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Therapy used to decrease the body’s immune response, such as drugs given to prevent transplant rejection. Treatment with drugs such as cyclosporine or mycophenolate that impair immune responses. A therapeutic approach aimed at inhibiting the functioning of the immune system.  

Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of suppressor T-cell populations or by inhibiting the activation of helper cells. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications…

Describes the ability to lower immune system responses. That which suppresses the immune system response (e.g., certain chemicals). Being able to reduce the immune response. Having the property of suppressing the body’s immune response to antigens. To a substance that lowers the body’s normal immune response. A drug, such as azathioprine or cyclophosphamide, that reduces…

A drug for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  

The study of the body’s immune system. The science that studies the body’s immune system and methods for stimulating it to build antibodies to render a person resistant to a particular disease. The study of immunity and immunisation. The science of artificial and natural protection against infection, and of diagnosis of such infections by the…

The ability of the antibody-forming system to recall a previous experience with an antigen and to respond to a second exposure with the prompt production of large amounts of antibody.  

Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. The identification of antigens in tissues using antibodies that are linked to enzymes, fluorescent dyes, or radioactive labels. IHC is used to diagnose and track specific cellular anomalies, such as cancers, by identifying those antigens that are specifically found in affected cells.  

Producing immunity; evoking an immune response. Producing an immune response. Capable of inducing an immune response.  

A technique for identifying molecules present on the surfaces of cells or in tissues using a highly fluorescent substance coupled to a specific antibody. A laboratory procedure using fluorescein- labeled antibodies that aid in detecting antigens and the diagnosis of infectious diseases. A technique for observing the amount and/or distribution of antibody or antigen in…

A technique that combines protein electrophoresis and double immunodiffusion. In this procedure proteins are first separated by gel electrophoresis (usually agarose), then made visible by immunodiffusion of specific antibodies. A distinct elliptical precipitin arc results for each protein detectable by the antisera. A technique used to separate and allow identification of complex proteins. A method…