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Immunostimulant

Index Immunostimulant

Immunostimulants, also known as immunostimulators, are substances (drugs and nutrients) that stimulate the immune system by inducing activation or increasing activity of any of its components. [1]

43 relations: Acemannan, Alpha-galactosylceramide, Aristolochia contorta, ATC code L03, AYUSH-ISHA Organic Health Systems, Calvatia craniiformis, Cancer immunoprevention, Chitin-glucan complex, Chlorella, CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide, Deoxycholic acid, Dimethylglycine, Etiocholanolone, Freund's adjuvant, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Immune system, Immunocore, Immunogenicity, Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles, Index of immunology articles, Index of oncology articles, Inosine pranobex, Jennerex, Lenograstim, Lipopolysaccharide, List of vaccine topics, Manojit Mohan Dhar, Molgramostim, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Outline of immunology, Pidotimod, Plerixafor, Poly ICLC, Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, RIG-I-like receptor, Roquinimex, Sargramostim, Sipuleucel-T, Thymopentin, Tremella mesenterica, Tumor necrosis factor alpha, Uncaria tomentosa, 3,3'-Diindolylmethane.

Acemannan

Acemannan is a D-isomer mucopolysaccharide in aloe vera leaves.

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Alpha-galactosylceramide

alpha-galactosylceramide (a-GalCer, KRN7000) is a synthetic glycolipid derived from structure-activity relationship studies of galactosylceramides isolated from the marine sponge Agelas mauritianus.

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Aristolochia contorta

Aristolochia contorta, commonly known as northern pipevine, also known as birthwort, is a climbing perennial shrub.

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ATC code L03

L03.

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AYUSH-ISHA Organic Health Systems

AYUSH-ISHA Organic Health Systems is a pilot health project currently being implemented in the Kolli Hills, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.

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Calvatia craniiformis

Calvatia craniiformis, commonly known as the brain puffball or the skull-shaped puffball, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

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Cancer immunoprevention

Cancer immunoprevention is the prevention of cancer onset with immunological means such as vaccines, immunostimulators or antibodies.

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Chitin-glucan complex

Chitin-glucan complex consists of chitin, 1,3/1,6-ß-D-glucan, and melanin.

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Chlorella

Chlorella is a genus of single-celled green algae belonging to the division Chlorophyta.

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CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide

CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (or CpG ODN) are short single-stranded synthetic DNA molecules that contain a cytosine triphosphate deoxynucleotide ("C") followed by a guanine triphosphate deoxynucleotide ("G").

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Deoxycholic acid

Deoxycholic acid (conjugate base deoxycholate), also known as cholanoic acid, Kybella, Celluform Plus, Belkyra, and 3α,12α-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, is a bile acid.

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Dimethylglycine

Dimethylglycine is a derivative of the amino acid glycine with the structural formula (CH3)2NCH2COOH.

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Etiocholanolone

Etiocholanolone, also known as 5β-androsterone, as well as 3α-hydroxy-5β-androstan-17-one or etiocholan-3α-ol-17-one, is an etiocholane (5β-androstane) steroid as well as an endogenous 17-ketosteroid that is produced from the metabolism of testosterone.

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Freund's adjuvant

Freund's adjuvant is a solution of antigen emulsified in mineral oil and used as an immunopotentiator (booster).

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Handroanthus impetiginosus

Handroanthus impetiginosus, pink ipê, pink lapacho, or pink trumpet tree is a native tree of family Bignoniaceae of the Americas, distributed from northern Mexico south to northern Argentina.

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Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

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Immunocore

Immunocore is a privately owned British clinical-stage biotechnology company, based in Oxfordshire, which researches and develops biological drugs to treat cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases using soluble T-cell receptor (TCR) technology.

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Immunogenicity

Immunogenicity is the ability of a particular substance, such as an antigen or epitope, to provoke an immune response in the body of a human and other animal.

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Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles

This is a list of AIDS-related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, 4th Edition.

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Index of immunology articles

Immunology is the study of the immune system during health and disease.

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Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology.

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Inosine pranobex

Inosine pranobex (BAN; also known as inosine acedoben dimepranol (INN) or methisoprinol) an antiviral drug that is a combination of inosine and dimepranol acedoben (a salt of acetamidobenzoic acid and dimethylaminoisopropanol) in a ratio of 1 to 3.

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Jennerex

Jennerex Biotherapeutics, Inc. (now owned by the Korean firm SillaJen) was an American private biopharmaceutical company that developed the oncolytic viruses JX-594 and JX-929 among others.

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Lenograstim

Lenograstim is a recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor which functions as an immunostimulator.

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Lipopolysaccharide

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), also known as lipoglycans and endotoxins, are large molecules consisting of a lipid and a polysaccharide composed of O-antigen, outer core and inner core joined by a covalent bond; they are found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.

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List of vaccine topics

This is a list of vaccine-related topics.

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Manojit Mohan Dhar

Manojit Mohan Dhar (1927–2003) was an Indian natural product chemist and the director of Central Drug Research Institute.

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Molgramostim

Molgramostim is a recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor which functions as an immunostimulator.

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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, the night-flowering jasmine or parijat, is a species of Nyctanthes native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Outline of immunology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to immunology: Immunology is the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.

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Pidotimod

Pidotimod is an immunostimulant.

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Plerixafor

Plerixafor (INN and USAN, trade name Mozobil) is an immunostimulant used to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells in cancer patients into the bloodstream.

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Poly ICLC

Poly ICLC is an immunostimulant.

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Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid

Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (usually abbreviated poly I:C) is an immunostimulant.

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RIG-I-like receptor

RIG-I-like receptors (retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors, or RLRs) are a type of intracellular pattern recognition receptor involved in the recognition of viruses by the innate immune system.

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Roquinimex

Roquinimex (Linomide) is a quinoline derivative immunostimulant which increases NK cell activity and macrophage cytotoxicity.

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Sargramostim

Sargramostim (tradename Leukine) is a recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) that functions as an immunostimulator.

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Sipuleucel-T

Sipuleucel-T (APC8015, trade name Provenge), developed by Dendreon Corporation, is a cell-based cancer immunotherapy for prostate cancer (CaP).

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Thymopentin

Thymopentin is an immunostimulant.

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Tremella mesenterica

Tremella mesenterica (common names include yellow brain, golden jelly fungus, yellow trembler, and witches' butter) is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina.

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Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, tumor necrosis factor alpha, TNFα, cachexin, or cachectin) is a cell signaling protein (cytokine) involved in systemic inflammation and is one of the cytokines that make up the acute phase reaction.

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Uncaria tomentosa

Uncaria tomentosa is a woody vine found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America.

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3,3'-Diindolylmethane

3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a compound derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunostimulant

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