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IMMUNOGEN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- immunogen
1, record 1, English, immunogen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any agent, as a drug, capable of provoking an immune response or immunity. 2, record 1, English, - immunogen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is generally accepted that, to be an effective immunogen, a drug must have a molecular weight >4000 or, for polypeptides, have at least 7 amino acids. 1, record 1, English, - immunogen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- immunogène
1, record 1, French, immunog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance capable d'entraîner une réponse immunitaire. 2, record 1, French, - immunog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est en général une protéine ou un polysaccharide de poids moléculaire élevé, considéré par l'organisme comme étranger à lui-même et qui entraîne une réponse immunitaire. 1, record 1, French, - immunog%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inmunógeno
1, record 1, Spanish, inmun%C3%B3geno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antígeno que por sí sólo es capaz de inducir una respuesta inmune específica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - inmun%C3%B3geno
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir con antígeno, un antígeno no siempre genera una respuesta inmune, mientras que un inmunógeno siempre produce una respuesta inmune. 2, record 1, Spanish, - inmun%C3%B3geno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- active anaphylaxis
1, record 2, English, active%20anaphylaxis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The anaphylactic state produced in an individual by the injection of a foreign immunogen. 1, record 2, English, - active%20anaphylaxis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anaphylaxie active
1, record 2, French, anaphylaxie%20active
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tolerogen 1, record 3, English, tolerogen
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antigen used to introduce tolerance, particularly a form of antigen(usually a soluble form) that induces tolerance, as distinguished from an immunogen, another form(usually an insoluble form) that induces immunity. 1, record 3, English, - tolerogen
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tolérogène
1, record 3, French, tol%C3%A9rog%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antigène qui donne lieu à un phénomène de tolérance immunitaire. 2, record 3, French, - tol%C3%A9rog%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tolerógeno
1, record 3, Spanish, toler%C3%B3geno
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-09-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
- Immunology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- therapeutic vaccination
1, record 4, English, therapeutic%20vaccination
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Therapeutic vaccination while the virus is well suppressed with antiretrovirals. In one study, first reported last summer at Geneva and with new data last week at the Retroviruses conference, volunteers whose viral load had been effectively suppressed with antiretrovirals were also given a killed-virus immunogen(the Remune(TM) therapeutic vaccine, which was developed by the late Dr. Jonas Salk) ;a control group was given the inactive component of the same vaccine but without the HIV. T-helper responses like those of long-term nonprogressors returned in most of those given the real vaccine--and in none of the control group. 1, record 4, English, - therapeutic%20vaccination
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
- Immunologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vaccination thérapeutique
1, record 4, French, vaccination%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'idée de stimuler le système immunitaire pour s'opposer à la multiplication des cellules cancéreuses date des travaux de l'allemand Paul Ehrlich, au début du siècle [...]Mais ce n'est que vers les années quatre-vingt que le concept a commencé à être mis en pratique avec des méthodes modernes chez l'homme par injection de cytokines telles que l'interleulike 2 et l'interféron alpha, puis par introduction des gènes codant ces molécules dans les cellules cancéreuses, et dernièrement par «vaccination thérapeutique», une immunothérapie qui cherche à induire des réponses immunitaires cytotoxiques et mémorisables, contre les antigènes portés par les cellules tumorales. 1, record 4, French, - vaccination%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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