Example of first-class of hormonal agents noted to have lipolytic properties:

Glucocorticoid effects:

Effective in lowering incidents of rejection in infectious complications in transplant patients:

Tests of immunocompetency:-- measurements

About two-thirds of children with early diabetic symptoms can discontinue or reduce insulin treatment within about six weeks after starting treatment with this drug:

This immunosuppressant antibiotic commonly approved for use in liver transplantation, is 10 to 100 times more potent than cyclosporine in inhibiting immune responses:

Autoimmune (Type II) drug reaction:

Implicated in initiation of hypersensitivity vasculitis; a Type III vasculitic reaction:

Blockade of mediator release following exposure of sensitized tissue mast cells or blood basophils to drugs that initiate Type I drug allergic reactions:

Example of immunostimulatory cytokine that may be useful in cancer immunotherapy

For synthesized for treating parasitic infections, this drug is now FDA approved for clinical use in the treatment of Dukes class C colorectal cancer after surgery:

Alkylating agent; destroys proliferating lymphoid cells; in low doses -- for effective against autoimmune disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus

Cytotoxic agents with immunosuppressive properties:

Type 1 immediate hypersensitivity:

Autoimmune disorder: associated with antibodies made against self DNA, red blood cells, histones, platelets