Organ transplantation is a medical procedure where a failing or damaged organ in the human body is replaced with a healthy organ from a donor, which can be either living or deceased. This life-saving intervention requires careful matching of donor and recipient tissues, immunosuppressive therapy to prevent rejection, and addresses ethical, legal, and logistical challenges in the allocation of scarce resources.

Organ Transplantation

Organ transplantation

medical procedure

failing or damaged organ

healthy organ

Living or deceased donor

life-saving intervention

matching of donor and recipient tissues

Immunosuppressive therapy involves the deliberate reduction of the immune system's activity to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs or to treat autoimmune diseases. This therapy must be carefully balanced to avoid increased susceptibility to infections and other complications due to weakened immune defenses.

immunosuppressive therapy

Prevention of rejection

Ethical challenges in organ transplantation

Legal challenges in organ transplantation

Logistical challenges in organ transplantation

allocation of scarce resources

The Role of HLA Matching in Organ Transplantation Success

The Role of HLA Genes in Organ Transplantation Success

The Role of HLA Typing in Successful Organ Transplantation

The Role of Bioprinting in Organ and Tissue Transplantation

Types of Immunosuppressants

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