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What treatment with certain drugs to reduce transplant rejection can cause?
immunosupression
What is cyclosporine used for?
Cyclosporine is used to prevent organ rejection after a transplant surgery by suppressing the immune system. It is also used to treat certain autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and eczema.
Examples of immunosuppression?
Immunosuppression can be achieved through various means, including medications like corticosteroids, chemotherapy drugs, and biologic therapies. Additionally, certain medical conditions such as HIV/AIDS or organ transplantation can also result in a suppressed immune system.
Has leukemia and requires a bone marrow transplant part of the treatment was the harvesting of her bone marrow so she could receive it later as a?
In a bone marrow transplant, the patient receives healthy stem cells to replace their damaged or diseased bone marrow. The harvesting process involves collecting these healthy stem cells from either the patient (autologous transplant) or a donor (allogeneic transplant). The harvested cells are then given back to the patient after undergoing certain treatments to help rebuild their immune system and blood cells.
Who is ineligible for a stem cell transplant?
may not be recommended for some patients, including those with heart, kidney, or lung disorders. If the patient has an aggressive cancer that has spread throughout the body, he or she may not be considered for a stem cell transplant.
What are the disadvatges of using animals as organ donors for humans?
well for one, they are different species and so will have their bodies build up in a different way to our own. The potential for organ failure or rejection will be much higher that same species transplant. I know that certain pieces of organs can be used in humans but most organs differ from species to species to be incompatible as a subtitute. Bovine heart valves are compatible to humans to allow transplant of the valve, but not the entire heart.
What are the disadvantages of mitoxantrone?
Mitoxantroine is a treatment used for certain types of cancer including metastatic breast caner, acute myeloid leukeimia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It is also used to treat multiple sclerosis however it is not a cure for the disease. Some of the disadvantages and side effects can include; nausea, vomiting, hair loss, heart damage and immunosuppression.
What is clyclosporine?
Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant than is given to prevent rejection after organ transplantiation It is also used for rhuematoid Arthritis and certain types of psoriasis.
What is the name given to an indorect rejection of a bill that occurs when the president does not act within a certain time?
Pocket veto
What are the medical uses of inhibitors?
Inhibitors are commonly used in medicine to target specific pathways or enzymes involved in disease processes. They are used to treat conditions such as hypertension, cancer, and HIV by blocking the activity of certain proteins or enzymes that are critical for disease progression. Inhibitors can also be used to regulate or modulate the immune response in autoimmune diseases or transplant rejection.
Can white blood cells attack the body?
Yes they can. White blood cells can attack certain body tissues either as an autoimmune response or if someone has an organ transplant. That is why they give immune suppressant drugs to people who have had a transplant.
Why can transplants be a problem?
Issues/risks with organ transplants include: - Any type of transplant (perhaps with the exception of cornea) is high-risk surgery. It's only because that patients are guaranteed to die if they are not transplanted that it becomes a viable alternative. - Although all possible things are done to ensure the safety and efficacy of a transplanted organ, there is still a huge element of "randomness" as to whether it will work or not. - Rejection - The immunosuppressives required to maintain a transplant are not always well tolerated in the short term, and have huge side-effects in the long term (including higher risk of certain cancers, and kidney damage). - Being immunosuppressed means you also pick up every single virus which goes around. - Not everyone who requires a transplant will receive one. - the stress of waiting for a transplant can be traumatic. - Anyone with a transplant will require lifelong medical monitoring and medication. (Check-ups, blood tests etc...) -The average lifespan of a transplanted organ is around 15 years (normally a little less for kidneys). This means that one transplant is not normally enough to mean that a patient lives to their full life-span - many patients (especially young ones) will require retransplants. I do feel it's necessary to point out that their are also many positives associated with organ transplants. However you didn't ask for those.
