Serum being the part of human blood contains
all the proteins, antibodies, antigens, hormones essential for the smooth flow
of biological activities in the human body. This is indeed blood plasma with
fibrinogens removed by electrolysis. As it is not the clotting factor it can be
preserved for longer. It is a beneficial human blood product which is used in
many diagnostic tests, blood typing and also to create variety of medications
and therapies.
The study of serum is called serology. Many
modern medications are developed by studying such substances and blood products
that can are been taken or extracted from healthy donors (humans) as Serum
Donation. Many scientists have been researching about such substances and about
their productivity in the human body and all the biological functions of them. This
substance was found to be an essential factor for the self renewal of embryonic
stem cells in the human body along with various other functions important for
the life cycle of humans.
Along with numerous biological benefits of
this substance it is one of the live saving blood products which can be used in
treatment of diseases like “Superior Limbal Keratoconjunctivitis”, which is an
ophthalmic disease which can lead to the disruption of normal epithelium of the
eye. The major symptoms of this disease can be red eye, burning sensation,
frequent tearing, foreign body sensation, mild photophobia, Inflammation and
thickening of the conjunctiva. In general, there is scarcity of moisture
production near the eye surface resulting in dry and irritated eye surface area
so application of it in the form of eye drops can be a solution.
According to the recent researches found, Serum
eye drops can be prescribed to the patients that are suffering from such
disorders like dry eyes, persistent epithelial defects, and Superior Limbal Keratoconjunctivitis
as well as a supportive measure in ocular surface reconstruction. They are by
nature non allergenic to humans and their biomechanical and biochemical
properties are similar to normal tears. Serum in the form of eye drops has been
reported to decrease the irritation and infection of the eye. Also in some cases, it was used as a
supplement rather than a substitute option and also in many therapeutic contact
lenses application with initiation of its eye drops as pre solution. Due to the
increasing fluid supply of this substance it may also have yielded the
beneficial effect on such chronic diseases.
Also it was observed that when its application
was discontinued on the patients discomfort increased again.
Serum eye drops may be produced as an
unpreserved blood preparation by collecting the fresh collected samples from
the Serum Donor Locations that are been set up in an increasing number across
the United States. Healthy and adult donor comes here for Serum Donation and
gets paid too for their donation. The collected samples at these Serum Donor
Locations are preserved in frozen state for the future usage of this substance
in developing medicines, vaccines and therapies to cure chronic diseases in the
patients.
However, the serum collected from various
patients will certainly not be identical, so it is preserved separately at
these Serum Donor Locations in glass tubes. According to the study the
production factors significantly influence the biochemical properties of blood
derived products like plasma etc. Also the donor health conditions can majorly
affect the properties of this substance, so prior to the Serum Donation the
donors are gone through pre testing in which their blood will be tested to
assure free from viruses and infections. Once their sample will be approved
they will be allowed to donate any of the other human blood products.
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