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IMMUNOMODULATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
CONT

Prolactin [is] a lactogenic hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis(pituitary gland, anterior). It is a polypeptide of approximately 23 kd. besides its major action on lactation, in some species prolactin exerts effects on reproduction, maternal behavior, fat metabolism, immunomodulation and osmoregulation. Prolactin receptors are present in the mammary gland, hypothalamus, liver, ovary, testis, and prostate...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
DEF

Hormone peptidique synthétisée et sécrétée par les cellules lactotropes [antéhypophysaires].

OBS

Elle forme avec l'hormone de croissance (GH) et l'hormone placentaire lactogène (PL) une famille d'hormones peptidiques présentant d'importantes homologies structurales. Connue depuis longtemps comme étant l'hormone de la lactation, [elle] exerce en outre de nombreuses fonctions dans le domaine de la reproduction mais aussi celui de l'immunité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormonas
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Record 2 2003-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

Adjustment of the immune response to a desired level, as in immunopotentiation, immunosuppression, or induction of immunologic tolerance.

CONT

Immunomodulation was first established as a potential means of treating cancer in studies utilizing Bacillus Calmette Guérin(BCG). Success in these early experiments, which depended on the use of living bacilli, prompted the search for immunomodulators that did not pose the risk associated with living(albeit attenuated) bacteria...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Régulation des moyens de défense de l'organisme par sollicitation différenciée du système immunologique.

CONT

[Les] molécules [de synthèse], de tous petits glycopeptides, formés d'un sucre et de deux acides aminés légèrement modifiés constituent l'une des clés de ce nouveau chapitre de la biologie qu'est l'immunomodulation: entendez la régulation subtile en plus ou en moins, selon les besoins de l'organisme ou de la médecine, du système de défense.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Biología molecular
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