immunomodulant

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English

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ modulant.

Adjective

immunomodulant (not comparable)

  1. immunomodulatory
    • 2015 July 24, Rachele Ciccocioppo et al., “Ex vivo immunosuppressive effects of mesenchymal stem cells on Crohn’s disease mucosal T cells are largely dependent on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity and cell-cell contact”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, volume 6, →DOI:
      MSCs exert potent immunomodulant effects on antigen-specific T cells in CD through a complex paracrine and cell-cell contact-mediated action, which may be exploited for widespread therapeutic use.

Noun

immunomodulant (plural immunomodulants)

  1. (immunology) Any immunomodulatory material