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Polyclonal antibodies inhibit T lymphocytes and cause their lysis, which is both complement-mediated cytolysis and cell-mediated opsonization followed by removal of reticuloendothelial cells from the circulation in the spleen and liver.
Synonyms: Direct Xa inhibitor, novel oral anticoagulant: Use: Treat and prevent venous thromboembolism: Mechanism of action: Inhibit fibrin formation in the final common pathway of the coagulation cascade: Chemical class: Direct factor Xa inhibitors [1] Legal status; In Wikidata
[medical citation needed] Regarding adverse effects, selective COX-2 inhibitors have lower risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. [153] With the exception of naproxen, nonselective NSAIDs increase the risk of having a heart attack. [153] Some data also supports that the partially selective nabumetone is less likely to cause gastrointestinal events ...
The term "anticholinergic" is typically used to refer to antimuscarinics that competitively inhibit the binding of ACh to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors; such agents do not antagonize the binding at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction, although the term is sometimes used to refer to agents that do so. [3] [5]
Anti-inflammatory or antiphlogistic is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling.Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics.
Drug, toxin, or chemical resistance is a consequence of evolution and is a response to pressures imposed on any living organism. Individual organisms vary in their sensitivity to the drug used and some with greater fitness may be capable of surviving drug treatment.
Inhibitory control, a cognitive process that permits an individual to inhibit their impulses; Inhibition of return, a feature of attention; Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning; Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories; Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system.Some portions of the immune system itself have immunosuppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other conditions.