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)
are glycoproteins that promote production
of white blood cells (mainly granulocytes such as neutrophils), in
response to infection.
COLONY-STIMULATING FACTORS
