title: [Principles of classification and the strategy of immunomodulators used in medicine].
abstract: The review deals with problems of the subdivision of the presently known immunomodulators in accordance with the mechanisms of their action on individual elements and systems of immunity. The necessity of immunomodulators systematization according to their purpose with a view to the prophylaxis or therapy of definite diseases caused by the pathology of the immune system or accompanied by its disturbances is emphasized. The approximate scheme and principles of the immunomodulators classification are proposed with due regard to the nature, character and mechanisms of action of the preparations.
authors.affiliation: Sechenov Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vorob'ev
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D015536:Down-Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D007167:Immunotherapy; D015854:Up-Regulation; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic