Definitions
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- noun An agent that stimulates an immune response.
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- noun immunology, pharmacology Any substance that
stimulates animmune response .
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Examples
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Echinacea is regarded as a nonspecific immunostimulant, and as such is used for the treatment and prevention of colds, flus, and allergies.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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Echinacea has recognized immunostimulant properties with no generally recognized side effects at even large doses.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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(Pink Sheets: ATKJ), has improved Tubercin T-5 an immunostimulant.
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The Sorrento Valley biopharmaceutical company also is preparing to launch in Asia its first clinical trial of OPT-822, an immunostimulant designed to treat non-hormone related breast cancer which currently doesn't have an effective treatment.
Fore, right! 2010
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Several trials have suggested that antioxidant and immunostimulant therapies may have a beneficial effect.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This herb is traditionally used as an immunostimulant and anti-inflammatory.
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Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. holds the international marketing rights, except South Korea, to Tubercin, a patented immunostimulant developed for combating cancer and rheumatoid arthritis under medical patent.
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Several trials have suggested that antioxidant and immunostimulant therapies may have a beneficial effect.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The French pharma heavyweight will scrap the immunostimulant melanoma tumour cell lines.
DrugResearcher RSS 2009
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"We are very pleased to start this trial in advanced pancreatic cancer patients which should provide information about the potency of IMP321 as an add-on immunostimulant for the induction of CD8 T cell responses in our patients," said William G. Hawkins, Principal Investigator and sponsor of this study.
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