mdg-annual-report-2013

MEDIGENE AG ANNUAL REPORT 2013 GLOSSARY 141issue of a patent, this application has to be transferred to a national application at a later date.PeptideA peptide (short protein) consists of amino acids linked togetherPharmaceuticsScience that deals with the composition, effect, development, testing, production, and dispensing of drugsPipelineAll of the drug candidates that are under developmentPreclinicalStages of development of an active substance prior to testing in humansProof of conceptEvidence of the fundamental feasibility of a planProof of prinicipleEvidence on the feasibility at an early stage of drug developmentProphylactic vaccineAdministered to prevent a disease, prepares the immune system for the defence against infectionRReceptorProtein molecule which causes binding of different particles that are transported into a cellResistanceAbility of an organism to withstand external influencesRheumatoid arthritisInflammatory disease affecting the jointsTT cellsT cells or T lymphocytes belong to a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, and play a central role in cellmediatedimmunityT-cell activationPivotal step in the onset of inflammatory processesT-cell receptor (TCR)Receptor by which T cells recognise antigens bound to other cells of the body