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Immunosuppressant: An agent that can suppress or prevent the immune response. Immunosuppressants are used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ and to treat autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis,rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn's disease. Some treatments for cancer act as immunosuppressants.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoThis class of medication is known as the immunosuppressant class. It is used after organ transplants (in order to minimize rejection) and for inflammatory conditions, such as acute Asthma attacks, allergic recations, and so forth (steroids like prednisone and methylprednisolone). There are many types of immunosuppressants.
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∙ 12y agoThere are many, many drugs that do that. However, all drugs that preform that function are called immunosuppressive drugs. These drugs are used mostly to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.
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∙ 12y agoImmunosuppressive drugs reduce the body's normal immune response. Most drugs augment the response, helping to fight off a pathogen the body would not be able to handle on its own.
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What does normal immune response requires the presence of?
Both B and T Cells
Do antigens cause normal immune response?
No. Hapten is an antigen whic has low molecular weight and does not trigger immune system.
Normal development of the immune response is due in part to hormones produced by the?
thymus gland
Which type of medication is administered to prevent the rejection of donor tissue?
The type of drug given to prevent or reduce the body's normal immune response is referred to as an immunosuppressant. This antirejection medication is issued when a new organ is placed inside a patientâ??s body, because otherwise the patient's immune system recognizes the organ as foreign tissue and tries to reject it.
How can MALT lymphomas be treated?
This antigen-driven growth permits these tumors to be treated by eliminating the stimulus that generated the original, normal immune response.
Is it normal to have fever after breast reduction surgery?
It is not normal and is a sign of an immune response. This could mean infection, or could be the body reacting to the invasive surgery. Check in with your doctor immediately to be sure.
Is this true or false Allergies or hypersensitivities are normal immune responses?
They're abnormal immune responses - by definition, an allergy is an inappropriate response to a foreign substance. After all, it's not known as an 'allergy' when people's immune systems attack harmful pathogens, despite the body mounting somewhat similar immune responses.
Why is fever disappears even if you do not take any medicine?
Fever is a normal response by your body's immune system to infection and rarely requires medical intervention. A fever goes away naturally when immune system no longer recognizes a threat.
What would cause pain in the armpit after H1N1 shot?
It may be unrelated to the vaccination, but may also represent your body's normal immune response since the lymph glands can be swollen and sore from infections and the body's response to infections or to vaccines simulating infections to induce an immune response. If this lasts more than a few days, contact your health care professional to determine if this is something else or if there is anything to be done about it.
If I have 300 milligram on my medication does that mean it is stronger than normal?
Depends upon what normal is for that medication; for you.
Does Autoimmune mean your immune system can catch many of the diseases like flu and cold germs more easily?
No. Autoimmune disorders are those in which your bodies immune system recognizes a certain type of your own tissue as foreign tissue and activates an immune response to destroy what it believes foreign. Your regular immune responses are still functional to fight normal infection.
What is the body's normal response to injury?
Inflamation is the body's normal response to injury. (:
