Immune System Flashcards
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Drug used to energize the immune system
when it is exhausted from fighting prolonged invasion or
needs help fighting a specific pathogen or cancer cell.
Immune Stimulant
Drug used to block or suppress the
actions of the T cells and antibody production; used to prevent
rejection and treat autoimmune diseases
Immune Suppressants
specific antibodies produced by a
single clone of B cells to react with a very specific antigen
Monoclonal antibodies:
use of bacteria to
produce chemicals normally produced by human cells.
Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology:
- naturally released from human
cells in response to viral invasion;
Interferons
chemicals produced by T cells to
communicate between leukocytes;
Interleukins
stimulate the bone
marrow to produce more white blood cells
Colony-stimulating factors
Interferons are substances naturally
produced and released by human cells that
have been invaded by viruses.
Interferons
produced by harvesting human leukocytes
Interferon alfa-n3
produced from Chinese hamster ovary cells
Interferon beta-1a (Avonex)
produced by Escherichia Coli bacteria
Interferon gamma-1b (Actimmune)
they communicate between
lymphocytes, which stimulate cellular immunity
and inhibit tumor growth.
Interleukins
stimulates cellular immunity by
increasing the activity of natural killer cells,
platelets, and cytokines
Interleukins 2
produced by rDNA using
Escherichia Coli bacteria
aldesleukin (Proleukin)
newer agent produced by
rDNA technology
oprelvekin (Neumega)
