Immune System & Allergies terms

A substance that is made by cells of the immune system.

A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus.

A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus.

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of adult T-cell leukemia and in the treatment of cytopenia (low blood cell count).

An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign.

A special type of immune cell that is found in tissues, such as the skin, and boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system.

A vaccine made of antigens and dendritic antigen-presenting cells (APCs).

An anticancer drug that is a combination of a monoclonal antibody (RFB4) and an immunotoxin (dgA).

A type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) that is usually aggressive (fast-growing).

A drug used to treat allergies and relieve cough and itching caused by insect bites, sunburn, and poison oak or ivy.

A type of therapy in which lymphocytes from the blood of a donor are given to a patient who has already received a stem cell transplant from the same donor.

A substance being studied in the treatment of myeloid leukemia (a disease in which too many immature non-lymphocyte white blood cells are found in the blood and bone marrow).

An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign.

A monoclonal antibody used to prevent red blood cells from being destroyed in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a red blood cell disorder.

A cell that performs a specific function in response to a stimulus; usually used to describe cells in the immune system.

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (a condition in which platelets are destroyed by the immune system).

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma.

A drug used to treat certain allergy symptoms.

A drug that increases the number of immune cells and may stimulate the immune system to kill cancer cells.