Immunomodulation
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Immunomodulation. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Immunomodulation.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Adoptive Transfer - Form of passive immunization where previously sensitized immunologic agents (cells or serum) are tra...
Desensitization, Immunologic - Immunosuppression by the administration of increasing doses of antigen. Though the exact mechanism i...
Graft Enhancement, Immunologic - The induction of prolonged survival and growth of allografts of either tumors or normal tissues whic...
Immunization - Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of...
Immunization Schedule - Schedule giving optimum times usually for primary and/or secondary immunization....
Immunization, Passive - Transfer of immunity from immunized to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or tra...
Immunization, Secondary - Any immunization following a primary immunization and involving exposure to the same or a closely re...
Immunomodulation - Alteration of the immune system or of an immune response by agents that activate or suppress its fun...
Immunosuppression - Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the a...
Immunotherapy - Manipulation of the host's immune system in treatment of disease. It includes both active and passiv...
Immunotherapy, Active - Active immunization where vaccine is administered for therapeutic or preventive purposes. This can i...
Immunotherapy, Adoptive - Form of adoptive transfer where cells with antitumor activity are transferred to the tumor-bearing h...
Lymphocyte Depletion - Immunosuppression by reduction of circulating lymphocytes or by T-cell depletion of bone marrow. The...
Mass Vaccination - Administration of a vaccine to large populations in order to elicit IMMUNITY....
Radioimmunotherapy - Radiotherapy where cytotoxic radionuclides are linked to antibodies in order to deliver toxins direc...
Transplantation Conditioning - Preparative treatment of transplant recipient with various conditioning regimens including radiation...
Vaccination - Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation in...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
