TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Immunosuppressants, Tolerogens, and Immunostimulants A1 - Hilal-Dandan, Randa A1 - Brunton, Laurence L. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2e AB - This chapter reviews the components of the immune response and drugs that modulate immunity in 3 ways: immunosuppression, tolerance, and immunostimulation. Four major classes of immunosuppressive drugs are discussed: glucocorticoids (seeChapter 42), calcineurin inhibitors, antiproliferative and antimetabolic agents (seeChapter 61), and antibodies. The chapter ends with a brief case study of immunotherapy for MS. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127551525 ER -