a chemical substance produced by some soil fungi, which suppresses the cellular immune response by inhibiting T cell activation, and has been used in medicine to reduce foreign tissue rejection, especially subsequent to organ transplant surgery.
Drug given to prevent rejection of transplants
A drug used following organ transplantation to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ by suppressing the immune system.
An immunosupressant used in transplant surgery to prevent rejection of transplants.
An immunosuppressive agent derived from fermentation of a soil fungi The drug suppresses the immune system and is used to prevent transplant rejection. Studies have show that it can stimulate hair growth.
An immunosuppressant drug used in the treatment of aplastic anaemia.
an immunosuppressant drug commonly used after kidney and other transplant operations, and occasionally used in IBD.
A very important drug which virtually all transplant patients now receive. Its function is to prevent rejection of the liver by the body’s immune system.
an immunosuppressive drug given to transplant patients
Immunosuppressant medication used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ. Cyclosporin works to suppress the body's natural tendency to produce antibodies to attack the foreign substance—such as a transplanted heart. Cyclosporin has played a major role in the success of organ transplantation, but one side effect has been a decrease in the body's ability to attack infections. See also cardiac transplantation.
A T-cell suppressive drug that is particularly useful in suppression of graft rejection.