How to Use immunosuppressant in a Sentence

immunosuppressant

noun

• Now the 32-year-old is in stable health, but will take immunosuppressants for the rest of her life.
  — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
• In the new study, a third of the monkeys survived for a year or longer while on standard immunosuppressants.
  — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
• Researchers wrote in the study that the roundworm’s survival in the woman’s body may have been aided by the immunosuppressants she was prescribed to treat her high white blood cell levels.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
• The most promising drug so far has been rapamycin, an immunosuppressant often used in organ transplants that’s been shown to extend the life span of mice.
  — Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
• There, doctors put her on immunosuppressants and told her the reactions would subside in a couple of months.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• For 12 long weeks, the doctors at Yale tried to purge the parasites, but this was difficult with a patient who needed to be on immunosuppressants to prevent his body from rejecting the new heart.
  — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 23 June 2023
• But pregnancy acts like an immunosuppressant, telling the defense system to stand down in order to ensure the body does not inadvertently reject the growing baby.
  — Zoya Teirstein, Vox, 30 May 2024
• Treatments often involve some variety of immunosuppressant such as a steroid drug.
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
• The first is that the vaccines are still generally safe, and there is no greater risk of a reaction in a person taking an immunosuppressant like adalimumab (Humira) than a person taking no medicine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 July 2021
• Patients with extensive hair loss also have been given off-label immunosuppressants, experts say, but the treatment is not very effective and often comes with many side effects.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• For instance, treatments like chemotherapy and immunosuppressants can weaken the immune system and lessen how much protection a vaccine can offer.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2023
• One example of an immunosuppressant used to help manage atopic dermatitis is the oral medication cyclosporine, says Dr. Libby.
  — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 30 Nov. 2021
• An immunosuppressant primarily used to prevent organ rejections after transplantation, this drug—at a lower dose—may help your body get rid of oldest and weakest cells.
  — Marty Munson, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• This theory is further supported by the fact that the Alabama man was on immunosuppressants for lymphoma—in other words, B. lonestari may not cause illness in most people, but might infect those with weakened immune systems.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
• On top of that, to help a person manage the symptoms caused by their condition—many of which can severely affect the person’s quality of life—experts often recommend medications called immunosuppressants, like steroids or biologics.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 10 Mar. 2023
• It is also known to interact with many medications, including antidepressants, allergy medicines, birth control pills, cough medicine, immunosuppressants, HIV medicine, sedatives, and many more.
  — Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 15 May 2023
• Treatment currently relies on immunosuppressants to reduce inflammation and pain, however, the drugs often don't effectively treat the disease and their side effects hinder the body’s ability to stave off infections, researchers said.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• This includes some statins, blood thinners, immunosuppressants and antidepressants.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
• However, depending on the severity, duration, and cause, healthcare providers may prescribe other medications, such as steroids or immunosuppressants.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
• In severe cases, your healthcare provider may prescribe medications such as oral immunosuppressants or other systemic treatments to control inflammation.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 4 Mar. 2024
• But previous studies relied on aggressive immunosuppressants to tame the body’s immune responses, and their successes were often positive outliers rather than consistent outcomes.
  — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
• Our latest experiment involves a drug called rapamycin, an immunosuppressant usually prescribed for kidney-transplant patients.
  — Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• Children and newborns should also not take it, and people on any prescription medications—particularly those on beta-blockers, antidepressants, and immunosuppressants—should consult with a doctor before adding berberine into their system.
  — Ned Doyle, Robb Report, 19 July 2023
• Typically, this involves taking prescribed medications (usually immunosuppressants) and following up regularly with your transplant team for a month or more.
  — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
• Doctors eventually switched him from an oral medication to an injectable immunosuppressant to counterbalance the hyperactivity of his immune system, which can lead to the inflammation associated with IBD.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2021
• Adaptogens may interact with certain medications, such as immunosuppressants and thyroid hormones.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024