Transplant rejection
REJECTION OF TRANSPLANTED TISSUE BY THE RECIPIENTS IMMUNE SYSTEM
Immune rejection; Acute transplant rejection; Rejection reaction; Rejection of the graft; Graft rejection; Acute organ rejection; Hyperacute rejection; Chronic rejection; Host vs. graft; Host-versus-graft disease; Organ rejection; Transplant Rejection; Transplantation immunology; Host versus graft; Demi-Lee Brennan; Chronic transplant rejection; Acute rejection; Tissue rejection; Organ transplant rejection; HVGD; Hvgd
Transplant rejection occurs when transplanted tissue is rejected by the recipient's immune system, which destroys the transplanted tissue. Transplant rejection can be lessened by determining the molecular similitude between donor and recipient and by use of immunosuppressant drugs after transplant.