Drugs that suppress the immune system in order to treat immune system diseases such as MS.
Drugs which suppress the immune system, e.g. corticosteroids.
Chemical agents that cause the human body not to produce antibodies that normally fight off foreign material in the body. The production of these antibodies needs to be suppressed in order to permit the acceptance of a donor organ by the recipient's body.
Medications developed to suppress the body's normal production of antibodies that fight foreign substances such as transplants, bacteria and infections. Two of the major immunosuppressive drugs include cyclosporine and tacrolimus. Jump to Top
means drugs used to inhibit the human immune system. Some of the reasons for using immunosuppressive drugs include but are not limited to: preventing transplant rejection; supplementing chemotherapy; treating certain diseases of the immune system (i.e. "auto-immune" diseases); reducing inflammation; relieving certain symptoms; and other times when it may be helpful to suppress the human immune response.
medicine given to suppress the immune response, especially after organ transplants
Drugs that prevent or interfere with the development of an immunologic response. After a transplant, immunosuppressive drugs are usually necessary in order to prevent the recipient from rejecting the transplant.
Drugs that supresses the body's ability to fight infection or foreign substances.
Medications which modulate or suppress the body's immune system thus suppressing the autoimmune disease by reducing the level of circulating antibodies available to attack acetylcholine receptors at nerve-muscle junctions.
Drugs that hinder the body’s natural immune response, generally given after an organ transplant to prevent rejection. They can raise the risk of skin cancer by suppressing the body’s natural control of cell growth.
Drugs that fool the immune system into accepting a transplanted organ, such as a heart, as if it were native to the host body to prevent rejection.
Drugs that suppress the immune response and can be used to treat autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, because normal immunity is also suppressed with these drugs, they leave the body at risk for infection.