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Chemosensitiser

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chemosensitizernoun(medicine) Any material that makes cells sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents, often by inhibiting the action of a glycoprotein
chemosensitivitynoun(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemoprotectornounAny material that provides chemoprotection
chemosensornouna cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action
chemokinasenounAlternative form of chemokine. [(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.]
chemoresponsenoun(medicine) The response of a patient to chemotherapy, or to a chemical stimulus
immunomodifiernoun(medicine, immunology) Any material that modifies an allergic response, especially one that augments immune function in patients
heteroceptornounAlternative form of heteroreceptor. [(biochemistry) A receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand.]
tolerogennoun(biochemistry) Any substance that invokes a specific immune non-responsiveness due to its molecular form, but which might be an immunogen in other forms.
chemosensillumnoun(zoology) A chemosensitive sensillum.
potentiatornoun(medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another.
immunoactivatornounAny material that leads to immunoactivation
hyposensitizationnoun(medicine) A form of immunotherapy in which the patient is vaccinated with progressively larger doses of an allergen to which they have been diagnosed as being sensitive.
chemoresistancenoun(medicine) The resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy.
mediatornounOne who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
chemoattractantnoun(biochemistry) A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells.
immunostimulantnoun(immunology, pharmacology) Any substance that stimulates an immune response.
chemostimulusnounA chemical stimulus
immunosuppressornoun(immunology, pharmacology) An immunosuppressive agent.
anaphylactogennoun(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.

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