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When an organ transplant is not accepted by an individual?

It results in "organ rejection".


Which transplant method would prevent the rejection of tissue after an organ transplant?

Using organs cloned from the cells of the patient.


Which transplant method would prevent the rejection tissue after an organ transplant?

Using organs cloned from the cells of the patient.


What is an azathioprine?

An azathioprine is an immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.


To reject a organ is called?

Organ Rejection.


Who gets iatrogenic KS?

Iatrogenic KS, is observed in kidney and liver transplant patients who take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection of their organ transplant


What does tissue rejection mean?

after a graft or transplant, the immune response of the recipient to foreign tissue cells, with production of antibodies and eventually destruction of the transplanted organ. acute rejection , acute cellular rejection , cellular rejection.


What is the difference between organ transplant and artificial organs?

An organ transplant is when organs are taken out of human organ donors and placed into another human, but artificial organs are either grown in science labs from stem cells or electronic organs that are usually made of plastic or metal.


Why would many transplant patient first suffer from germ infection rather than organ rejection?

Because initially after transplant the patient is on a huge amount of immuno-suppressants. Their immune system is very compromised, allowing infections to develop. However organ rejection does not occur because of the immuno-suppressants.


What organ contains the drug to reduce the risk of rejection that are given to organ transplant?

It is not an organ which contains the immunosuppressive drugs used to prevent rejection - the drugs are manufactured in a laboratory, in the same manner that something as simple as Paracetamol would be manufactured. These drugs can then be given to the transplant recipient orally (including via a nasal-gastric tube) or via an IV drip.


What does rejicting the organ means?

Organ rejection is a term used in transplant surgery. When an organ is transplanted, heart, liver, lung, kidney etc. the recipients body will see it as an invader and try to reject it. Anti-rejection drugs are administered to counter this natural reaction.


What is it called when a transplanted organ is attacked by the body's immune system?

It is called organ rejection, which occurs when the recipient's immune system recognizes the transplanted organ as foreign and tries to attack and destroy it. Organ rejection can lead to the failure of the transplanted organ if not managed properly with immunosuppressive medications.