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Solid Organ Transplant Rejection Risks by Rayelle Walters is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Solid organ transplant has several limitations including limited donors, risk of rejection, infection, medication side effects, malignancy, and death with a functioning graft. Rejection is mediated by T-cells and antigen presenting cells and can occur acutely (within 3 months) or chronically. Management of rejection involves immunosuppressive medications like calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), antimetabolites, mTOR inhibitors, corticosteroids, induction agents, and monoclonal antibodies. Clo
- Author
- Rayelle Walters
- Language
- EN