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GlossaryImmunosuppressive Therapy

use of drugs to reduce immune system activity

Immunosuppressive Therapy, also known as Immunosuppression Therapy, involves the use of medications to reduce or suppress the activity of the body's immune system. This treatment is often used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs, manage autoimmune diseases, and treat certain types of alopecia, where the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles.

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learn Rapamycin

mTOR regulator and immunosuppressant used more recently for anti-aging and hair regrowth

learn Baricitinib

JAK inhibitor that reduces inflammation and immune attacks on hair follicles, leading to potential hair regrowth, especially in alopecia areata cases

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a synthetic cortisol used for anti-inflammatory effects

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research Immunosuppressive Therapy in Autoimmune Disease: A Review

5 citations, July 1991 in “Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)”

Immunosuppressive therapy helps manage autoimmune diseases but carries risks like infection and potential for malignancy.

research Gender Disparity Among Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Immunosuppressive Therapy

February 2021 in “Journal of nursing education and practice”

Women and men experience different quality of life and symptom distress after kidney transplant with immunosuppressive therapy.

research Review Article: Dermatological Complications of Immunosuppressive and Anti-TNF Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

60 citations, September 2013 in “Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics”

Immunosuppressive and anti-TNF therapies in IBD patients can increase the risk of skin cancer and cause various skin issues.

Proliferative, Lymphocytic, Infundibular Mural Folliculitis and Dermatitis with Prominent Follicular Apoptosis and Parakeratotic Casts in Four Labrador Retrievers: Preliminary Description and Response to Therapy

research Proliferative, Lymphocytic, Infundibular Mural Folliculitis and Dermatitis with Prominent Follicular Apoptosis and Parakeratotic Casts in Four Labrador Retrievers: Preliminary Description and Response to Therapy

10 citations, April 2013 in “Veterinary dermatology”

A new skin disease in four Labrador retrievers responded well to immunosuppressive treatment.

Reply to: Severe Diffuse Non-Scarring Hair Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Clinical and Histopathological Analysis of Four Cases

research Reply to: Severe Diffuse Non-Scarring Hair Loss in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Clinical and Histopathological Analysis of Four Cases

3 citations, January 2013 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology”

The document suggests that severe hair loss in SLE patients may be an early sign of scalp DLE, treatable with immunosuppressive therapy.

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