An agent that acts to suppress the body’s natural immune response. This is totally understandable in tissue and organ transplants, and in some dangerous inflammatory conditions, but nearly all anti-inflammatory medications are immunosuppressant, including cortisone, antihistamines, and even aspirin. Some medical radicals are convinced that the chronic virill and fungal disorders of our age are partially facilitated by such medications.
Medications that suppress the immune response—a desirable effect following organ transplants and in some cases of rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions.
A drug that decreases the body’s defensive response to foreign substances. Used to prevent the body’s rejection of transplanted organs and to treat autoimmune diseases.
A drug used to act against the response of the immune system to reject a transplanted organ.
A drug used to attenuate the body’s immune response. These agents are often used to prevent rejection of organ transplants or to treat diseases caused by overactivity in the immune system.
A drug that reduces the body’s resistance to infection and other foreign agents. It does so by suppressing the activity of the immune system. Examples of such drugs are azathioprine, ciclosporin A. Immunosuppressants are used to help transplanted organs and tissues to survive the potential immune reaction from the host. They are also used to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
An agent that decreases or inactivates the immune response to antigens.
Any substance that diminishes the immune response in an individual.