Health Effect: immunosuppressant
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| Name | immunosuppressant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ChEBI ID | 35705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ChEBI Name | immunosuppressive agent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ChEBI Definition | An agent that suppresses immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-cells or by inhibiting the activation of helper cells. In addition, an immunosuppressive agent is a role played by a compound which is exhibited by a capability to diminish the extent and/or voracity of an immune response. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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