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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. Hair growth-stimulating effects of cyclosporin A and FK506, potent immunosuppressants Journal of Dermatological Science · 1994 · 54 citations
    2. Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine Induces a Low Humoral Immune Response in a Subset of Dermatological Patients Receiving Immunosuppressants Frontiers in Medicine · 2021 · 12 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
    4. Pyoderma Gangrenosum with Neurofibromatosis: Understanding a Possible Relationship and Identifying Risk with Immunosuppressants Nepal journal of dermatology, venereology & leprology · 2023
    5. A clinical study of pemphigus vulgaris and its variants, evaluation of safety and efficacy of glucocorticoids versus immunosuppressants at tertiary care hospital: a study of 75 cases International Journal of Research in Dermatology · 2025
    6. [Successful treatment of "steroid-immunosuppressant resistant" polymyositis with immunoadsorption]. PubMed · 1991 · 1 citations
    7. Clinical Effectiveness of Two Old Immunosuppressant Drugs, Methotrexate and Azathioprine, in the Treatment of Lichen Planopilaris: A Randomized Clinical Trial Dermatologic Therapy · 2024 · 1 citations
    8. The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults Rheumatology · 2017 · 213 citations
    9. Transplantation immunology: Solid organ and bone marrow 2010 · 139 citations
    10. Lichen planopilaris Dermatologic therapy · 2008 · 90 citations
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