Week 3 Immunity Drugs Flashcards
Immune stimulants do what?
energize and assist immune system to fight specific pathogens or cancer cells
Immune suppressants do what?
Block and drepress immune system to prevent transplant rejection or severe tissue damage or autoimmune disease
Immune suppressant classes
- T/B cell suppressors
- Monoclonal antibodies
Immunes suppressant prototypes
Cyclosporine and bevacizumab
Immune stimulant classes
- interferon
- colony-stimulating factors
Immune stimulant prototypes
- interferon alpha 2b
- fligrastim
Interferon prototype drug
Interferon alpha 2b
Colony stimulating factor prototype drug
fligrastin
T/B cell suppressants prototype drug
cyclosporin
Monoclonal antibodies prototype drug
Bevacizumab
Therapeutic action of Interferons
- Inhibits the growth of the tumor cells and enhances immune response
- inhibits tumor growth and replication
- enhances inflammatory reaction
Therapeutic action of colony-stimulating factor
- increase production of neutrophils in bone marrow
- increase WBC production
Therapeutic action of T/ B cell suppressants
- block antibody production by B cells
- inhibit suppressor and helper T cells
- reversibly inhibits immunocompetent lymphocytes, t helper cells, suppressor cells, and lymphokine production
Therapeutic action of Monoclonal antibodies
- inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor leading to decreased angiogenesis and cell proliferation
- work against malignant or viral cell sites
- specific key to specific receptor types
Indication for Monoclonal antibodies
- metastic colorectal cancer, non-squamous cell, non small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, COVID 19