immunophilins
Pronunciation: im′yū-nō-fil′inz
Definition: High-affinity receptor proteins in the cytoplasm that combine with immunosuppressant drugs leading to rotamase inhibition and, in T cells, thus to interruption of cell activation.
[immune + G. philos, fond, + in]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

