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- noun immunology Anything that provokes
immunopotentiation ; animmunostimulant
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IMP321 is a first-in-class immunopotentiator that stimulates antigen-presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells and monocytes, leading to markedly improved cytotoxic CD8 T cells responses against tumours in patients.
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IMP321 can be used either as an immunopotentiator in therapeutic vaccines or alone at higher doses as a monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy.
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In the past, drugs used in an attempt to treat chronic HBV infection included corticosteroids, Phyllanthus amarus a plant derivative used in ancient Indian medicine for centuries, and an “immunopotentiator” called levamisole, which was prescribed to stimulate the body’s immune response.
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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