Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other conditions. In general, deliberately induced immunosuppression is...
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Reduced ability of the body to protect against infection and disease. May be caused, for example, by chemotherapy.
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Suppression of the body's immune system and its ability to fight infections and other diseases. Immunosuppression may be deliberately induced with drugs, as in preparation for bone marrow or other organ transplantation, to prevent rejection of the donor tissue. It may also result from certain diseases such as AIDS or lymphoma or from anticancer dru...
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<immunology> This occurs when T and/or B clones of lymphocytes are depleted in size or suppressed in their reactivity, expansion or differentiation. ... It may arise from activation of specific or non-specific T suppressor lymphocytes of either T or B clones or by drugs that have generalised effects on most or all T or B lymphocytes. ... Cycl...
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(im″u-no-sә-presh´әn) inhibition of the immune response to unfamiliar antigens that may be present; used in transplantation procedures to prevent rejection of the transplant or graft, and in autoimmune disease, allergy, multiple myeloma, and other conditions. adj., immunosuppres´sive., adj.
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see immunodeficiency.
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Drug treatment which temporarily shuts off the immune system; often used during organ transplants to prevent tissue rejection.
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In medicine, this term is applied to inhibition of the normal response of the immune system to an antigen.
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(Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) A condition in which the immune system is functioning at a lower than normal level.
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This occurs when T- and/or B-clones of lymphocytes are depleted in size or suppressed in their reactivity, expansion or differentiation. It may arise from activation of specific or nonspecific T-suppressor lymphocytes of either T- or B-clones, or by drugs that have generalized effects on most or all T- or B-lymphocytes. Cyclosporin A and FK506 act on T-cells, as does antilymphocyte serum; alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamide are less specific in their action and damage DNA replication, while base analogues interfering with guanine metabolism act in a similar way. See immunophilin.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: im′yū-nō-sū-presh′ŭn Definitions: 1. Prevention or interference with the development of immunologic response; may reflect natural immunologic unresponsiveness (tolerance), may be artificially induced by chemical, biologic, or physical agents, or may be caused by disease.
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Immunosuppression: Suppression of the immune system. Immunosuppression may result from certain diseases such as AIDS or lymphoma or from certain drugs such as some of those used to treat cancer. Immunosuppression may also be deliberately induced with drugs, as in preparation for bone marrow or other organ transplantation to prevent the rejection of...
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A state of the body in which the immune system is damaged and does not perform its normal functions. Immunosuppression may be induced by drugs or result from certain disease processes (such as HIV infection).
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[
n] - lowering the body`s normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances
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Any failure of the immune response usually becomes apparent through increased susceptibility to infection and disease.
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the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
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a state in which the ability of the body's immune system to respond is decreased. This condition may be present at birth, or it may be caused by certain infections (such as human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV). It may also be caused by certain cancer therapies, such as cancer cell killing (cytotoxic) drugs, radiation, and bone marrow transplanta...
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