title: Immunomodulation following burn injury.
abstract: Severe burn injury is accompanied by suppression of almost all the components of immunity; such suppression undoubedly contributes to infectious complications in the burned patient. There has now been substantial experimental progress made in devising approaches to prevent or minimize these immune defects; however, clinical application is still limited.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000276:immunology*; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents