Scientists have discovered that a transplant drug called rapamycin can stimulate immune memory, which enables the immune system to respond faster and stronger to an infectious agent.
The study at the Emory Vaccine Center showed that rapamycin, given to transplant patients to suppress their immune system, can trigger the formation of memory CD8 T cells, enabling the immune system to respond faster upon secondary encounter.
Grape Juice Boosts Drug's Anti-Cancer Effects: Study
Grapefruit juice boosts the anti-cancer effects of the drug rapamycin, a new study has found.
Grapefruit juice boosts the anti-cancer effects of the drug rapamycin, a new study has found.
"Usually during the response to this virus, 90 percent of the CD8 T cells produced to fight an infection die after a few weeks," Nature magazine quoted Araki as saying.
"The memory cells are generated from the 10 percent that survive," he added.
Transplant Patients Must Avoid Taking Licorice, Warn Chemists
Taiwan chemists are reporting that an ingredient in licorice widely used in various foods and herbal medicines appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine.
Taiwan chemists are reporting that an ingredient in licorice widely used in various foods and herbal medicines appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine.
Rapamycin's effects are "surprising and unexpected," said Araki.
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Cancer Drug Cetuximab Reaction Related to Immune System: Study
US researchers have found that specific pre-existing antibodies cause severe anaphylactic reaction to the cancer drug Cetuximab.
US researchers have found that specific pre-existing antibodies cause severe anaphylactic reaction to the cancer drug Cetuximab.
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