Immunomodulation is modulation (regulatory adjustment) of the immune system. It has natural and human-induced forms, and thus the word can refer to the following:
- Homeostasis in the immune system, whereby the system self-regulates to adjust immune responses to adaptive rather than maladaptive levels (using regulatory T cells, cell signaling molecules, and so forth)
- Immunomodulation as part of immunotherapy, in which immune responses are induced, amplified, attenuated, or prevented according to therapeutic goals
See also
See also
- Shirazi, Sajjad; Ravindran, Sriram; Cooper, Lyndon F. (2022). "Topography-mediated immunomodulation in osseointegration; Ally or Enemy". Biomaterials. 291 121903. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121903. PMC 10148651. PMID 36410109.