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Which term describes medication used to prevent rejection of donor tissue?
Immunosuppressant
What is OKT3 used for?
OKT3 prevents is prescribed to prevent organ rejection immediately after surgery and is also used to treat acute rejection episodes
What type of medication is administrated to prevent rejection of donor tissue?
autoimmune medication such as azathiroprine
How can doctors ensure that a transplanted organ works sucessfully?
Doctors can ensure that a transplanted organ works successfully by carefully matching the donor and recipient, prescribing immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection, closely monitoring the recipient for signs of rejection or infections, and providing long-term follow-up care to maintain the health of the transplanted organ.
How could an antibody cause a problem in a transplant?
Antibodies can cause rejection of the donor organ/ tissue within minutes if the person receiving the organ already had antibodies against the donor. Rejection of donated blood involves antibodies which form the basis of the immune response triggered by the donation. Rejection of a donated kindey or heart involves both antibodies and cell mediated immunity.
Why do you think rejection occurs?
Rejection of what? A transplanted organ? Sometimes the body recognises the new organ as a foreign body and attacks it. Medication is given to prevent it usually.
Drugs to prevent organ rejection can increase the risk of what serious diseases?
All the drugs used to prevent rejection increase the risk of leukemias and lymphomas.
The membrane surface molecules that must be carefully matched between a donor and the recipient to avoid organ transplantation rejection are called?
histocompatability antigens
What is rejection of organ transplant called?
organ rejection
What is an azathioprine?
An azathioprine is an immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
Which type of medication is administered to prevent the rejection of donor tissue?
The type of drug given to prevent or reduce the body's normal immune response is referred to as an immunosuppressant. This antirejection medication is issued when a new organ is placed inside a patientâ??s body, because otherwise the patient's immune system recognizes the organ as foreign tissue and tries to reject it.
Someone who recieves an organ or tissue?
A person who receives an organ or tissue is referred to as a transplant recipient. This individual undergoes surgery to have the donated organ or tissue transplanted into their body to replace a damaged or failing organ. Following the transplant, recipients require ongoing medical care and may need to take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection of the transplant.
