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| Immuno Therapy |
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| This is a technique of suppression or augmentation of immune responses, to achieve therapeutic effects. |
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| Immuno modulators are drugs, which modulate the patients immune response. It will either improve or reduce, until the required level is reached. |
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| There are 2 clinical approaches to this. |
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| 1) Immuno potentiaton therapy |
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| Here immuno potentiating agents like preformed anti bodies or drugs are administered. This helps to improve immune response. |
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| 2) Immuno suppressive therapy |
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| If the patient's immune system is activated against his/her own body, like in Auto immune disorders, this therapy is used. These include inhibitors of cell division, cytokine production etc. |
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