[12] CHAPTER V LESSON 2 Flashcards
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The number of IgG molecules that sensitize an RBC and the rate at which sensitization occurs can be influenced by several factors, including:
- Ratio of serum to cells
- Reaction Medium: Albumin, LISS, PEG
- Temperature
- Incubation Time
- Washing of RBCs
- Saline for washing
- Addition of AHG
- Centrifugation for Reading
- Reaction Medium
a. Albumin
b. Low Ionic Strength Solution
c. PEG
- can detect a level of 100 to 500 IgG molecules per RBC and 400 to 1,100 molecules of C3d per RBC
DAT
- 100 to 200 IgG or C3 molecules on the cell to obtain a positive reaction
IAT
Ratio of serum to cells Minimum ratio of
40:1
achieved by using [?] of serum and [?] of a 5% volume of solute per volume of solution (v/v) suspension of cells.
2 drops
1 drop
When using cells suspended in saline- it is often advantageous to increase the ratio of serum to cells- to [?]
detect weak antibodies
Macromolecules of [?] allow antibody-coated cells to come into closer contact with each other so that aggregation occurs.
albumin
In 1965, Stroup and MacIlroy reported on the increased sensitivity of the IAT if [?] was incorporated into the reaction medium.
albumin
Stroup and MacIlroy’s reaction mixture, consisting of [?] of serum, [?] of 22% (w/v) bovine albumin, and [?] of 3% to 5% (v/v) cells, was shown to provide the same sensitivity at [?] of incubation as a [?] salineonly test
2 drops
2 drops
1 drop
30 minutes
60-minute
Introduced by Low and Messeter
Low Ionic Strength Solution
Enhance antibody uptake and allow incubation times to be decreased- from 30 to 60 minutes incubation to 10-15 minutes- by reducing the zeta potential surrounding the RBC.
Low Ionic Strength Solution
- showed that optimum reaction were obtained using 2 drops of serum and 2 drops of a 3% (v/v) suspension of cells in LISS.
Moore and Mollison
Increasing the serum-to-cell ratio increased the [?] of the reaction mixture, leading to a decrease in sensitivity and counteracting the shortened incubation time of the test.
ionic strength
A LISS medium may be achieved by either [?] or using a [?], with the latter being the more common practice.
suspending RBCs in LISS
LISS additive reagent
Water soluble linear polymer
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
Used as an additive to increase antibody uptake.
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
Its action is to remove water molecules surrounding the RBC, thereby effectively concentrating antibody.
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
is the AHG reagent of choice with PEG testing to avoid false-positive reactions
Anti-IgG
may cause aggregation of RBCs reading for agglutination following 37°C incubation in the IAT is omitted.
PEG
The rate of reaction for the majority of IgG antibodies is optimal at [?]
37 degrees Celsius
usual incubation temperature for the IAT
37 degrees Celsius
optimum temperature for complement activation
37 degrees Celsius
Cells suspended in saline: incubation times vary between
30-120 minutes