Immunosuppressive Drugs - Steroids
•1.Steroids:
•-prednisone:
•-methylprednisone
•]suppress inflammatory and immune reactions by:
•valteration of leukocyte circulation
•Nincreased neutrophils
•Ndecreased lymphocytes
•vimpair macrophage activity
•Ndecreased presentation of antigen
•vreduction in monocyte production
•Ndecreased macrophages