Monoclonal Antibodies—a Valuable Asset in Human History (Part One)
Abstract: Monoclonal antibody (McAb) was produced by B cell hybridoma cell line. Single antibody monoclonal antibody technology targeting only one antigenic determinant was first initiated in 1975 by Koehler of Germany and Milstein of the United Kingdom. The basic principle of McAb technology is that mouse myeloma cells can proliferate indefinitely and secrete immunoglobulins without antibody activity in vitro and in vivo, while spleen cells of immunized mice have the ability to produce antibodies, but cannot proliferate indefinitely. These two cells are fused into hybridoma cells using a fusion agent (PEG, etc.). Such hybridoma cells have the major features of the parental cells. It can not only proliferate in artificial culture, but also produce specific antibodies. Clones grown from a single cell can be selected by limiting dilution. McAb has many advantages, such as: high unity and homogeneity; high titer; immune antigen does not need to be purified, but pure antibodies...