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    Glossary Immunosuppressants

    medications that reduce the activity of the immune system

    Immunosuppressants, also known as immunosuppressive drugs, are medications that reduce the activity of the body's immune system. They are often used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and to treat autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues. By dampening the immune response, these drugs can help manage conditions like alopecia areata, where the immune system targets hair follicles, leading to hair loss.

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    1. Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine Induces a Low Humoral Immune Response in a Subset of Dermatological Patients Receiving Immunosuppressants Frontiers in Medicine · 2021 · 12 citations
    2. Hair growth-stimulating effects of cyclosporin A and FK506, potent immunosuppressants Journal of Dermatological Science · 1994 · 54 citations
    3. Co‐localization of alopecia areata and lichen planopilaris in a patient receiving immunosuppressants: A rare case Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2020 · 1 citations
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    6. Toxicity of the immune suppressant cyclosporin A in the rat The Journal of Pathology · 1982 · 116 citations
    7. [Successful treatment of "steroid-immunosuppressant resistant" polymyositis with immunoadsorption]. PubMed · 1991 · 1 citations
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    10. Lichen planopilaris: retrospective study on the characteristics and treatment of 291 patients Journal of dermatological treatment · 2018 · 48 citations
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