immunosuppressant
Transplant patient's medicine
An immunosuppressant is a drug or other agent that reduces the activity of the immune system.
Doctors prescribe immunosuppressants to prevent the body from rejecting transplanted organs, or to treat autoimmune conditions where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues.
She takes immunosuppressants daily to prevent rejection of her new kidney.
Because these drugs weaken immune defenses, patients on immunosuppressants face increased risk of infections and must take precautions accordingly.
Denial of acceptance
- graftIllicit political gain
- organBody's working component
- recipientOne who receives something
- donorOne who contributes freely
cyclosporine · allograft · kidney · liver · heart · lung · antirejection · crossmatch
Immunosuppressive transplant drug
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
- biologicLiving-organism-derived drug
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- graft-versus-hostDonor immunity attacks recipient
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
ablative · cytotoxic · tumor · relapse · consolidation
Chronic autoimmune disorder
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
- flareSudden bright burst
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
biologics · disease-modifying · inflammation · scleroderma · Sjögren's · vasculitis · autoantibodies · self-tolerance
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- cytomegalovirusWidespread herpes-type infection agent
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
malignancy · neutropenia · leukopenia · fungal · viral · bacterial · immunodeficiency · susceptibility
Thymus-derived immune lymphocyte
- B-cellAntibody-secreting immune cell
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- interleukinImmune-signaling protein from leukocytes
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
rejection
Denial of acceptance
donor · cyclosporine · allograft · kidney · liver · heart · lung · antirejection · crossmatch · induction
cyclosporine
Immunosuppressive transplant drug
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- corticosteroidAdrenal-derived inflammation suppressant
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- graft-versus-hostDonor immunity attacks recipient
conditioning · ablative · cytotoxic · tumor · relapse · consolidation
lupus
Chronic autoimmune disorder
methotrexate · biologics · disease-modifying · inflammation · scleroderma · Sjögren's · vasculitis · autoantibodies · self-tolerance
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- cytomegalovirusWidespread herpes-type infection agent
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
lymphoma · malignancy · neutropenia · leukopenia · fungal · viral · bacterial · immunodeficiency · susceptibility · toxoplasmosis
T-cell
Thymus-derived immune lymphocyte
- B-cellAntibody-secreting immune cell
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- interleukinImmune-signaling protein from leukocytes
lymphocyte · proliferation · inhibition · apoptosis · complement
- Immune WeaknessHIV, AIDS, chemotherapy, leukemia, lymphoma
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- eczema treatmentshydrocortisone, moisturizer, emollient, topical steroid, cortisone
- healing effectstherapeutic, curative, restorative, healing, soothing
- skin treatmentsskin cream, creams, skin lotion, ointments, skin treatment
- transplantsorgan transplant, liver transplant, bone marrow transplant, kidney transplant, heart transplant
immunosuppressantvaccine
Disease prevention injection
immunization · adjuvant · immunotherapy · cancer immunotherapy · CAR-T therapy