps peuvent être d'origine polyclonale ou monoclonale, les anticorps monoclonaux étant plus spécifiques par essence.
Treatment of cancerCancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy (including immunotherapy such as monoclonal antibody therapy) and synthetic lethality, most commonly as a series of separate treatments (e.g. chemotherapy before surgery). The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumor and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient (performance status). Cancer genome sequencing helps in determining which cancer the patient exactly has for determining the best therapy for the cancer.
Primary and secondary antibodiesPrimary and secondary antibodies are two groups of antibodies that are classified based on whether they bind to antigens or proteins directly or target another (primary) antibody that, in turn, is bound to an antigen or protein. A primary antibody can be very useful for the detection of biomarkers for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease and they are used for the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) and multi-drug resistance (MDR) of therapeutic agents.
