define immunosuppressant
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immunosuppressant drugs Medical Definition of immunosuppressant. : a chemical agent (as a drug) that suppresses the immune response.
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What are immunosuppressants? What are immunosuppressants used for? When you get a kidney transplant, your body knows that the new kidney is foreign (that is, not originally part of your body). Your body will attack the new kidney and try to damage or destroy it. The immunosuppressant drugs suppress your body's ability to do this.
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headache FDA Box Warning. • Drug should be prescribed only by physicians experienced in managing systemic immunosuppressive therapy for indicated disease. At doses used for solid-organ transplantation, it should be prescribed only by physicians experienced in immunosuppressive therapy and management of organ transplant recipients. Patient should be managed in facility with adequate laboratory and medical resources.
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- noun. Any of a class of proteins present in the serum and cells of the immune system, which function as antibodies: she was given intravenous immunoglobulin [count noun]: they are susceptible to infection in spite of high concentrations of immunoglobulins.More example sentences.ny of a class of proteins present in the serum and cells of the immune system, which function as antibodies: she was given intravenous immunoglobulin [count noun]: they are susceptible to infection in spite of high concentrations of immunoglobulins. More example sentences.
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immunosuppressant drugs Side effects. Increased risk of infection is a common side effect of all immunosuppressant drugs. The immune system protects the body from infections; when the immune system is suppressed, infections are more likely. Taking such antibiotics as co-trimoxazole prevents some of these infections.
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humoral immunity humoral immunity. a form of immunity mediated by circulating antibodies (immunoglobulins IgA, IgB, and IgM), which coat the antigens and target them for destruction by polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Circulating antibodies are produced by plasma cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
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What are immunosuppressants? Think of a real estate mortgage; the down payment is like the induction drug and the monthly payments are like maintenance drugs. If the down payment is good enough you can lower the monthly payments, the same as for immunosuppression.
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- An immunomodulatory agent is a drug that may be an immunosuppressant or an immunostimulator based on its effect on the immune system.Word origin: Contraction of immune and modulatory. See also: immune system. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page.n immunomodulatory agent is a drug that may be an immunosuppressant or an immunostimulator based on its effect on the immune system.
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complement Immunology. 1  a system in vertebrate blood of 12 or more proteins that react in a cascade to a cell displaying immune complexes or foreign surfaces, acting in various combinations to coat the cell and promote phagocytosis, make holes in the cell wall, or enhance the inflammatory response.
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Antibody An immunoglobulin produced by plasma cells, which has a specific amino acid sequence and specifically binds to the antigen(s) (e.g., foreign proteins, microbes or toxins) that induced its synthesis; antibodies may also bind to closely related antigens.ntibody production, its interaction with a specific antigen, and the activation of complement (C), an interrelated group of eleven proteins, are the major components of the humoral system of immunity.
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immunosuppression n 1. the administration of agents that significantly interfere with the ability of the immune system to respond to antigenic stimulation by inhibiting cellular and humoral immunity.
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immunosuppression Corticosteroids; cytotoxic drugs, including antimetabolites and alkylating agents; antilymphocytic antibodies; and irradiation may produce immunosuppression. Immunosuppression may be deliberate, such as in preparation for bone marrow or other transplantation to prevent rejection by the host of the donor tissue, or incidental, such as often results from chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.
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Sandimmune Cyclosporine Oral Solution USP MODIFIED is an oral formulation of Cyclosporine, USP that immediately forms an emulsion in an aqueous environment. Cyclosporine, USP the active principle in Cyclosporine Oral Solution USP MODIFIED, is a cyclic polypeptide immunosuppressant agent consisting of 11 amino acids.
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- Theory. Immunoprecipitation (IP) is defined as the isolation of an antigen using a specific antibody coupled (covalently or noncovalently) to a sedimentable matrix. In the first step, the antigen, in this case a protein, of interest is solubilized using one of many possible procedures for cell or tissue lysis.
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Antibody Production (Immunogen Preparation) An antigen is any molecule that is identified as non-self by components of the immune system. An immunogen is an antigen that is able to evoke an immune response, including production of antibody via the humoral response. All immunogens are antigens, but not all antigens are immunogens.
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Imiquimod It is known that imiquimod signals to the innate arm of the immune system through the toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), commonly involved in pathogen recognition. Cells activated by imiquimod via TLR-7 secrete cytokines (primarily interferon-α (IFN-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)).
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IgG Immunoglobulin G (IgG). A group of antibodies against certain viral infections that circulate in the bloodstream. One type of IgG is specific against the mumps paramyxovirus.
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Definition of âimmunosuppressionâ - English Dictionary immunosuppression noun [U] uk / ˌɪm.jə.nəʊ.səˈpreʃ. ə n / us / ˌɪm.jə.noʊ.səˈpreʃ. ə n / specialized › a situation in which the body's immune system is intentionally stopped from working, or is made less effective, usually by drugs, especially in order to help the body accept an organ that has been taken from another person's body:
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- Alopurinol, inmunosupresores, corticosteroides, procainamida, citostaticos citostáticos y otras sustancias que puedan alterar el : Hemograma, allopurinol, immunosuppressants, corticosteroids, procainamide cytostatics and other substances that may change the blood cell : countollins Spanish Dictionary 8th edition published in 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005.
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Antibody antibody. an immunoglobulin molecule having a specific amino acid sequence that gives each antibody the ability to adhere to and interact only with the antigen that induced its synthesis. This antigen-specific property of the antibody is the basis of the antigen-antibody reaction that is essential to an immune response.The antigen-antibody reaction begins as soon as substances interpreted as foreign invaders gain entrance into the body. See also immunity.irculating antibody (usually IgG) that reacts preferentially with an antigen, preventing it from reacting with a cell-bound antibody (IgE) and blocking the induction of anaphylaxis. antibody classes. see immunoglobulin. clonotypic antibody. clone specific antibody.
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Immunosuppressant drugs 1 When the drug is used with other drugs that may harm the kidneys, such as cyclosporin, the antibiotics gentamicin and amikacin, or the antifungal drug amphotericin B, blood levels of tacrolimus may be increased.2  Careful kidney monitoring is essential when tacrolimus is given with any drug that might cause kidney damage.n addition to being used to prevent organ rejection, immunosuppressant drugs are also used to treat such severe skin disorders as psoriasis and such other diseases as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease (chronic inflammation of the digestive tract) and patchy hair loss (alopecia areata).
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Immunosuppression Definition, Complications, and Treatment View All. Immunosuppression is an impaired ability of the immune system to fight infection or other diseases. An individual is said to be immunosuppressed if they have an immunodeficiency disorder due to medicines that weaken the immune system (such as corticosteroids). Immunosuppression is also a common side effect of chemotherapy given to treat cancer.
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immunodeficiency An immune response is the reaction of the immune system to an antigen. Immunoglobulin is another name for antibody. Interleukin is a type of messenger (cytokine) secreted by some white blood cells to affect other white blood cells.
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Immunosuppressive drug Immunosuppressive drug. Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents or antirejection medications are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system. They are used in immunosuppressive therapy to: Prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and tissues (e.g., bone marrow, heart, kidney, liver)
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- Definition of autoimmunity. The healthy human body is equipped with a powerful set of tools for resisting the onslaught of invading microorganisms (such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites). Unfortunately, this set of tools, known as the immune system, sometimes goes awry and attacks the body itself.These misdirected immune responses are referred to as autoimmunity, which can be demonstrated by the presence of autoantibodies or T lymphocytes reactive with host antigens. Definition of autoimmune disease.Autoimmunity is present in everyone to some extent. It is usually harmless and probably a universal phenomenon of vertebrate life. However, autoimmunity can be the cause of a broad spectrum of human illnesses, known as autoimmune diseases.hen direct and indirect evidence to define an autoimmune disease are not available, investigators are left with circumstantial evidence, that is, with listing markers descriptive of autoimmune disease.