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Capable of modifying or regulating one or more immune functions. Having the ability to modify the immune response or function of the immune system. An agent that can stimulate or reduce the body’s immune responses.  

The property enabling a substance to provoke an immune response. The property which makes a substance able to produce an immune response in an organism. The characteristic of a substance that can provoke an immune response. This includes how ‘foreign’ a substance entering or contacting the body is; route of entry; dose; number and period…

A substance that affects or modulates the functioning of the immune system. Promotes coordinated response by the body’s immune defenses to counter infection and inflammation. Strengthens and modulates the immune system.  

A temporary disruption of intestinal peristalsis due to non-mechanical causes. Obstruction of the intestines. An intestinal obstruction resulting from paralysis of bowel motility caused by peritonitis q.v. or other inflammatory processes. Of the intestine, usually distension caused by loss of muscular action in the bowel. Disturbance in the coordinated contractions of intestinal muscle so that…

A protein of the NFKappa-B inhibitor family.  

Is a scaffold protein of the IvarKappa-Beta kinase complex and a regulator for kinases involved in pro-inflammatory cytokine signaling.  

Primary antibody against A and B antigens on red blood cells.  

The most abundant immunoglobin (antibody) and is one of the major activators of the complement pathway.  

Insulin-like growth factors, polypeptides with high sequence similarity to insulin.  

A class of antibody that plays a role in allergy.