graft-versus-host
Donor attacks recipient
Graft-versus-host describes a condition where transplanted tissue attacks the recipient's body.
In bone marrow or stem cell transplants, immune cells from the donor graft recognize the host's tissues as foreign and mount an immune response against them: The patient developed graft-versus-host disease after the transplant.
The full term is usually graft-versus-host disease, abbreviated GVHD.
disease
Move tissue between bodies
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- immuneProtected from harm
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
T-cells · bone marrow · stem cell · immunosuppression · acute · chronic · skin rash · liver
therapeutic
Opposing malignant growth
- relapse preventionStrategies against returning symptoms
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- beneficialProducing good results
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
transplant
Move tissue between bodies
recipient · T-cells · bone marrow · stem cell · immunosuppression · acute · chronic · skin rash · liver · intestinal
antitumor
Opposing malignant growth
- relapse preventionStrategies against returning symptoms
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- beneficialProducing good results
- transplant immunitytransplant rejection, organ rejection, tissue rejection, immunosuppression, organ transplant
- Immunosuppressionimmune suppression, cyclosporine, prednisone, methotrexate, corticosteroids