Discussion+with+Shen+3-19-12

Shen mentioned that there are better cells than tumor cells for presenting antigen he said that in an ELISA the isotype of the antibody can tell you about whether the response is mostly humoral or cellular. He mentioned IgG2a, IgG2b, IgG1, and IgG3

IgG2a and IgG2b indicate a Th1 bias IgG1 indicates a Th2 bias