Chapter 17: Immune Modulators

Question 1

immune stimulant

Answer 1

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

Question 2

immune suppressant

Answer 2

drug used to block or suppress the actions of the T cells and antibody production; used to prevent transplant rejection and to treat autoimmune diseases

Question 3

monoclonal antibodies

Answer 3

specific antibodies produced by a single clone of B cells to react with a specific antigen

Question 4

recombinant DNA technology

Answer 4

use of bacteria to produce chemicals normally produced by human cells