Engineered new tissues can not only help patients avoid the need for an organ donation, but also the need for the recipient to
take immunosuppressant drugs.
The patient
takes immunosuppressant drugs that not only protect the new organ from future attacks, but also helps keep lupus in remission overall.
Not exact matches
Treatments involving
immunosuppressant drugs increase the risk of severe infections and cancer when
taken for long periods of time.
However, people
taking immunosuppressants must be closely monitored because these
drugs reduce the body's ability to fight infections.