{"id":22410,"date":"2020-06-24T06:40:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T06:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=22410"},"modified":"2023-06-13T05:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:36:54","slug":"immunosuppressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/immunosuppressive\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunosuppressive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Describes the ability to lower immune system responses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That which suppresses the immune system response (e.g., certain chemicals).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Being able to reduce the immune response.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Having the property of suppressing the body\u2019s immune response to antigens.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To a substance that lowers the body\u2019s normal immune response.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A drug, such as azathioprine or cyclophosphamide, that reduces the body&#8217;s resistance to infection and other foreign bodies by suppressing the immune system. Immunosuppressives are used to maintain the survival of organ and tissue transplants and to treat various &#8216;autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. 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