Inflammatory

Question 1

Are vaccines antigens or antibodies?

Answer 1

Vaccines are antigens and your body produces antibodies against that antigen

Question 2

What are titers?

Answer 2

The amount of antibody against a specific antibody in the blood.

Question 3

When do you give immunosuppressants?

Answer 3

For transplants and autoimmune diseases.

Question 4

Problem with taking immunosuppressants?

Answer 4

Increased risk for infection

Neoplasms- cancer

Question 5

What are two calcineurin inhibitors?

Answer 5

Cyclosporine and tacrolimus

Immunosuppressants

Question 6

How do calcineurin inhibitors work?

Answer 6

By suppressing the production of interleukin 2

Question 7

What is cyclosporine used for?

Answer 7

Immunosuppressive for organ transplant

Question 8

What drug can you not take grapefruit juice with?

Answer 8

Cyclosporine immunosuppressant

Question 9

What drug is just used for real transplants?

Answer 9

Sirolimus

Question 10

What are glucocorticoids?

Answer 10

Steroids that suppress the immune system.

-allograft rejection

Question 11

What do cytotoxic drugs do?

Answer 11

Kill B and T cells

They are nonspecific

Helps with transplants

Question 12

What adverse reaction can cytotoxic drugs produce?

Answer 12

Alopecia, bone marrow suppression, moon face