antirejection
Prevents organ refusal
Antirejection describes medications or therapies designed to prevent the body's immune system from attacking transplanted organs or tissues.
The immune system naturally treats foreign tissue as a threat; antirejection drugs suppress this response so transplants can survive: She'll be on antirejection medication for the rest of her life.
Illicit political gain
- organBody's working component
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- tissueDisposable soft paper
transplantation · crossmatch · engraftment · biopsy · kidney · liver · heart · lung
Agent reducing bodily defenses
- cyclosporineImmunosuppressive transplant drug
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- biologicsDrugs derived from organisms
dosage · regimen · adherence · pharmacokinetics · drug monitoring · side effects · prescription
Reduced bodily defense activation
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
tolerance · antibodies · humoral · cellular · sensitization · crossmatch · desensitization · accommodation
Duration of existence
- functionPurpose or duty
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
infection risk · quality of life · morbidity · complications · prognosis · half-life
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- liver enzymesProteins catalyzing hepatic reactions
drug monitoring · echocardiogram · spirometry · compliance · follow-up · bloodwork · imaging · biomarkers
graft
Illicit political gain
tissue · transplantation · crossmatch · engraftment · biopsy · kidney · liver · heart · lung · cadaveric
immunosuppressant
Agent reducing bodily defenses
- cyclosporineImmunosuppressive transplant drug
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
biologics · dosage · regimen · adherence · pharmacokinetics · drug monitoring · side effects · prescription
immunosuppression
Reduced bodily defense activation
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
cytotoxic · tolerance · antibodies · humoral · cellular · sensitization · crossmatch · desensitization · accommodation
longevity
Duration of existence
fibrosis · infection risk · quality of life · morbidity · complications · prognosis · half-life
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
drug monitoring · liver enzymes · echocardiogram · spirometry · compliance · follow-up · bloodwork · imaging · biomarkers
antirejectionantitumor
Opposing malignant growth
anticancer · antiviral · antimicrobial · promotion · encouragement
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