Question

One function of the immune system is to attack the foreign cells to protect the body in organ transplants the body recognizes that the new organ is made up of foreign cells what type of medicine would you give a patient to increase the chances of a transplant success

Answer 1

Rejection occurs when our own immune system identifies the transplanted organ as a foreign body which triggers a response that would destroy the entire transplanted organ. Immunosupressive drugs are used to prevent and to treat transplant rejection by dampening the overall immune response. This would give the patient an increase in the chance of transplant success.