Immune enhancement

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005641",
  "term": "Immune enhancement",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The deliberate stimulation of the immune response for therapeutic purposes, especially in tumor therapy, for example with cytokines such as interleukin-2 or interferon-alpha that raise the activity of effector cells. It is the therapeutic opposite of immunosuppression. Antibody-dependent enhancement, the unwanted worsening of a viral infection such as dengue by non-neutralizing antibodies, is a different phenomenon.",
  "synonyms": [
    "enhancement (in immunology)"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1183 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/immune-enhancement/"
}