Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive...

also called KS-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)). Classic, endemic, immunosuppression therapy-related (also known as iatrogenic), and epidemic (also known...

average man's BSA is 1.9 m2).[citation needed] Glucocorticoids cause immunosuppression, and the therapeutic component of this effect is mainly the decreases...

myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells, hence that also immunosuppression), mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract), and...

(7%), and pneumonia (6%). These occur in part due to measles-induced immunosuppression. Less commonly seizures, blindness, or inflammation of the brain may...

opportunistic infection compared to the general population. Biologics for immunosuppression include adalimumab, certolizumab, etanercept, golimumab, infliximab...

problems and may work in general/internal medicine, transplant medicine, immunosuppression management, intensive care medicine, clinical pharmacology, perioperative...

Di Carlo E, Ferrini S (September 2006). "Targeting tumor-related immunosuppression for cancer immunotherapy". Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders...

difference to the course of the illness. Treat the movement disorder Immunosuppression Prevention of relapses and further cardiac damage Manage the disability...

apart from biopsy achieving a high accuracy rate. Treatment is with immunosuppression. The first case of sarcoidosis involving the nervous system was reported...

protects cellular transplants, and sustains cell function — without immunosuppression drugs and their resulting negative side effects. This novel immunoisolation...

with fibrotic changes, organ transplant recipients, and those with immunosuppression.[citation needed] According to the Ohio Department of Health and US...

JJ (March 2020). "COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression". Lancet. 395 (10229): 1033–1034. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30628-0...

cell immunosuppression (e.g., organ transplant, HIV infection, certain malignancy) predicts poorer prognosis and higher mortality. Immunosuppression also...

due to genetic diseases/flaws such as SCID. In clinical settings, immunosuppression by some drugs, such as steroids, can either be an adverse effect or...

latter half of the 20th century due to increasing travel and rates of immunosuppression in the population. For people infected with HIV/AIDS, PCP is a common...

organ. The transplantation of larger solid organs often requires immunosuppression to prevent organ rejection or graft-versus-host disease. There is...

It has been reported that UV radiation leads to local and systemic immunosuppression, due to DNA damage and altered cytokine expression. This has implications...

syndrome (IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of HIV/AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to...

(PTLD) is the name given to a B cell proliferation due to therapeutic immunosuppression after organ transplantation. These patients may develop infectious...

antibodies have a variety of specificities, their main mechanism of immunosuppression is through depletion of T cells. Thymoglobulin is currently approved...

ultraviolet light, chemical carcinogens, recent injury to the skin, immunosuppression and genetic predisposition. As with squamous cell cancer, sporadic...

hence the need for caution during pregnancy. Ochratoxin A can cause immunosuppression and immunotoxicity in animals. The toxin's immunosuppressant activity...

code) Immune system, organic mechanisms that protect against disease Immunosuppression Importance sampling, a statistical technique for estimating properties...

or not it is primary or secondary IMT; however, all cases require immunosuppression. Immunosuppressive drugs are the most common treatment with corticosteroids...

well as lowered requirements for external insulin. In all cases no immunosuppression was used, and the role of this medication was taken and provided by...

Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs. It is also known as myasthenic syndrome...

may involve hormone therapy, systemic antifungal treatments, and immunosuppression. The JAK-STAT inhibitor ruxolitinib is being investigated as a treatment...

host cells) immunoevasion, evasion of the host's immune response immunosuppression, inhibition of the host's immune response (this includes leukocidin-mediated...

fungi cryptococcus and tuberculosis are leading infectious causes. Immunosuppression (due to a variety of causes) is a major risk factor for the development...